PHP mail() function and sendmail: stat=Service unavailable

xpucto · 03-22-2007, 10:07 AM

Hi!
I've installed moodle on my virtual server. it works fine expect the PHP mail() function: user get the error message

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Tried to send you an email but failed!

when they try to register. In the moodle's admin area it says

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library mailer ERROR: Could not instantiate mail function.

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sendmail runs. I had a look in /var/log/maillog:

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Jan 25 18:46:12 serv-3-8-54 sendmail[12609]: l0PHkCxd012609: to=myaddress@adomain.com, ctladdr=apache (48/48), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=30483, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=5.0.0, stat=Service unavailable
Jan 25 18:46:12 serv-3-8-54 sendmail[12609]: l0PHkCxd012609: l0PHkCxe012609: DSN: Service unavailable
Jan 25 18:46:12 serv-3-8-54 sendmail[12609]: l0PHkCxe012609: to=apache, delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=34496, relay=[127.0.0.1], dsn=5.0.0, stat=Service unavailable
Jan 25 18:46:12 serv-3-8-54 sendmail[12609]: l0PHkCxe012609: l0PHkCxf012609: return to sender: Service unavailable
Jan 25 18:46:12 serv-3-8-54 sendmail[12609]: l0PHkCxf012609: to=postmaster, delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=35520, relay=[127.0.0.1], dsn=5.0.0, stat=Service unavailable
Jan 25 18:46:12 serv-3-8-54 sendmail[12609]: l0PHkCxe012609: Losing ./qfl0PHkCxe012609: savemail panic
Jan 25 18:46:12 serv-3-8-54 sendmail[12609]: l0PHkCxe012609: SYSERR(apache): savemail: cannot save rejected email anywhere

Whay is the service unavailable?
with ps aux I get:

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root 12533 0.0 0.5 5996 1552 ? S Mar04 0:00 sendmail: accepting connections

this PHP mail() function usually doesn't need any configuration and works of its own.
I would appreciate any help.

xpucto · 03-22-2007, 10:25 AM

Youhou!! I found the solution! I forgot to have my localhost included in /etc/hosts.allow (my hosts.deny is: ALL:ALL). Now it works.