Sendmail 8.7.5 and 4.1.3U1

2007-12-25 11:15:00

Thanks for the prompt responses. I should have read the FAQ, but Jake

pointed me to having to change /usr/lib/sendmail as well as running

the new version of sendmail.

Thanks to

"Jake Harwood" <jharwood@dataquest.com>

 Rich Kulawiec <rsk@itw.com>

"Christopher L. Barnard" <cbarnard@cs.uchicago.edu>

"Trevor Paquette" <TrevorPaquette@aec.ca>

"Patrick O'Brien" <pobrien@cfa.harvard.edu>

Regards

Stephen Fitzgerald

>

> Hi All,

> I have a need to upgrade my sendmail to 8.7.5 on my mail server which

> is running SunOS 4.1.3U1. I can't upgrade the OS on this machine do to its

> specific function within the network, but urgently need to upgrade sendmail.

>

> I have compiled as suggested and can successfully generate the

> sendmail binary. However it has problems with the sendmail.cf file, i.e.

>

> /etc/sendmail.cf: line 470: bad ruleset 96 (50 max)

> /etc/sendmail.cf: line 533: bad ruleset 97 (50 max)

> /etc/sendmail.cf: line 641: bad ruleset 95 (50 max)

> /etc/sendmail.cf: line 651: bad ruleset 93 (50 max)

> /etc/sendmail.cf: line 665: bad ruleset 94 (50 max)

> /etc/sendmail.cf: line 673: bad ruleset 98 (50 max)

> /etc/sendmail.cf: line 754: bad ruleset 50 (50 max)

> /etc/sendmail.cf: line 783: invalid rewrite set, 50 max

> /etc/sendmail.cf: line 821: bad ruleset 51 (50 max)

> /etc/sendmail.cf: line 842: bad ruleset 61 (50 max)

> /etc/sendmail.cf: line 851: bad ruleset 71 (50 max)

> cannot chdir((null)): Bad file number

>

>

> This sendmail.cf file parses OK on Solaris machines but on both a

> 4.1.3U1 (SS5) and a 4.1.4 (SS20) it produces the above error. It appears to

> have a ruleset limitation (number of ..).

>

> If anyone knows of a patch/solution to this problem please forward

> it as soon as possible.

>

>

> I will summarize of course.

>

> Thanks in advance.

>

> Regards

> Stephen Fitzgerald

>

>

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