DOCUMENT ID: 1337-02

SYNOPSIS:    sendmail malfunctions when used over PPP 

OS RELEASE:  Solaris 2.4

PRODUCT:     PPP asppp

KEYWORDS:    PPP sendmail DDN ruleset


DESCRIPTION:

Sendmail has problems functioning over a PPP link.  The format of
several address lines is incorrect due to a missing ruleset S22 in the
/etc/mail/sendmail.cf file.  Sendmail.mx(ddn mailer) during an SMTP
session appends a mail domainname. 


SOLUTION:

Several changes are required in the sendmail.cf file

***The original file entries are

 # major relay mailer
 DMether

 # major relay host
 DRmailhost
 CRmailhost

 #################################################################
 #
 # General configuration information

 #local domain names
 ----------------
 ***Modified entries

 # major relay mailer
 DMddn

 # major relay host
 DRmy.mail.host
 CRmy.mail.host

 #################################################################
 #
 # General configuration information

 #local domain names

 ******add domains per example
 
 ******add ruleset 22 before ruleset 30

 ############################################################
 #
 #		DDN Mailer specification
 #
 	Send mail on the Defense Data Network
 #	   (such as Arpanet or Milnet)

 Mddn,	P=[TCP], F=msDFMuCX, S=22, R=22, A=TCP $h, E=\r\n

 # map containing the inverse of mail.aliases
 DZmail.byaddr

 S22
 R$*<@LOCAL>$*		$:$1
 R$-<@$->		$:$>3${Z$1@$2$}			invert aliases
 R$*<@$+.$*>$*		$@$1<@$2.$3>$4			already ok
 R$+<@$+>$*		$@$1<@$m>$3			tack on our domain
 R$+			$@$1<@$m>			tack on our domain

 # "Smart" UUCP mailer: Uses UUCP transport but domain-style naming
 Msmartuucp, P=/usr/bin/uux, F=CmsDFMhuU, S=22, R=22, 
	A=uux - -r $h!rmail ($u)
	

DATE APPROVED: 05/08/95