Should have asked this before:

Are there corresponding entries in the sendmail logs to go along with 
the errors you are seeing from Listserv?

-C

Nick Abiola-Bisiolu wrote:
> We are running the latest version of Sendmail commercial version 
> (Sendmail Switch) and both Listserv and sendmail are running on the same 
> box.
> Listserv passes delivery to the sendmail application for delivery to all 
> subscribers.
> We have configured the Listserv go.user to use the SMTP_FORWARD to the 
> sendmail application on the server.
> We are not using BSMTP.
> 
> Thanks,
> Nick
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Wilson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 12:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Listserv multiple message
> 
> 
>> What sendmail version?
>> Is this with sendmail running on the same box as Listserv?
>> How is Listserv handling the delivery?
>> Single-threaded delivery or SMTP helpers?
>> Are you using BSMTP?
>>
>> -Chris
>>
>> Nick Abiola-Bisiolu wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I am wondering if anyone is having similar experince with Listserv 
>>> where messages send to a very large list get resend a second time to 
>>> some of the recipientsc by sendmail due to unknown email addresses 
>>> retuned by the server local alias table.
>>> We have configured our Listserv server in Unix environment and all 
>>> our staff aliases are resolvable by the Listserv server.
>>> According to Lsoft technical support, we have to modify some setting 
>>> in sendmail timeout to fix the issue, but they have not benn specific 
>>> about the changes.
>>>
>>> During email distribution from Listserv, we noted that some of the 
>>> recipients addreses that are bad are reported back instantly to 
>>> Listserv by the server alias deamon as shown below.
>>>
>>> 9 May 2007 15:01:27 Processed     700 recipients...
>>> 9 May 2007 15:01:28 Processed     800 recipients...
>>> -> RCPT TO:<[log in to unmask]>
>>> 550 5.1.1 <[log in to unmask]>... User unknown
>>> -> RCPT TO:<[log in to unmask]>
>>> 550 5.1.1 <[log in to unmask]>... User unknown
>>> 9 May 2007 15:01:28 Processed     900 recipients...
>>> 9 May 2007 15:01:28 Processed    1000 recipients...
>>> -> RCPT TO:<[log in to unmask]>
>>> 550 5.1.1 <[log in to unmask]>... User unknown
>>> 9 May 2007 15:01:28 Processed    1100 recipients...
>>> -> RCPT TO:<[log in to unmask]>
>>> 550 5.1.1 <[log in to unmask]>... User unknown
>>> 9 May 2007 15:01:28 Processed    1200 recipients...
>>> -> RCPT TO:<[log in to unmask]>
>>> 550 5.1.1 <[log in to unmask]>... User unknown
>>> 9 May 2007 15:01:28 Processed    1300 recipients...
>>> -> RCPT TO:<[log in to unmask]>
>>> 550 5.1.1 <[log in to unmask]>... User unknown
>>> -> RCPT TO:<[log in to unmask]>
>>> 550 5.1.1 <[log in to unmask]>... User unknown
>>> 9 May 2007 15:01:29 Processed    1400 recipients...
>>> -> RCPT TO:<[log in to unmask]>
>>> 550 5.1.1 <[log in to unmask]>... User unknown
>>> 9 May 2007 15:01:29 Processed    1500 recipients...
>>> -> RCPT TO:<[log in to unmask]>
>>> 550 5.1.1 <[log in to unmask]>... User unknown
>>> -> RCPT TO:<[log in to unmask]>
>>> 550 5.1.1 <[log in to unmask]>... User unknown
>>> 9 May 2007 15:01:30 Processed    1600 recipients...
>>> 9 May 2007 15:01:30 Processed    1700 recipients...
>>>
>>> In Sendmail log the same message was generated twice to the same list 
>>> with differennt message ID and each list of recipients are identical 
>>> starting with the bad addreses.
>>>
>>> Please respond with any helpful information.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Nick
>>
>> -- 
>> Christopher Wilson
>> Information Systems Coordinator
>> ISS Technology Operations and Engineering
>> The George Washington University
>> 202-994-3878
>> [log in to unmask]

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Christopher Wilson
Information Systems Coordinator
ISS Technology Operations and Engineering
The George Washington University
202-994-3878
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