Thanks for the response Eugene. I've been having all sorts of fun ifmail
newbie adventures! :-)
>> Xfail: <<geoffrey.sachse@f802.n325.z1.fidonet.org>> reason: (ERR144)
>> transport ifmail: child returned status EX_OSFILE (72)
> I do not remember when exactly ifmail returns EX_OSFILE, but you
> would definitely find some hint in the syslog...
After looking in my /var/log/smail/logfile, here's the tail end of the
log after I post a message (wrapped for message):
07/08/1997 15:52:44: [m0wlgHG-0002lzC] Completed.
07/08/1997 15:52:59: [m0wlgEz-0002grC] destination supports esmtp 8BITMIME
PIPELINING
07/08/1997 15:53:01: [m0wlgEz-0002grC] Delivered VIA:mail.algonet.se
TO:rolfen@algonet.se ORIG-TO:<rolfen@algonet.se> ROUTER:inet_hosts
TRANSPORT:smtp
07/08/1997 15:53:01: [m0wlgEz-0002grC] Completed.
07/08/1997 15:53:01: open_spool: /var/spool/smail/input/0wlgHG-0002lzC: open
failed: No such file or directory
07/08/1997 16:03:00: [m0wlgJY-0002m2C] Delivered TO:redwards
ORIG-TO:<postmaster> DIRECTOR:user TRANSPORT:local
07/08/1997 16:03:00: [m0wlgJY-0002m2C] Completed.
07/08/1997 16:18:16: [m0wlgiG-0002m0C] Received FROM:redwards@together.net
HOST:localhost PROTOCOL:smtp PROGRAM:sendmail
ORIG-ID:<Pine.LNX.3.96.970708161745.3303A-100000@spartacus.golgotha.net>
SIZE:901
07/08/1997 16:23:00: [m0wlgiG-0002m0C] Failed
TO:<Geoffrey.Sachse@f802.n325.z1.fidonet.org> ROUTER:ifmail TRANSPORT:ifmail
ERROR:(ERR144) transport ifmail: child returned status EX_OSFILE (72)
07/08/1997 16:23:00: [m0wlgmq-0002m2C] Received FROM:<+> HOST:golgotha
PROTOCOL:bsmtp PROGRAM:smail SIZE:1583
07/08/1997 16:23:00: [m0wlgiG-0002m0C] Sent error
FOR:<Geoffrey.Sachse@f802.n325.z1.fidonet.org> TO:postmaster
07/08/1997 16:23:00: [m0wlgiG-0002m0C] Completed.
07/08/1997 16:30:20: [m0wlgmq-0002m2C] Delivered TO:redwards
ORIG-TO:<postmaster> DIRECTOR:user TRANSPORT:local
07/08/1997 16:30:20: [m0wlgmq-0002m2C] Completed.
I don't know enough about smail and the mail system to determine why such
an open would fail. The /var/spool/smail/input subdirectory looks like:
drwxr-sr-x 2 mail root 5120 Jul 8 16:30 input/
Would this need write access for the group, or does the log hint at
something else?
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