MAIL/ROUTE Network setup

[kalle at sima.sintef.no]

Hi all yah netlanders....

For both problems described below, the following config is current

        acct                on
        named               off
        network             on
        noiconlogin         off
        rwhod               off
        sar                 on
        timed               on
        yp                  off
        ypmaster            off
        ypserv              off

I  CC                   90/08/27  C++ Opt PD, S4-C++-1.0, 808-0162-001
I  Xdev                 90/08/27  X.11 Windows Development System
I  dev                  90/09/12  4D1-3.3 Development System
I  dglsrc               90/08/27  Distributed GL Source Option
I  eoe1                 90/09/12  4D1-3.3 Execution Only Environment (part
                                    1)
I  eoe2                 90/09/12  4D1-3.3 Execution Only Environment (part
                                    2)
I  ftn                  90/08/27  4D1-3.3 Fortran Option
I  maint1               90/09/19  Maint1 Product 4D1-3.3.1
I  nfs                  90/08/30  4D1-3.3 Network File System
I  pfa                  90/08/27  Power Fortran Accelerator
I  vc                   90/10/20  Video Creator 000-0000-000
I  vtools2              90/08/27  IRIS Visual ToolsII PD, 1.0, 808-0196-001
 
Problem 1: MAIL file

We have two 4D320VGX-es... They both have the same problem...

The mail system does not recognize it's own mail file. Sending a mail to 
a user works OK, only that the user will not be able to read it...  
Trying to read the mail, the user gets

mail: mailfile does not begin with a 'From' line

Looking into the /usr/mail/$LOGNAME file I see that the file begins 
with a blank line before the 'From' line... Removing that line, and the
mail can be read with mail. 

Someone else run into that problem ? 


Problem 2: ROUTE needs refresh ?


The /etc/init.d/network file contains all routing necessary (it is
sufficient
for starting network and setting up routing. However, after a while (seems 
like 24hrs or so), I need to redo the 

route add 0.0.0.0 my-gw 1

Any idea why this routing seems volatile ?

Mail answers directly to me (kalle at sima.sintef.no) and I will post a
summary
if there seems to info of public interest.

Karl Eggestad,
Research Scientist,

SINTEF


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