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Re: Error in Hash Database again?
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Mon, 11 Dec 2000 13:42:33 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Andy Lynch writes:
Todd,
FYI: I started getting errors while posting using e-mail again, starting
Thursday, 12/7.  I received another one today, so I thought you'd like to
know.  The error is as follows:

<<< 451 Cannot open hash database /etc/aliases.db: Inappropriate file type
or format
<lugnet.cad.mlcad@lugnet.com>... Deferred: 451 Cannot open hash database
/etc/aliases.db: Inappropriate file type or format

Thanks.  There's something wrong with the incoming sendmail daemon.  This
happened once before.  When it's fixed, your mail will probably appear as a
post.

--Todd



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  Re: Error in Hash Database again?
 
Todd, Is this why there are posts from Dec 8th mixed in with today's posts? Jude (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
  Re: Error in Hash Database again?
 
(...) Is something updating the aliases.db file before sendmail starts up, like /usr/lib/sendmail -bi or makemap? Is it possible that one of these is older and using a different format than your regular sendmail daemon? I was recently bitten by an (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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  Error in Hash Database again?
 
Todd, FYI: I started getting errors while posting using e-mail again, starting Thursday, 12/7. I received another one today, so I thought you'd like to know. The error is as follows: <<< 451 Cannot open hash database /etc/aliases.db: Inappropriate (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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