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From: negaret@cicb.fr (Roger Negaret - CICB Rennes 99.36.20.00)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail
Subject: makeconnection: server "smtp" unknown: Address already in use
Message-ID: <1991Apr2.142731.15625@cicb.fr>
Date: 2 Apr 91 14:27:31 GMT
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Reply-To: negaret@servix.cicb.fr (Roger Negaret - CICB Rennes 99.36.20.00)
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I am administering a gateway machine and I frequently see the following error
messages: 

   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
451 makeconnection: server "smtp" unknown: Address already in use
554 cicb (ether)... 554 System file missing
554 picheral@CICB.FR... System file missing

I don't understand what is happening there. I will be very pleased if somebody
can help me on this.
Thanks.
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Roger Negaret	CICB Campus de Beaulieu 	35042 Rennes Cedex   France
Phone:  99 36 20 00	Fax:    99 38 38 32	Telex:  UNIRISA 950 473F
E-mail: negaret@cicb.fr