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Re: email notifications?

  • From: Larry J. Blunk
  • Date: Mon Oct 29 13:31:38 2001

  David,
	How do you have /etc/aliases setup to invoke irr_rpsl_submit?
There was an error in earlier documentation about which options
to use for email submissions.

 - Larry Blunk
   Merit

> David Miller said:
> 
> > I seem to be having a very weird occurence bringing up a new IRRd
> > server.
> 
> > When submitting changes with an override: name password at the end of
> > the object:
> 
> >   The change occurs properly
> >   The mnt-nfy address is sent mail regarding the change.
> >
> >  OTOH, when submitting an identical change via email:
> >
> >   The change occurs properly
> >   No email notifications are sent anywhere
> >
> > Is this a setup issue on my part, improper data in the database, or a
> > buglet?
> 
> An update: it only seems to not send mail if there was some sort of error
> in the submission which causes a rejection.  For example:
> 
> UPDATE FAILED: [aut-num] AS65001
> aut-num:            AS65001
> as-name:            MEEP
> descr:              Maine eXchange Point
> admin-c:            See MAINT-AS65001
> tech-c:             See MAINT-AS65001
> import:             from AS65001:AS-PEERS  accept ANY
> export:             to AS65001:AS-PEERS  announce AS65001:AS-PEERS
> export:             to AS21632  announce ANY
> export:             to AS6557  ANY<?>
> mnt-by:             MAINT-AS65001
> changed:            dmiller@mainexp.net 20011028
> source:             MEEP
> #ERROR: 9: export: Syntax error
> 
> The last export line, of course, causing the problem.
> 
> 
> This is quite painful - it's the errors that I really need to see, not the
> successful submissions.
> 
> BTW, how does irr(_rpls_)_submit deal with the email wrapper?  If I try to
> simulate the problem by saving the email message and piping it in it
> chokes on all the email headers.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> --- David
> 
> 
> > FYI, I'm running 2.1.3 on FreeBSD 4.4-R.


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