On Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 11:06:24AM -0500, Peter Lauda wrote:

> today. I'm confused as to why I have a NULL smtpd-banner string, why the
> list says user.group for maildrop should be postfix:postdrop when I get
> errors everytime psotfix tries to read that directory, and why I get no
> response from postfix when I 'telnet localhost 25'.

> relay_domains =

You relay for nothing?

> smtpd_banner = -------> I have set this in main.cf so why is it NULL?

Because you didn't set it sytactically correct.
OTHO, why set it at all? A banner really is the last thing one should
care about. Stop tweaking unneeded stuff -- stick to basics.

In a house, you start with the foundations, not with the ornaments on
the walls.

> Mar 3 10:55:32 linux postfix/smtpd[4093]: fatal: bad string length (0 < 1): smtpd_banner =

This is the cause of all your grief.

% postconf -e "smtpd_banner = why_do_i_bother_with_this_at_all"
% postfix reload

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