sendmail problem

[Chris Torek]

The ``Cannot open /dev/console: Bad file number'' error is usually caused
by accidently deleting the ``localhost'' entry in /etc/hosts.  Sendmail
logs errors to syslog, but it gets to syslog by opening a connection on
``localhost'', and if it can't do that, it complains about the console.

Makes great sense, doesn't it?

I hate sendmail.
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