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To get you started with sendmail, make sure you have both the
"sendmail" RPM and the "sendmail-cf" RPM.<br>
Save a copy of your /etc/mail/sendmail.mc, and use this
instead:<br><br>
divert(-1)<br><br>
divert(0)dnl<br>
VERSIONID(`@(#)Client.mc (Jules)
22/7/99')<br><br>
#<br>
# JKF These are the only things you need to change<br>
#<br>
define(`SMTPserver', exchange.yourdomain.com)<br>
OSTYPE(linux)<br><br>
# JKF Leave the rest of this alone<br>
define(`confDONT_INIT_GROUPS', `True')<br>
FEATURE(nullclient, SMTPserver)<br><br>
Put this in /etc/mail/sendmail.mc. Then put a line in /etc/mail/access
like this:<br>
yourdomain.com<x-tab> </x-tab>RELAY<br>
Then do this:<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>cd
/etc/mail<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>make<br>
which will build new versions of the config files for you.<br><br>
Then you should find that your sendmail will relay mail from the outside
world onto your Exchange server.<br><br>
Once all that is working nicely, set about installing
MailScanner.<br><br>
At 22:45 04/04/2003, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>All,<br>
<br>
I realize that asking for a little help with Sendmail is slightly
off-topic for this mailing list. However, I think MailScanner is an
excellent product (*big* props to you, Julian) and I see the fact that
you have to wrap your head around Sendmail prior to being able to deploy
it as being a real Achilles heel to it. I was born in a Windows
world and have been steadily making inroads into the land of OpenSource
(even deploying my first Samba printserver last week). However,
sendmail is a beast - a beast that requires a tremendous amount of
knowledge to configure. The guy who wrote Sendmail wrote in the
forward to the O'Reilly book that Sendmail is complicated because 'life
is complicated.' With all due respect to him, I see that mentality
as being one of the biggest obstacles to the OpenSource community.
There are plenty of people in my position who would love to be able to
work more with OpenSource Technologies, but are significantly hampered by
the level of complexity of some of this stuff. The MailScanner.conf
file is great - well commented, easy to understand variables and
parameters (another tip of the hat to Julian). But the
configuration of Sendmail is so convoluted that the configuration file
has configuration files (M4)! It's like Vi or Emacs - so
arcane! I realize that this type of technology is complicated, but
configuring it shouldn't have to be. I wish I wrote code so I could
contribute more. However, I think getting the configuration of this
stuff to the point so that it's manageable to someone who doesn't have
the bandwidth to learn Sendmail will be the key to more widespread
adoption of it.<br>
<br>
I am looking to build a RedHat-based
MailScanner/Sendmail/SpamAssassin/VirusScan box that would sit between my
T1 and my Exchange server. For those familiar with it, I would be
replacing an existing Windows 2000 Server running GFI
MailEssentials. All email comes in through the T1, is processed by
the MailEssentials box (virus scanning/content filtering, etc.) and is
then passed on to the Exchange server. All outgoing mail is passed
to the MailEssentials box and delivered from there. I would imagine
this to be a fairly common type of configuration, with one of the only
major deltas being multiple mail servers.<br>
<br>
I would like to propose the following (and will even donate webspace to
that end) - let's create a repository of common Sendmail configurations,
MySQL configurations, MTA configurations (e.g. Exchange Server tips) with
the specific goal of facilitating MailScanner deployments. I know
this is not a Sendmail list, but I think there must be plenty of people
like me who would want to deploy MailScanner but are stopped in their
tracks by the formidable task of configuring Sendmail. I would even
be open to writing and hosting a 'MailScanner for Dummies' type
website. The docs on the MailScanner site are a great place to
start but, IMHO, have some holes that need to be filled. I'd like
to help out for the common cause in any way I can.<br>
<br>
Anyway, it's just an idea. I'm not trying to make any enemies here
- I genuinely want to help out. Your comments and thoughts are
welcomed. And, if anyone has any good recommendations for books or
sites that help simplify the configuration of Sendmail, I'm all ears (or
eyes).<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Joshua Pickering<br>
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<div>Julian Field</div>
<div><a href="http://www.mailscanner.info/" EUDORA=AUTOURL>www.MailScanner.info</a></div>
<div>Professional Support Services at
<a href="http://www.mailscanner.biz/" EUDORA=AUTOURL>www.MailScanner.biz</a></div>
MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support
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