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<DIV><SPAN class=909004820-04042003><FONT face=Arial
size=2>All,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=909004820-04042003><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=909004820-04042003><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=909004820-04042003><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=909004820-04042003><FONT face=Arial size=2>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).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=909004820-04042003><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=909004820-04042003><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><SPAN class=909004820-04042003><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joshua
Pickering</FONT></SPAN></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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