-----Original Message-----
From: Zbigniew Ignatowicz [SMTP:zignatowicz_at_scc.ca]
Sent: Monday, December 01, 1997 11:49 AM
To: alpha-osf-managers_at_ornl.gov
Subject: SUMMARY:Configuring Sendmail 8.8.6 with makemap utility
My Problem was:
> Has anyone configured sendmail with hash database. This is a recommended
technique, published on the Web by DEC.
> I am running DU 4.0b
Solution:
I received replies from:
Steve VanDevender [stevev_at_hexadecimal.uoregon.edu]
Anthony Talltree
Sean O'Connell
Hans Ranke [Hans.Ranke_at_Regent.E-Technik.TU-Muenchen.DE]
Thanks to all of you.
The ruleset in sendmail.cf wasn't created correctly.
The most important thing is to make sure the LHS, RHS, and comment fields
of each sendmail ruleset are separated by tabs, not spaces.
Also, you normally should specify Cw to contain only localhost, your
machine's canonical host name (that is, what a reverse DNS lookup on its IP
returns), and the names of any hosts your machine does MX service for or
has to accept mail for (i.e. virtual hosts).
This can be specified in sendmail.cf or in a file sendmail.cw
Tom Smith added some clarification to this topic
You should _not_ add the names of hosts for which you are simply an MX
relay. Only include names for which you accept mail for direct delivery.
Otherwise, any mail addressed to another host that makes an MX stop at
yours will be handled as an attempted delivery on _your_ host instead of a
relay to the intended one. Also, your canonical name is not required in Cw.
Only aliases other than that.
Thanks again for all the responses
Ziggy
Received on Tue Dec 02 1997 - 20:46:08 NZDT