On 11/08/2010 04:13 PM, Jon Jensen wrote: > On Mon, 8 Nov 2010, Jacob Albretsen wrote: > >> I was always taught that the RIGHT way to configure sendmail was to >> install sendmail-cf and configure it via the sendmail.mc / submit.mc >> files and then generate the .cf files. A lot of what I'm reading online >> tells me to edit sendmail.cf / submit.cf files directly to make >> configuration changes. This would imply not installing sendmail-cf >> >> So this got me to rethinking what I was taught. Which is the right / >> most correct way and why? > > I've done it both ways, and if you can, I would recommend using > sendmail-cf and editing the mc files only. The .cf files should be treated > as binary output if possible.
Agreed. The mc files are somewhat more human-readable, and easier to version control. Plus the syntax of cf files is not exactly easy to understand and I always worry about breaking something. At least with the mc file, if it compiles I know I haven't made any syntax errors. I think most sendmail admins would agree that you should modify the mc file. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
