> I have not installed Sendmail 8.9.0 on redhat yet but have done so on
> a Slackware box and have had it running for 3 months.
>
> The process is a straight forward one.
>
> 1. Download the code from ftp.sendmail.org.
>
> 2. put into a sources directory.
>
> 3. tar -zxvf sendmail-8.9.0.tgz or what ever the name is.
>
> 4. cd into created direcctory and into src.
>
> 5. enter sh ./Build
>
> 6. Should build files.
>
> 7. To build install enter sh ./build install
>
> 8. This will install the sendmail exec in binary directorys and
> install man files.
>
> 9. Configure a sendmail.cf file. ( you can use one of the smtp files
> that comes with the distribution as a starting pint or use m4 to build
> a new one.)
> Put a entry in sendmail.cf such as
> # Virtual user table (maps incoming users)
> Kvirtuser hash -o /etc/mail/virtusers
> # Access list database (for spam stomping)
> Kaccess hash -o /etc/mail/access
> # Hosts that will permit relaying ($=R)
> FR-o /etc/mail/relay-domains
>
> 10. there a number of files that are made with makemap command such as
> virtuser for virtual users.
> ie map user@domain to user2@domain2 or to user pop account.
> Also add users domains to sendmail.cw file.
> make a map by makemap hash /etc/mail/virtusers < /etc/mail/virtusers
> this should create a file called virtusers.db in /etc/mail.
>
> 11 there is a /etc/mail/relay-domains file which you can enter allowed
> relays domains into.
> Just enter allow domains that can relay eg
> pc-ltd.co.uk
> xxx.yy.zzz.com
> This File is not a map file. You do not need to use make map.
>
>
> 12. you can create a file called /etc/mail/access say and put into
> it:-
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] REJECT
> cyberspammer.com REJECT
> 192.168.0.1 REJECT
> pc-ltd.co.uk RELAY
>
> make a map by makemap hash /etc/mail/access < /etc/mail/access
> this should create a file called access.db in /etc/mail.
>
>
> I would suggest however that you create a sendmail.cf and test it
> before release to make sure it functions as you think.
>
> HTH
> Joe.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Pettit [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 15 June 1998 18:20
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: sendmail-8.9.0
>
> > From: J.D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, June 15, 1998 4:43 AM
> > To: RedHat List
> > Subject: Re: sendmail-8.9.0
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 15, 1998 at 11:56:03PM +0800, Hoe-Teck Wee wrote:
> > > Hello, Richard!
> > >
> > > Just some ideas; I haven't tried to compile and install
> > sendmail-8.90 nor
> > > fetchmail-4.4.9 ...
> > >
> > > How about downloading the sendmail rpm from ftp.redhat.com at
> > >
> > >
> > pub/contrib/grouped/glibc/i386/Networking/Daemons/sendmail-8.9
> .0-1.i386.rpm
> > >
> >
> > Can anyone tell me if they have used this RPM? Does it
> > overwrite existing
> > config files? Is it safe for a newbie like me to try?
> > Sendmail seems so
> > critical/complicated, I have been hesitant to try an upgrade,
> > for fear of
> > hosing something! :)
> >
>
> Well I tried to RPM install it.
>
> As I am a great liker of RedHat I found this RPM to be a BAD idea
> (especially if your a newbie) as there is 0 (zero) easy to read
> documentation, no help on www.redhat.com and no help at
> www.sendmail.org. So
> I would not advise anyone to install this.
>
> One of the more iritating (and possibly dangerous) things is that it
> seems
> to no longer be using the ip_allow, host_allow, or relay_allow
> security
> structure! This may be the way the person that built the RPM had it
> setup on
> his system but I'm not sure. Either way I can't let our's be set that
> way!
> In the end I had to go back to 8.8.7.
>
> An intresting point: the new RedHat5.1 distribution still includes
> sendmail
> 8.8.7(!) so I would guess that even RedHat hasen't gone over to
> sendmail
> 8.9.0.
>
> My advice: stay with 8.8.7 as given with your RedHat distribution. Get
> the
> source code for 8.9.0 and start learning how to set it up so you can
> have it
> with the same security that 8.8.7 has.
>
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