[geeks] configuring new mail server: need information on private LAN setup

[Michael Parson]

On Thu, Mar 22, 2007 at 04:38:04PM -0400, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> I've been using the same sendmail configuration for years, and I need to
> make some changes to it.  Over the years I've somehow misplaced my m4
> configuration files, even the printouts I made as backup.
> 
> My setup is based on the NetBSD documentation's sendmail setup for a
> private LAN with an ISP as a smarthost (which is gone now).
> 
> Since I won't find the same documents as others, I thought I'd post here
> for favorite documentation or pointers to make sure I catch up on the
> collective wisdom for this kind of configuration.

Not to start a holy war or anything, but as long as you are starting
over, might I suggest you move to Postfix?  The config is much easier to
manage and understand, plus the FAQ on postfix.org covers most of the
stuff you might want to do.

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Michael Parson
mparson at bl.org