Re: Sendmail configuration
Andrius <pantor@painter-decorator.eu>:
> T o n g wrote:
> > On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:17:51 -0700, Richard A Nelson wrote:
> >
> >> On Wednesday 19 March 2008 03:21:17 am Andrius wrote:
> >>
> >>> how to configure Sendmail to send a messages through ISP SMTP server?
> >>
> >> Install sendmail-doc and check /usr/share/doc/sendmail/cf.README.gz
> >> for SMART_HOST ( define(`SMART_HOST', `<your.isp.smtp.server>')dnl )
> >>
> >> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008, Paul Johnson wrote:
> >>>
> >>> It's probably best to avoid sendmail if you're new to setting up email and go
> >>> with the debian default of exim instead.
> >>
> >> I'll assume you were trying to be helpful (and simply failed), and not
> >> trying to start another MTA pissing contest.
> >
> > Quite agree. The OP asked for Sendmail, so let's keep our focus on
> > Sendmail, instead of launching religious war each time. In fact, when the
> > ISP SMTP server need encrypted authentication, I just can't get exim to
> > work, despite googling and asking for help in various channels including
> > this mlist. When swithed back to Sendmail, I found the answer just by
> > googling, without a single question asked.
> >
> > Andrius, if you don't know what to next after Richard's step, here is a
> > short guide:
> >
> > http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/nix/conn/mail/sendmail/sndm06-SendmailSmartHostConfiguration/index.html#Sendmail_Smart_Host
>
> Thank you. The bat book now is on my table. Very interesting thing is
> Sendmail.
Enjoy the ride. That book's a great read. I suggest you supplement
it with a peruse of tldp.org as well. Rick Moen's linuxmafia.com has
some very interesting and at times detailed (config-ish) reading IME.
[Well, not like Tolstoy (et al), but you know what I mean.]
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