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- Sendmail configurator
- Introduction
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- Your _L_i_n_u_x computer can send and receive mail from different sources.
- It can do much more than that: It can be a mail gateway between dif¡
- ferent networking technology (Uucp and TCP/IP). It can manage mailing
- lists.
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- When configuring a _L_i_n_u_x computer running SSeennddmmaaiill you must/can do the
- following things
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- You must minimally specify the intended purpose of your
- computer, mail wise: Is it a workstation or the mail server ?
- What is the domain used for email ? ...
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- You can setup exception in the routing. If you know a short cut
- to a specific site or domain, you can tell _S_e_n_d_m_a_i_l here. This
- is especially needed to connect _u_u_c_p sites to the Internet.
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- Some users may want to receive their email under different name,
- or you want to set a "pseudo" user and direct the mail of this
- user to a real user. A good example is ppoossttmmaasstteerr.
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- SSeennddmmaaiill is not always needed. Here are some reason why you may want
- SSeennddmmaaiill or not.
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- ╖ There is already a mail server in your organization and it is
- reachable over the local network. You don't need Sendmail. Use a
- mail program (user interface) which support the SSMMTTPP and PPOOPP
- protocols.
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- ╖ Your computer talk _U_U_C_P with other computer (using a modem) and you
- want to exchange email. Use _S_e_n_d_m_a_i_l here.
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- Most _I_n_t_e_r_n_e_t providers will setup a PPOOPP account on their server for
- you. You will have to connect once in a while to grab your mail. In
- this case _S_e_n_d_m_a_i_l and _U_U_C_P shine. Ask your provider for a _U_U_C_P
- account also. This is especially true if you are part of a small
- organization. This will provide a personal account on your server to
- everyone in your group and your computer will forward/receive email
- to/from your provider.
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- Off course, nothing beat a permanent connection on the _I_n_t_e_r_n_e_t...
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