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Sendmail basic information

Introduction

For most system, this is probably the only form you will have to fill to get email going. This configuration generally differentiate email servers from "client" workstations.

1. Present your system as

2. Accept email for "your domain"

3. mail server

4. Mail gateway

5. Mail gateway protocol

6. Features

6.1 Relay control (Spammers)
6.2 No batching for uucp mail
6.3 Max size for uucp messages
6.4 Deliver locally to users
6.5 No masquerade from users
6.6 Special routing database enabled
6.7 Special routing database format
6.8 Local delivery agent
6.9 Don't try to deliver immediatly
6.10 Process queue every (minutes)
6.11 Supports bogus mail client(HELO)

7. Sendmail and the DNS

8. Aliases for your system

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