[NTLUG:Discuss] possibly OT: sendmail config on redhat

[MontyS@videopost.com]

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MontyS at videopost.com wrote:

>Perhaps I am just dense, but after hammering on this for around 8 hours,
>including surfing google and sendmail.org, I can't get the box to work.
>
>Here are the specs using <rpm -q>:
>
>Kernel:  2.4.18-27.8.0
>Sendmail:  8.12.8-1.80
>Cyrus-sasl:  2.1.10-1
>
I'd recommend that you compile the newest version of Sendmail from 
www.sendmail.org because:  1) RedHat's RPMS are kinda brain-dead in that 
you can't be certain that everything is compiled, 2) The latest Sendmail 
will have some security vulnerabilities fixed, and 3)  Your config files 
will be where you expected them...in sendmail's case, it will see where 
everything was before you installed and keep the same directory scheme.

Stupid question...Have you run makemap on your access file to create 
your new access.db file?  And then restarted sendmail?

<snip very helpful information>

Your "stupid question" wasn't so stupid after all ... no, I did not run
makemap.  That's what was so confusing - I would alter the access file, and
nothing would work like it should.

I am holding my breath, but I think sendmail is working now.  Pretty cool.

If it falls apart again, postfix (or exim) here I come.

Thanks for the time and help.

Monty




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