It is said that no one is a system administrator until he has configured
sendmail once. It is further argued that anyone who configures sendmail
twice is *non compos mentis*.
Yes, you can do that, but try qmail instead. It is (relatively) easier
to configure. Sendmail.cf is still one of the blacker arts.
Civileme
P. S. Your scheme has the bonus, of course, of being ready for an
expansion to the internet when it comes. I never believe anyone any
longer who says, "This is all we're going to do with the system."
Bruce Endries wrote:
> One of my clients has asked me to come up with a way to do
> internal e-mail on a small network. The network scheme doesn't
> include the outside world (Internet) or WANs of any kind. I am
> wondering if setting up a Mandrake box as a mail server would be
> do-able without a lot of fuss. My idea is to use sendmail on the
> server, and Internet mail clients on the various client computers.
>
> Any suggestions or comments?
>
> Thanks
> Bruce Endries
> Bruce Endries Consulting
> (607) 433-2677
