On Mon, 12 Jan 2004, Hal MacArgle wrote: > Greetings: I can't seem to find an answer to this on the Web, so > thought I'd try here.. Unfortunately all my Sendmail books don't > cover the really up-to-date versions.. > > I've been using Sendmail-8.11.6 for some time with the > masquerade_envelope FEATURE so the "From_" line is correct on the > envelope.. With 8.11.6, after building a new .cf file, I merely had > to make an edited entry in that file adding the ISP domain to the > "CM" and "DM" lines.. > > 8.12.9 builds with the FEATURE but neither CM or DM is found.. I note > that 8.12 creates two .cf files now instead of the original one, > probably for security reasons I guess.. Neither include the CM or DM > lines.. Of course the older .cf files will not work with the newer > versions.. > > What do others do; edit /etc/HOSTNAME as the ISP's domain name? Or, > do most, merely not worry about the envelope address?? > > Maybe there's a site that could explain some of this.. > > Any suggestions or comments? TIA and Appreciate!! >
theorethically you shuold not edit sendmail cf files. :-) You should build mc files to suit your need and generate the cf from the mc -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in". Kim Alm on a.s.r. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
