Re: [PLUG] sendmail (gasp!) configuration

[Eric <eric@lucii.org>]

Hey, thanks JP, Claude, Michael, Chad:

I installed postfix and then ran "yum install system-switch-mail" to
switch to postfix.
After that it was trial and error, more error than trial.

The option I needed was "myorigin = FakeDomain.com


Thanks.

Eric



JP Vossen wrote:
>> Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:37:44 -0500
>> From: Eric <eric@lucii.org>
>> Subject: [PLUG] sendmail (gasp!) configuration
>>
>> I just set up a new RedHat 5.4 server in late December to replace an old
>> RH 3 system.  It is a database server so the only reason it needs to
>> send email is for log-monitoring purposes.  RH 3 used postfix but RH 5
>> uses sendmail so I cannot simply copy the old configuration.
>>     
>
> Ouch!  IMO there is no good reason to still use Sendmail for anything 
> anymore.  Best case, for your use-case, use something like Nullmailer, 
> worst case use Postfix as already noted, esp. since you already have a 
> config.
>
> Unfortunately, Nullmailer isn't in the CentOS repos (it is in 
> Debian/Ubuntu).  SSMTP isn't there either, but Postfix is.
>
> See previous discussions of this:
> http://www.google.com/custom?hl=en&cof=S%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.phillylinux.org%3BL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.phillylinux.org%2Fancient%2Fplug-letterhead.jpg%3BLH%3A210%3BLW%3A630%3B&domains=lists.netisland.net%2Farchives%2Fplug%2F&num=30&q=nullmailer&btnG=Search&sitesearch=lists.netisland.net%2Farchives%2Fplug%2F
>
> I had an article about this on debaday but that seems to be toast. :-(
>
> Nullmailer is a LOT simpler than Postfix, which is a LOT simpler then 
> Sendmail.  Maybe try this one:
> http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/12954773/com/nullmailer-1.05-1.i386.rpm.html
> Or maybe: http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3?stat=3&search=nullmailer&srodzaj=3
>
>
>   
>> What are some good, simple Sendmail admin resources? 
>>     
>
> # yum remove sendmail
> # yum install postfix
>
> Seriously, the definitive Sendmail resource is the O'Reilly "Bat Book," 
> but as already beaten to death, use Postfix instead, and there's an O'R 
> book for that too, which is overkill in your case.
>
> Good luck,
> JP
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