Re: [TCLUG:16693] Sendmail 8.10.1

[Adam Maloney <adam@iexposure.com>]

Also check comp.mail.sendmail, the author of the infamous bat-book
frequents it and answers a lot of questions.

-- Rob Bajorek wrote:
> 
> Eric F Crist wrote:
> >
> > I need help setting up the new version of sendmail, 8.10.1, as you may have
> > guessed from the Subject line...
> >
> > I've looked at all of the documentation (README's and INSTALL's) and it's all
> > still cryptic to me, as I've only begun using linux (October).
> >
> > Here are a few questions:
> >
> > 1) In the sendmail-8.10.1/devtools/Site, what are the .m4 files?
> > 2) The README/INSTALL files mention to use sh Build to config/install the new
> > sendmail daemon.  I don't understand how to enter configuration criteria.
> 
> With sendmail there is no "./configure" script that you can pass flags
> to change settings.  Sendmail uses m4 instead of autoconf to generate
> Makefiles.  When compiling, you should create a
> devtools/Site/site.config.m4 file if you want to add libraries, install
> the files in a different location, etc.  When you run Build, it will
> automatically include site.config.m4 and use your changes.  The file
> devtools/README has the complete list of variables and defines.
> 
> Here's an example of a site.config.m4 I use on Solaris for adding SASL
> support (for SMTP AUTH) and the Berkeley DB libraries.
> 
> APPENDDEF(`confENVDEF', `-DSASL')
> APPENDDEF(`conf_sendmail_LIBS', `-lsasl')
> APPENDDEF(`confLIBDIRS', `-L/usr/local/BerkeleyDB/lib')
> APPENDDEF(`confINCDIRS', `-I/usr/local/BerkeleyDB/include')
> 
> (If sendmail used configure, this would probably look "./configure
> --enable-sasl --libdir=/usr/local/BerkeleyDB/lib
> --includedir=/usr/local/BerkeleyDB/include".)
> 
> The cf directory has the m4 files for making a sendmail.cf file.
> cf/README explains what to do.  Basically, you should copy the example
> file in cf/cf for your OS to a new name, and modify the DOMAIN() define
> so it that points to a file in cf/domain that you create.
> 
> Here's an example, cf/cf/test.mc
> 
> VERSIONID(`@(#)test.mc       8.10.0 (rmb) 03/15/2000')
> OSTYPE(solaris2)dnl
> DOMAIN(test)dnl
> MAILER(local)dnl
> MAILER(smtp)dnl
> 
> The domain file includes the specific information for your config file.
> I've included a cf/domain/test.m4 file that's probably more complex than
> anything you'd need (and it doesn't touch on rulesets), but it can give
> you an idea of what it should look like.
> 
> After making these files, go to cf/cf and run "m4 ../m4/cf.m4 test.mc >
> sendmail.cf" to create your config.
> 
> VERSIONID(`@(#)test.m4   8.10.0 (test) 03/08/2000')
> define(`MAIL_SETTINGS_DIR', `/etc/mail-ssl/')dnl
> define(`confFORWARD_PATH',
> `$z/.forward.$w+$h:$z/.forward+$h:$z/.forward.$w:$z/.forward')dnl
> define(`confCHECK_ALIASES', `true')dnl
> define(`confDOUBLE_BOUNCE_ADDRESS', postmaster)dnl
> define(`confERROR_MODE', `mail')dnl
> define(`confMAX_MESSAGE_SIZE', `3000000')dnl
> define(`confPRIVACY_FLAGS', `goaway, noetrn, noreceipts')dnl
> define(`QUEUE_SORT_ORDER', `host')dnl
> define(`confTO_IDENT', `0s')dnl
> define(`confTO_QUEUERETURN', `2d')dnl
> define(`QUEUE_DIR', `/var/mail/mqueue-ssl')dnl
> define(`confCONTROL_SOCKET_NAME', `/var/mail/mqueue-ssl/.control')dnl
> GENERICS_DOMAIN_FILE(`/etc/mail-ssl/genericsdomains')dnl
> FEATURE(`no_default_msa')dnl
> DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=10000, Name=MTA, M=a')dnl
> FEATURE(redirect)dnl
> FEATURE(`use_cw_file')dnl
> divert(-1)
> # The text version should be access, domaintable, etc.
> # Use makemap to create the hash db.
> divert(0)
> FEATURE(`access_db', `hash /etc/mail-ssl/access.db')dnl
> FEATURE(`domaintable', `hash /etc/mail-ssl/domaintable.db')dnl
> FEATURE(`mailertable', `hash /etc/mail-ssl/mailertable.db')dnl
> FEATURE(`genericstable', `hash /etc/mail-ssl/genericstable.db')dnl
> FEATURE(`virtusertable', `hash /etc/mail-ssl/virtusertable.db')dnl
> divert(-1)
> # SASL config
> divert(0)
> define(`confAUTH_MECHANISMS', `CRAM-MD5')dnl
> TRUST_AUTH_MECH(`CRAM-MD5')dnl
> 
> I highly recommend reading the operations guide (doc/op/op.ps) for more
> info.  Also, buy the O'Reilly Sendmail book if you can.
> 
> If you don't have your heart set on using sendmail and don't need
> features like SMTP AUTH, I'd recommend Postfix
> (http://www.postfix.org).  It's a lot easier to configure and maintain.
> 
> Rob
> 
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Adam Maloney
Systems Administrator
Internet Exposure, Inc.