From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 9 13:33:15 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B70A416A417 for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 13:33:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jacks@sage-american.com) Received: from mail.sagedata.net (mail.sagedata.net [63.214.156.21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F0B313C4DB for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 13:33:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jacks@sage-american.com) Received: from sagesuper (sageweb.net [65.68.247.73]) by mail.sagedata.net (8.14.1/8.14.1) with SMTP id lB9DC4vc035950; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 07:12:04 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from jacks@sage-american.com) X-Authentication-Warning: mail.sagedata.net: Host sageweb.net [65.68.247.73] claimed to be sagesuper Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.20071209065615.0121a7d8@sagedata.net> X-Sender: jacks@sagedata.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 06:56:15 -0600 To: jekillen , "Christian Walther" From: "Jack L. Stone" In-Reply-To: References: <14989d6e0712081221s7997cbb6jfafcc7a0ccb6d2b2@mail.gmail.com> <31322205af1848d55900544163c31dd3@prodigy.net> <14989d6e0712081221s7997cbb6jfafcc7a0ccb6d2b2@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Scanned-By: milter-spamc/1.13.385 (mail.sagedata.net [63.214.156.21]); Sun, 09 Dec 2007 07:12:05 -0600 X-Scanned-By: milter-sender/1.16.915 (mail.sagedata.net [63.214.156.21]); Sun, 09 Dec 2007 07:12:04 -0600 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.91.2/5056/Sun Dec 9 04:55:13 2007 on mail.sagedata.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: NO, hits=-15.00 required=4.90 X-Spam-Report: Content analysis details: (-15.0 points, 4.9 required) | | pts rule name description | ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- | -15 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP | Cc: User Questions Subject: Re: relay host in sendmail? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:33:15 -0000 At 01:45 PM 12.8.2007 -0800, jekillen wrote: > >On Dec 8, 2007, at 12:21 PM, Christian Walther wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> On 08/12/2007, jekillen wrote: >>> Hello: >>> I am using Absolute BSD, Second Ed. >>> and am looking in the section on Sendmail. >>> I cannot find where to specify a relay host. >>> I have a hosts that originate mail to remote >>> recipients but use a mail hub (Postfix) on >>> another machine on local network to >>> relay this mail to the outside. It is not spam. >>> These messages will be used to verify web >>> client supplied e-mail addresses. >>> Thank you in advance; >>> Jeff K >>> >> >> you can specify a smart host in sendmail.mc (or the mc-file created >> for your host). The macro you need is already in there, you just need >> to uncomment it. It's something like: >> >> dnl Dialup users should uncomment and define this appropriately >> define(`SMART_HOST', `your.relay.host') >> >This looks like it is for dial up modem connection to an isp's mail >servers. >But I do not see why it would not work for a relay host on the local >network. >I have static ip addresses on DSL service. I will have to refresh my >memory >on what is a smart host. This relay host would also relay the response >to an >email verification message back to the originating host. And I am >guessing >that would be a virtual domain alias in the relay host. I am learning >as I go >along. >Thank you for your help. Much appreciated >Jeff K > Consider using the mailertable for this. There is a sample file in /etc/mail. (^_^) Happy trails, Jack L. Stone System Admin Sage-american