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Date:      Fri, 03 Nov 2000 04:11:35 +0900
From:      Hajimu UMEMOTO <ume@mahoroba.org>
To:        Gerhard.Sittig@gmx.net
Cc:        stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: big trouble - sendmail in todays stable NOT reading sendmail. cw
Message-ID:  <20001103041135H.ume@mahoroba.org>
In-Reply-To: <20001102185819.T25237@speedy.gsinet>
References:  <8E67E032AD23D4118F740050042F21F76B@lant.mbp.ee> <20001102185819.T25237@speedy.gsinet>

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>>>>> On Thu, 2 Nov 2000 18:58:19 +0100
>>>>> Gerhard Sittig <Gerhard.Sittig@gmx.net> said:

Gerhard.Sittig> But I think /etc/rc would be a better place (just like the
Gerhard.Sittig> nsswitch change and creating ssh keys when still absent before
Gerhard.Sittig> enabled services start.  And it shouldn't damage an existing
Gerhard.Sittig> local-host-names file, but append the .cw content.  Like

Gerhard.Sittig>   CWFILE=/etc/mail/sendmail.cw
Gerhard.Sittig>   NEWFILE=/etc/mail/local-host-names
Gerhard.Sittig>   if [ -f $CWFILE ]; then
Gerhard.Sittig>     cat $CWFILE >> $NEWFILE && rm $CWFILE
Gerhard.Sittig>     chmod 644 $NEWFILE   # needed?
Gerhard.Sittig>   fi

Gerhard.Sittig> short before starting sendmail (if enabled).

I disagree with this idea.  There is the prerequisite that all people
use FreeBSD version of sendmail.cf.  Many people uses his/her own
sendmail.cf.  Especially in Japan, many people prefer to use CF (*1)
to generate his/her sendmail.cf.

*1: ftp://ftp.kyoto.wide.ad.jp/mail/CF/

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Hajimu UMEMOTO @ Internet Mutual Aid Society Yokohama, Japan
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