From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 18 20:50:02 2008 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 DF353106567E for ; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:50:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr8.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr8.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 595D48FC1D for ; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:50:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from slackbox.xs4all.nl (slackbox.xs4all.nl [213.84.242.160]) by smtp-vbr8.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m6IKo0oD053662; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:50:01 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: by slackbox.xs4all.nl (Postfix, from userid 1001) id CC875BA7E; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:50:00 +0200 (CEST) Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:50:00 +0200 From: Roland Smith To: Chuck Swiger Message-ID: <20080718205000.GA76454@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <285847.70327.qm@web25211.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="k+w/mQv8wyuph6w0" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-GPG-Fingerprint: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 X-GPG-Key: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/pubkey.txt X-GPG-Notice: If this message is not signed, don't assume I sent it! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freeBSD Subject: Re: Sendmail rulesets [OFFTOPIC] 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: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:50:03 -0000 --k+w/mQv8wyuph6w0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 01:18:53PM -0700, Chuck Swiger wrote: > Hola, Efren-- >=20 > On Jul 18, 2008, at 12:02 PM, Efren Bravo wrote: > > Someone can tell me where can I find a dedicated book or material of = =20 > > sendmail's rulesets? >=20 > http://www.sendmail.org/documentation/books >=20 > The O'Reily _sendmail_ book is the most comprehensive about writing =20 > and debugging rulesets, although it is also rumored to have caused the = =20 > deforestation of a small country due to it's size and page count. Of =20 > course, the online documentation and FAQ available right there is =20 > probably enough for most people to get started. >=20 > [ Note: Having paid my dues and done my own share of sendmail ruleset =20 > hackery in the misty days of yore, I'm not sure I'd be willing to =20 > repeat that level of effort in the modern era where Postfix exists.... ] I'll second that. I find Postfix much easier to live with.=20 The following is a translation from something that I saved from a Dutch UNIX forum some years ago ;-) Hacking sendmail.cf... It's easier and less painfull to amputate your own leg with a pocket knife. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --k+w/mQv8wyuph6w0 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkiBAfgACgkQEnfvsMMhpyX+1ACgmsSYVHS21pr54W7CrNS2kiZz qqEAn10R48YLqLMPDUI9mwy9hL7wJrej =J5j3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --k+w/mQv8wyuph6w0--