From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 27 21:09:59 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B32BE37B401 for ; Sun, 27 Apr 2003 21:09:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.clubplus.net (mail.clubplus.net [216.191.22.200]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D94E943F75 for ; Sun, 27 Apr 2003 21:09:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dj_boris@mail.ru) Received: from skytrackercanada.com (cust29.209.188.66.dsl.accessv.com [209.188.66.29]) by mail.clubplus.net (8.12.7/8.12.7) with ESMTP id h3S4D0Ft027565 for ; Mon, 28 Apr 2003 00:13:00 -0400 Received: (from root@localhost) by skytrackercanada.com (8.12.6/8.12.6) id h3S49ulg069469 for questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 28 Apr 2003 00:09:56 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from dj_boris@mail.ru) Received: from skytrackercanada.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by skytrackercanada.com (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h3S49tSf069439; Mon, 28 Apr 2003 00:09:55 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from david@skytrackercanada.com) Received: (from david@localhost) by skytrackercanada.com (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id h3S49rto069438; Mon, 28 Apr 2003 00:09:53 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from david) Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 00:09:53 -0400 From: David Banning To: DJ Boris Message-ID: <20030428000953.C69058@skytrackercanada.com> References: <02d501c30c03$9f4dff30$6300a8c0@d> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <02d501c30c03$9f4dff30$6300a8c0@d>; from dj_boris@mail.ru on Sat, Apr 26, 2003 at 04:53:37PM +0200 X-scanner: scanned by Inflex 0.1.5c - (http://www.inflex.co.za/) X-RAVMilter-Version: 8.4.2(snapshot 20021217) (mail) cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sendmail question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 04:10:00 -0000 On Sat, Apr 26, 2003 at 04:53:37PM +0200, DJ Boris wrote: > hi there, > > could someone please explain to me what the different statuses of the > sendmail daemon are? > I have been google-ing for days now to find some docs on sendmail but ..... > I have been trying to figure out what all these things actually mean.. in > the /etc/defaults/rc.conf > what is the difference between sendmail.cf and submit.cf .... what functions I believe that sendmail.cf are the settings for outside mail, while submit.cf handles local. During earlier releases of sendmail, there was no submit.cf and sendmail operated as root. Now sendmail by default operates with user permissions. If you delete the submit.cf I believe it runs the old way. This is documented in /usr/src/UPDATING, depending, of course on the version of your system. It is often suggested by those at sendmail -not- to alter the sendmail.cf although many of this do it successfully. I find there is usually a recipe that can be put in the .mc file(s). Sendmail can get -really- complicated. I suggest stating what you want to do, and ask for support. Often freebsd'ers just -use- it and are not necessarily technically knowledgable in it. There is really good support for sendmail at sendmail-questions@sendmail.org.