From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 5 10:53:20 2010 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 249421065675 for ; Mon, 5 Apr 2010 10:53:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jeff.hamann@forestinformatics.com) Received: from bobby.forestinformatics.com (cvo-cr1-200-239.peak.org [69.59.200.239]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D79BD8FC19 for ; Mon, 5 Apr 2010 10:53:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.0.2] (rufus.forestinformatics.com [192.168.0.2]) by bobby.forestinformatics.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id o35Ar2eY000703; Mon, 5 Apr 2010 03:53:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jeff.hamann@forestinformatics.com) From: Jeff Hamann Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 03:53:18 -0700 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-Id: <9324CE26-ECF0-44AE-B685-EC76D1A0C1C1@forestinformatics.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1078) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1078) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=failed version=3.1.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.1 (2006-03-10) on bobby.forestinformatics.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: setting sendmail.mc options? 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: Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:53:20 -0000 I'm sure this isn't the correct place for this question, but I'm not = sure where to go as I only use my FreeBSD Unleashed to admin my = sendmail.=20 I'm a newbie at this and could use a little help.=20 I'm trying to configure sendmail, using the freebsd port, to only relay = mail once a day (I hate emails every few minutes), and if possible to = hold outbound mail in the que (I think there's some que) until some = fixed time (like 7am) so that all my mail is transferred then.=20 I've tried adding: #sendmail_flags=3D"-bp -q480m" and #sendmail_flags=3D"-q120m" after my=20 sendmail_enable=3D"YES" and that didn't seem to work.=20 I've tried adding the following to my .mc file,=20 define( 'confMIN_QUEUE_AGE', '360m' )=20 to my mc files. I then typed, "make, make install, make restart" from = command line and it doesn't seem to change the behavior. I'm sure this is a trivial config, but I'm a newbie at this and could = use a little help.=20 Thanks, Jeff. Jeff Hamann, PhD PO Box 1421 Corvallis, Oregon 97339-1421 541-754-2457 jeff.hamann[at]forestinformatics[dot]com http://www.forestinformatics.com