Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:35:25 -0500 From: Ed Budd <ebudd@grokking.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sendmail logs and other questions Message-ID: <20040123153525.15349c85.ebudd@grokking.org> In-Reply-To: <3AyQbK98D1@dmeyer.dinoex.sub.org> References: <nCR%2BS3H8CS@dmeyer.dinoex.sub.org> <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGCEOFFFAA.Barbish3@adelphia.net> <3AyQbK98D1@dmeyer.dinoex.sub.org>
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:39:15 +0100 dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org (Dirk Meyer) wrote: > > > Dirk Thanks for the pointer to /usr/share/sendmail/cf/README. > > It seems like this is generic info not really targeted at the way > > sendmail is installed under FBSD. > > But it handle almot all configuration options. > > > So guessing at what it's really trying to saw I have arrived at > > this to tell sendmail my sites domain name. > > > > cd /etc/mail > > okay. > > > ee freebsd.mc > > Change DOMAIN(generic) to DOMAIN(fbsdjones.com) > > Save file > > 1. Wrong file "freebsd.mc" might be overridden later. > 2. Wrong Option. see README > > you can do: > > start with "make" > and then edit "gateway.fbsdjoned.com.mc" > > add a line in there: > define(`confDOMAIN_NAME',`$m')dnl > > > m4 freebsd.mc > > To compile the freebsd.mc source into the freebsd.cf file > > you compile with: > make > > you install the new configuraion with: > make install > > > Reboot to enable > > Is this correct? > > No ... > > make stop > make start > > > To my question, How do I tell sendmail to not do reverse IP lookup? > > > > You said to Use: /etc/mail/service.switch > > > > There is no file like that on my system and the README gives no > > pointers as the where to find sample of this file. Need to know > > syntax of statement that goes into /etc/mail/service.switch and how > > to enable it.S > > you have to create it: > > # /etc/mail/service.switch > # > # This is the format that sendmail expects (no colon after the > # service) > # > passwd files > hosts files > aliases files > # eof > > > kind regards Dirk > > - Dirk Meyer, Im Grund 4, 34317 Habichtswald, Germany > - > [dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org],[dirk.meyer@guug.de],[dinoex@FreeBSD.org] > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I think you also have to add this option to your relevant *.mc file like so: define(`confSERVICE_SWITCH_FILE', <path-to-file>) regards, EB
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