Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 00:00:11 -0800 (PST) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/8085: sendmail startup could be backgrounded Message-ID: <200003100800.AAA45016@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/8085; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: <freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org>, <hsu@clinet.fi> Cc: Subject: Re: bin/8085: sendmail startup could be backgrounded Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 22:10:18 -0800 The correct way to handle this is on systems with no permanent network connections (ie: ETRN, etc.) is to start sendmail out of cron periodically to sweep the queue, and to start it out of inetd to receive e-mail, and to start it from whatever your ETRN script is to transmit outgoing mail. Don't run it as a background daemon. For systems with bad network connections, run a local nameserver or better yet set up an ETRN with your upstream ISP so everyone else out on the Internet sending e-mail to you isn't penalized. For UUCP systems, use FEATURE(nodns) AND FEATURE(nocanonify) in the sendmail.mc file. This issue has been beaten to death before in the Sendmail newsgroups. It's an issue of network design, a proper mailserver setup and environment should not have "lengthly discussions with the nameserver" Ted To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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