From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 9 13:23:14 2004 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 E63C316A4CE for ; Mon, 9 Feb 2004 13:23:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp06.wxs.nl (smtp06.wxs.nl [195.121.6.58]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC5F343D1F for ; Mon, 9 Feb 2004 13:23:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl) Received: from kruij557.speed.planet.nl (ipd50a97ba.speed.planet.nl [213.10.151.186]) by smtp06.wxs.nl (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HST00393Y9TUT@smtp06.wxs.nl> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 09 Feb 2004 19:34:42 +0100 (MET) Received: from alex.lan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kruij557.speed.planet.nl (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i19IbkSn014165; Mon, 09 Feb 2004 19:37:46 +0100 Received: (from akruijff@localhost) by alex.lan (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i19Ibjif014164; Mon, 09 Feb 2004 19:37:45 +0100 Content-return: prohibited Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 19:37:44 +0100 From: Alex de Kruijff In-reply-to: <5.2.1.1.0.20040209101005.00adadc0@pop.courtesymortgage.com> To: Jason Williams Message-id: <20040209183744.GA2846@alex.lan> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i References: <5.2.1.1.0.20040209101005.00adadc0@pop.courtesymortgage.com> X-Authentication-warning: alex.lan: akruijff set sender to freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl using -f cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sendmail questions 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, 09 Feb 2004 21:23:15 -0000 On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 10:14:29AM -0800, Jason Williams wrote: > Morning everyone. > > I have a few questions in general about Sendmail and a few in regards to > sendmail on FreeBSD. > (NOTE: I do use postfix for a lot of my mail servers, but for one > particular instance, I need to use Sendmail.) > > My first question is about resources for learning Sendmail. I currently > have the "Bat book" and have been using it to work my around sendmail, but > the learning curve is pretty steep and im looking for other resources as > well. Does anyone recommend any web sites other books that can help start > the learning process for sendmail? I can be quite trivial at times. :) > > Second question is in regards to Sendmail on FreeBSD. I'm currently running > FreeBSD 4.9 and the version that comes shipped with 4.9 is 8.12.9p I > believe. > > I want to know what is the best way to go about upgrading sendmail on > FreeBSD boxes? Is it better to build sendmail out of the ports tree? > Or, is it better to d/l the source and compile it manually. > > Is there a difference? Is one better than the other? > > I appreciate the help. > > Jason Dear Jason, To answer your first question: I usaly go to www.sendmail.org; I did find this website hard to follow the first couple of time. So this may also be the case for you. To anser you second question: The difference is that the port version is more up to date. I personaly stick with the the default, unleas I have reason to do otherwise. I have trust in the FreeBSD team and update the base system when this is needed so i'm not wurried about the securty. -- Alex Articles based on solutions that I use: http://www.kruijff.org/alex/index.php?dir=docs/FreeBSD/