Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 15:48:44 +0100 From: Alex de Kruijff <freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl> To: zhangweiwu@realss.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sendmail to a smarthost? Message-ID: <20040208144844.GB61768@alex.lan> In-Reply-To: <LAW11-F9oli1l6aC6nI0005af2f@hotmail.com> References: <LAW11-F9oli1l6aC6nI0005af2f@hotmail.com>
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On Sun, Feb 08, 2004 at 09:31:10PM +0800, Zhang Weiwu wrote: > Hello. In my LAN the DNS server is my ADSL modem ... small device that > cannot do MX type of address lookup. I wish to configure a fax server > (FreeBSD 5.2 + Hylafax) in the LAN to send emails to a group of people upon > receiving fax. The problem is hylafax fax server can only use sendmail to > send fax notification, but sendmail can send out emails only when it knows > receipiant's MX ip. > > The only way I can think of is to let sendmail send mails by using my ISP's > smtp server (need login). But I read sendmail(8), I didn't find how to > configure sendmail to do this, nor did I find such information on the > handbook. I'm not familiar with sendmail config. > > I hope I'm clear:) What should I do now? Do you have something to suggest > me to read? Thank you. To create your own sendmail configure file: 1. cd /etc/mail/ 2. make && make install 3. vi /etc/mail/<hostname>.mc This configuration has a example on how to use the SMART_HOST option. I'm not sure about how to login. Then after you have configured it all do: 1. cd /etc/mail/ 2. make && make install && make restart The website of sendmail is: www.sendmail.org Good luck, Alex
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