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Chapter 18. Sendmail

Table of Contents

18.1. Introduction to sendmail

18.2. Installing sendmail

18.3. Overview of Configuration Files

18.4. The sendmail.cf and sendmail.mc Files

18.4.1. Two Example sendmail.mc Files
18.4.2. Typically Used sendmail.mc Parameters

18.5. Generating the sendmail.cf File

18.6. Interpreting and Writing Rewrite Rules

18.6.1. sendmail.cf R and S Commands
18.6.2. Some Useful Macro Definitions
18.6.3. The Lefthand Side
18.6.4. The Righthand Side
18.6.5. A Simple Rule Pattern Example
18.6.6. Ruleset Semantics

18.7. Configuring sendmail Options

18.8. Some Useful sendmail Configurations

18.8.1. Trusting Users to Set the From: Field
18.8.2. Managing Mail Aliases
18.8.3. Using a Smart Host
18.8.4. Managing Unwanted or Unsolicited Mail (Spam)
18.8.5. Configuring Virtual Email Hosting

18.9. Testing Your Configuration

18.10. Running sendmail

18.11. Tips and Tricks

18.11.1. Managing the Mail Spool
18.11.2. Forcing a Remote Host to Process its Mail Queue
18.11.3. Analyzing Mail Statistics

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