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@(#)sendmail.README 1.1 (Leon von Stauber) 4/3/98 +--------------+ | DISTRIBUTION | +--------------+ This distribution contains binaries, configuration files, and documentation for sendmail and related programs (including the GNU m4 macro processor). A source distribution is available separately. The sendmail binary has been configured with support for NETINFO, NDBM, and NIS database formats. If you need support for other formats, or for tcp_wrappers, you should obtain the source distribution. This is not a full distribution of sendmail. Most non-NeXT-related items and configuration examples are not included. The full sendmail source distribution can be obtained at ftp.sendmail.org. The latest version of this distribution should be at ftp.next.peak.org, and also at http://www.occam.com/leonvs/computer/sendmail/. If you run into problems specific to this distribution, send email to <sendmail@occam.com>. Report more general problems to <sendmail-bugs@sendmail.org>. +------------------------+ | INSTALLATION AND SETUP | +------------------------+ 1) Install this package as root. 2) An /etc/service.switch should be created for you upon installation. You may need to modify it for your environment, especially if you use NIS. See the sendmail Installation & Operations Guide for more information. (This file may or may not be required under OPENSTEP 4.x or Rhapsody. I don't know if sendmail takes advantage of the added functionality in lookupd on those systems.) 3) You may need to include the FQDN (fully qualified domain name) for your host in NetInfo. For instance, for the host named vishnu in the occam.com domain, this could be added with niutil -create . /machines/vishnu.occam.com niutil -createprop . /machines/vishnu.occam.com \ ip_address 206.102.29.100 You could also use NetInfoManager or HostManager. 4) Configure your sendmail installation. See cf/README.NeXT and cf/README. (A simple default configuration is installed with the package, but you should probably look at defining a configuration more specific to the needs of your environment.) 5) You should restart sendmail after all this, and possibly lookupd: kill -HUP `head -1 /etc/sendmail/sendmail.pid` kill -HUP `cat /etc/lookupd.pid` 6) mailstats reports statistics about transferred mail volume, using /etc/sendmail/sendmail.st. You might consider rotating this file on a regular basis, or generating regular reports, perhaps by modifying /usr/adm/weekly or /usr/adm/daily. After rotating the file to a backup copy, zero it out with cp /dev/null /etc/sendmail/sendmail.st There are some example shell scripts for use by cron in the Bat Book (_sendmail, 2nd ed._, Costales & Allman, pp. 447-449). +-----------------------+ | RELATED DOCUMENTATION | +-----------------------+ There are other files you should read. /etc/sendmail/cf/README Details on configuring sendmail. /etc/sendmail/cf/README.NeXT Configuration details specific to this distribution. /etc/sendmail/doc/op/op.ps The sendmail Installation & Operations Guide in PostScript format. +---------------+ | LEGAL NOTICES | +---------------+ Materials specific to this distribution of sendmail for NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP systems are subject to the following terms: Copyright (c) 1998 Leon von Stauber. All rights reserved. 1) Permission is granted to redistribute this copyrighted material, provided that the above copyright notice and this list of terms are retained. 2) This material is provided "as is", and without warranty, either express or implied. In no event shall the copyright holder be liable for any damages arising from the use of this material. This includes the following files: /etc/sendmail/cf/cf/occam-nextstep.mc /etc/sendmail/cf/domain/occam.m4 /etc/sendmail/cf/feature/mail.local.m4 /etc/sendmail/cf/feature/privacy.m4 /etc/sendmail/cf/Makefile.NeXT /etc/sendmail/cf/README.NeXT /etc/sendmail/cf/checkingdb.occam sendmail.pkg/sendmail.info sendmail.pkg/sendmail.post_install sendmail.pkg/sendmail.pre_install this README file, and any files derived therefrom. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sendmail is covered by the following: Copyright (c) 1983, 1995-1997 Eric P. Allman Copyright (c) 1988 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgement: This product includes software developed by the University of California, Berkeley and its contributors. 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- m4 is covered by the GNU General Public License. The m4 source code used to build the binary distributed with this package may be obtained from the same place as this distribution, as part of the corresponding sendmail source distribution for NEXTSTEP.
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