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Sendmail Server Configuration |
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Mails sent from Local Linux machine to Remote Linux machine.Remote machine's Sendmail Server will sent the mails to outside world.
Local Linux machine:10.222.12.44
Remote Linux Server machine:12.167.43.44
Things done at remote machine (12.167.43.44)
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1)First login to that destination machine as root.
ssh [email protected]
2)Then go to mail directory.
#cd /etc/mail
3)change access file -(Access file -- controls which hosts are allowed to use sendmail)
#vi /etc/mail/access
connect:12.167 RELAY
4)type make command,
#make
5)open sendmail.mc file and make sure following line is commented.Only then sendmail will listen for connections from
other machines on port 25.
dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA')dnl
6)creat new configuration file using following command,
#m4 sendmail.mc > sendmail.cf
7)Restart the sendmail program.
#service sendmail restart
Things done at local machine (10.222.12.44)
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1) Make sure local sendmail port 25 is not blocked & Add ip address of remote machine in /etc/hosts file
#vi /etc/hosts
12.167.43.44 xxxcomdev.xxx.com xxxcomdev
2) In sendmail.mc provide your sendmail server name and make sure DAEMON_OPTIONS is commented,
#vi /etc/mail/sendmail.mc
define(`SMART_HOST',`xxxcomdev.xxx.com')
dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA')dnl
3)creat new configuration file using following command,
#m4 sendmail.mc > sendmail.cf
4)Restart the sendmail program.
#service sendmail restart
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