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<TITLE>The sendmail.cf File</TITLE>
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<A HREF="node1.html"><IMG WIDTH=65 HEIGHT=24 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="contents" SRC="contents_motif.gif"></A> <BR>
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<B> Next:</B> <A HREF="node222.html">An Example sendmail.m4 File</A>
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<B>Up:</B> <A HREF="node218.html">Sendmail+IDA</A>
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<B> Previous:</B> <A HREF="node220.html">Configuration Files - Overview</A>
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<H1><A NAME="SECTION0017300000">The sendmail.cf File</A></H1>
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The sendmail.cf file for sendmail+IDA is not edited directly, but is
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generated from an m4 configuration file provided by the local system
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administrator. In the following, we will refer to it as sendmail.m4.
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This file contains a few definitions and otherwise merely points to the
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tables where the real work gets done. In general, it is only necessary to
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specify:
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the pathnames and filenames used on the local system.<LI>
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the name(s) the site is known by for e-mail purposes.<LI>
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which default mailer (and perhaps smart relay host) is desired.
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There are a large variety of parameters that can be defined to establish the
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behavior of the local site or to override compiled-in configuration items.
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These configuration options are identified in the file
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ida/cf/OPTIONS in the source directory.
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A sendmail.m4 file for a minimal configuration (UUCP or SMTP
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with all non-local mail being relayed to a directly connected
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smart-host) can be as short as 10 or 15 lines excluding comments.
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<LI> <A HREF="node222.html#SECTION0017310000">An Example sendmail.m4 File</A>
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<LI> <A HREF="node223.html#SECTION0017320000">Typically Used sendmail.m4 Parameters</A>
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<LI> <A HREF="node224.html#SECTION0017321000">Items that Define Paths</A>
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<LI> <A HREF="node225.html#SECTION0017322000">Defining the Local Mailer</A>
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<LI> <A HREF="node226.html#SECTION0017323000">Dealing with Bounced Mail</A>
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<LI> <A HREF="node227.html#SECTION0017324000">Domain Name Service Related Items</A>
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<LI> <A HREF="node228.html#SECTION0017325000">Defining Names the Local System is Known by</A>
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<LI> <A HREF="node229.html#SECTION0017326000">UUCP-Related Items</A>
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<LI> <A HREF="node230.html#SECTION0017327000">Relay Systems and Mailers</A>
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<LI> <A HREF="node231.html#SECTION0017328000">The Various Configuration Tables</A>
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<LI> <A HREF="node232.html#SECTION0017329000">The Master Sendmail.mc File</A>
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<LI> <A HREF="node233.html#SECTION00173210000">So Which Entries are Really Required?</A>
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<P><ADDRESS>
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<I>Andrew Anderson <BR>
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Thu Mar 7 23:22:06 EST 1996</I>
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