Okay... over the last 2-3 months I have been subscribed to this list, I
have noticed a predominant percentage of messages are about smail, and
it's configuration.
Obviously, I have a question. What I would like to know is what are
peoples opinion's on their own configurations, and what the pro's and
con's are. One I can think of; Daniel's rewriting of /etc/smail/config
every login, versus having visible_name set to your ISP's domain, to
have a valid hostname. (All of these questions relate to dial-up
configurations)
Another question is, what is better: using a smarthost for all mail, or
for mail that fails? opinions here....
What would people suggest in my situation, where my ISP's SMTP server
does not mind invalid hostnames? should I just use it as a smarthost,
and forget about visible_name? I have not understood how to set up a
smarthost, how is this done?
I have been contemplating this topic and a decent solution for a while,
and have simply not been able to decide what to do........
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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The following is my complete smail configuration, for whoever wants to
read it.... and make suggestions..... enhancements...... etc......
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---------------- /etc/smail/config -------------------------------------
visible_name=omnic.rumpus.net <---- LONG story
-domains
hostnames=omnic.rumpus.net:localhost <---- to support fetchmail
max_load_ave=5
smtp_accept_max=20
smtp_accept_queue=10
rfc1413_query_timeout=15
require_configs
-second_config_file
-qualify_file
-retry_file
copying_file=/usr/doc/smail/copyright
max_message_size=10M
received_field="Received: \
${if def:sender_host\
{from $sender_host ${if def:sender_host_addr ([$sender_host_addr]) }}\
{${if def:sender_host_addr:from [$sender_host_addr] }}}\
by $primary_name\n\t\
${if def:sender_proto: with $sender_proto }\
${if def:ident_sender:(ident $ident_sender using $ident_method) }\
id $message_id\n\t\
(Debian $version_string); $spool_date"
---------------- end /etc/smail/config ---------------------------------
---------------- /etc/smail/routers ------------------------------------
inet_addrs:
driver=gethostbyaddr, transport=smtp;
check_for_local, fail_if_error
inet_hosts:
driver=bind, transport=smtp;
defer_no_connect, -local_mx_okay, defnames,
gateways=uu.net:uucp:+:cunyvm.cuny.edu:bitnet
---------------- end /etc/smail/routers --------------------------------
---------------- /etc/smail/transports ---------------------------------
#local: driver=appendfile, from, local, inet, return_path, unix_from_hack;
# append_as_user, check_user, file=/var/spool/mail/${lc:strip:user},
# group=mail, mode=0660, notify_comsat, suffix="\n",
local: return_path, local, from, driver=pipe; user=root,
cmd="/usr/bin/procmail -d $($user$)"
smtp: driver=tcpsmtp, max_addrs=100, -max_chars, inet,
remove_header="From",
insert_header="From: ${lookup:from:lsearch{maps/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
($from:$fullname)}}",
remove_header="Message-ID",
insert_header="Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>",
remove_header="Sender",
insert_header="Sender: ${lookup:from:lsearch{maps/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
($from:$fullname)}}";
use_bind, defer_no_connect, -local_mx_okay, defnames
uux: driver=pipe, uucp, from, max_addrs=5, max_chars=200;
cmd="/usr/bin/uux - -r $host!rmail $(($user)$)",
pipe_as_sender, log_output
pipe: driver=pipe, from, local, inet, return_path, unix_from_hack;
cmd="/bin/sh -c $user", -ignore_status, -ignore_write_errors,
log_output, parent_env, pipe_as_user, umask=0077
file: driver=appendfile, from, local, return_path, unix_from_hack;
append_as_user, file=$user, expand_user,
mode=0660, suffix="\n"
---------------- end /etc/smail/transports -----------------------------
---------------- /etc/smail/directors ----------------------------------
aliases:
driver=aliasfile, owner=postmaster, sender_okay;
file=/etc/aliases, proto=lsearch,
modemask=002, owners=root:mail:daemon, owngroups=root:mail:daemon
dotforward:
driver=forwardfile, owner=postmaster, nobody, sender_okay;
file=~/.forward,
checkowner, modemask=022, owners=root,
unsecure=0-99:~ftp:~uucp:/tmp:/var/tmp,
user:
driver=user;
transport=local
real_user:
driver=user;
transport=local,
prefix=real-
lists:
driver=forwardfile, sender_okay, owner=owner-$user,
caution, nobody;
file=lists/${lc:user}
---------------- end /etc/smail/directors ------------------------------
---------------- /etc/smail/maps/frommap -------------------------------
root [EMAIL PROTECTED] (root)
omnic [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Beattie)
---------------- end /etc/smail/maps/frommap ---------------------------
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