On that note, i want to do the same... 

are there any easier alternatives to sendmail that are easier to set up, and 
still reliable?

Anton

On Tuesday 10 Jun 2003 5:47 pm, Zoki wrote:
> Le 05/06/2003 13:05, « Cowles, Steve » <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit :
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 12:28 AM
> >> Subject: Re: E-Mail Server Setup
> >>
> >> Just :
> >>
> >> mail    IN      A       111.222.333.444 ; IP_Address of Mail Server
> >
> > Just??? Your only adding an address record for your mail server. You will
> > also need to add the MX record for your domain as Mark Foster has shown.
> >
> >> /etc/mail/local-host-names:
> >> #domain_name_of _your_mail_server
> >
> > Why the # sign. Using your example, your basically creating an empty
> > local-host-names file.
> >
> > Steve Cowles
>
> *** This would be typically a question that has been answered by the
> Sendmail HOWTO at Linux doc. Please read some of it - sendmail server
> setup's are not for the faint of heart, especially not with all the spam
> and viruse flying over the net - because you need to understand the basics
> and then dive into it. I don't think the 3 mails posted here are enough to
> setup a serious mail server which will NOT be hacked or used as an open
> relay within minutes of it going on line. Take the security issue seriously
> before putting sendmail on-line.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Zoran.
>
> "Home is where you hang your @"
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