sendmail base configuration

[Warren Block]

On Wed, 30 Jul 2008, Tim Traver wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I know this isn't exactly the right place for a sendmail question, but it has 
> to do with the system configuration, and I'm trying to find some help to 
> create a relatively simple solution (I think)...
>
> ok, here is what I want to do, which I have done in the past, but now it 
> doesn't seem to be working...
>
> I simply want any submitted email using sendmail to be relayed to another mta 
> for distribution. I want this to happen both from submitted mail from the 
> command line, and from any queues, if the mail is submitted to the running 
> daemon.

Here's what I do:

cd /etc/mail
delete <hostname>.mc if present
make
edit hostname.mc, set SMART_HOST line:
     define(`SMART_HOST', `mysmarthost.com')
make all install restart

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA