sendmail config for desktop

Sat Jun 21 17:38:09 PDT 2003

I am running 4.7-RELEASE. When I installed freeBSD I made the localhost 
name fuzz.

I am now attempting to get mutt running on this computer.

I cannot send email to the outside world. My email is rejected because 
the doamin part of the address includes the localhost name "fuzz". So 
instead of "gwschenk at socal.rr.com", which is what the ISP expects, mail 
is sent out as being from "gwschenk at fuzz.socal.rr.com".

In one attempt to get things working, I edited freebsd.mc in a couple of 
places. I defined 'SMART_HOST' as my isp, and included a line 
MASQUERADE_AS('socal.rr.com'). I did make cf, and make install. After 
running sendmail -q it gives me an error message in sendmail.cf "line 
66: unknown configuration line "\n"

I used ee editor to go to line 66 and deleted what was apparently blank. 
Now when I run sendmail -q it's as though nothing occurs, I don't even 
get a mail message telling me my email was rejected.

How can I remove fuzz from my address? Dynamite? I have very little hair 
left, and this day has been really rough on what is left. It's being 
ripped out in big chunks. Sendmail documentation seems to be setup for 
server configuration. I have not been able to find anything for a 
standalone desktop that answers these questions. I've spent two days 
studying about and configuring mutt. Should I just stick with kmail?

Thanks, I really needed to vent!
Gary

here is the error message:

Jun 21 17:32:05 fuzz sendmail[85]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): 
/etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 66: unknown configuration line "\n"

here is freebsd.mc:

divert(-1)
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#
#  This is a generic configuration file for FreeBSD 4.X and later 
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#  If you want to customize it, copy it to a name appropriate for your
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#  /usr/share/sendmail/cf/README or
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divert(0)
VERSIONID(`$FreeBSD: src/etc/sendmail/freebsd.mc,v 1.10.2.16 2002/05/22 
16:39:14 gshapiro Exp $')
OSTYPE(freebsd4)
DOMAIN(generic)

FEATURE(access_db, `hash -o -T<TMPF> /etc/mail/access')
FEATURE(blacklist_recipients)
FEATURE(local_lmtp)
FEATURE(mailertable, `hash -o /etc/mail/mailertable')
FEATURE(virtusertable, `hash -o /etc/mail/virtusertable')

MASQUERADE_AS('socal.rr.com') dnl

dnl Uncomment to allow relaying based on your MX records.
dnl NOTE: This can allow sites to use your server as a backup MX without
dnl       your permission.
dnl FEATURE(relay_based_on_MX)

dnl DNS based black hole lists
dnl --------------------------------
dnl DNS based black hole lists come and go on a regular basis
dnl so this file will not serve as a database of the available servers.
dnl For that, visit 
http://dmoz.org/Computers/Internet/Abuse/Spam/Blacklists/

dnl Uncomment to activate Realtime Blackhole List
dnl information available at http://www.mail-abuse.com/
dnl NOTE: This is a subscription service as of July 31, 2001
dnl FEATURE(dnsbl)
dnl Alternatively, you can provide your own server and rejection 
message:
dnl FEATURE(dnsbl, `blackholes.mail-abuse.org', `"550 Mail from " 
$&{client_addr} " rejected, see http://mail-abuse.org/cgi-bin/lookup?" 
$&{client_addr}')

dnl Dialup users should uncomment and define this appropriately
define(`SMART_HOST', `smtp-server.socal.rr.com') dnl

dnl Uncomment the first line to change the location of the default
dnl /etc/mail/local-host-names and comment out the second line.
dnl define(`confCW_FILE', `-o /etc/mail/sendmail.cw')
define(`confCW_FILE', `-o /etc/mail/local-host-names')

dnl Uncomment both of the following lines to listen on IPv6 as well as 
IPv4
dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Name=IPv4, Family=inet')
dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Name=IPv6, Family=inet6')

define(`confBIND_OPTS', `WorkAroundBrokenAAAA')
define(`confMAX_MIME_HEADER_LENGTH', `256/128')
define(`confNO_RCPT_ACTION', `add-to-undisclosed')
define(`confPRIVACY_FLAGS', `authwarnings,noexpn,novrfy')
MAILER(local)
MAILER(smtp)