Sendmail rulesets [OFFTOPIC]

[Roland Smith]

On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 01:18:53PM -0700, Chuck Swiger wrote:
> Hola, Efren--
> 
> On Jul 18, 2008, at 12:02 PM, Efren Bravo wrote:
> > Someone can tell me where can I find a dedicated book or material of  
> > sendmail's rulesets?
> 
>    http://www.sendmail.org/documentation/books
> 
> The O'Reily _sendmail_ book is the most comprehensive about writing  
> and debugging rulesets, although it is also rumored to have caused the  
> deforestation of a small country due to it's size and page count.  Of  
> course, the online documentation and FAQ available right there is  
> probably enough for most people to get started.
> 
> [ Note: Having paid my dues and done my own share of sendmail ruleset  
> hackery in the misty days of yore, I'm not sure I'd be willing to  
> repeat that level of effort in the modern era where Postfix exists.... ]

I'll second that. I find Postfix much easier to live with. 

The following is a translation from something that I saved from a Dutch
UNIX forum some years ago ;-)

   Hacking sendmail.cf... It's easier and less painfull to amputate your
   own leg with a pocket knife.

Roland
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