Simple Text Mail Setup

[Clayton Scott Kern]

on 06-23-2008, Rem Roberti wrote:
> On 2008.06.23 15:49:59 +0000, Peter Ulrich Kruppa wrote:
> > 
> > Rem Roberti schrieb:
> > >I am a running a minimalist setup with FreeBSD 7.0.  I would like to be
> > >able to configure my system to allow me to use a text-based mail client
> > >such as Mutt.  So far, I am able to receive mail, fetching my pop mail 
> > >from Comcast via getmail.  But I can't send mail because the system 
> > >isn't configured for that, and I'm in the dark as how to accomplish it.  
> > >Is there somewhere that I can go for info on setting up a simple 
> > >configuration which will let me send mail from Mutt?  Sendmail, which of
> > >course is included with FreeBSd, seems kind of nightmarish.  
> > Probably you only have to type
> > 	sendmail_enable="YES"
> > into your /etc/rc.conf and reboot.
> > 
> > Greetings,
> > 
> > Uli.
> > 
> > >At any
> > >rate, this is a personal system, and I would like the simplest setup I can
> > >get to work.  Any info would be much appreciated.
> > >
> > >Rem    
> 
> 
> Well, I have had sendmail enabled, but my outgoing mail gets
> bounced with a message saying that Comcast has blocked the process.  I
> have the feeling that there is a problem with how I am supposed to use
> my hostname.  When I run hostname -r I get .hsd1.ca.comcast.net.  As you
> can tell, I am a relative newbie, and not very well versed in all of
> these things.  But I love the process of trying to get it figured out.
> 
> Rem   
> > 
> > 
> > Peter Ulrich Kruppa
> > Wuppertal
> > Germany
> > _______________________________________________

I was getting my outgoing email bounced by my ISP and after much
research, I came up with this local.mc file.

You put this file in /etc/mail named <your hostname>.local.mc and run
make install.  This creates the files needed by sendmail.


divert(-1)
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#
#  This is a generic configuration file for FreeBSD 5.X and later
#  systems.
#  If you want to customize it, copy it to a name appropriate for your
#  environment and do the modifications there.
#
#  The best documentation for this .mc file is:
#  /usr/share/sendmail/cf/README or
#  /usr/src/contrib/sendmail/cf/README
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divert(0)
VERSIONID(`$FreeBSD: src/etc/sendmail/freebsd.mc,v 1.30.2.4 2007/11/22
16:20:01 gshapiro Exp $')
OSTYPE(freebsd6)
DOMAIN(generic)

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

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
dnl
http://directory.google.com/Top/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
FEATURE(masquerade_envelope)
MASQUERADE_AS(`ISP's domain.com')   *** change this
MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(`hostname.ISP's domain.com') *** change this
define(`SMART_HOST', `ISP's smtp-server.com') *** change this

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 Enable for both IPv4 and IPv6 (optional)
DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Name=IPv4, Family=inet')
DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Name=IPv6, Family=inet6, Modifiers=O')

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


-- 
Clayton Scott Kern
ckern1 at roadrunner.com              |  The software stated it required 
Firewall/UNIX System Administrator |  Microsoft Windows 98SE or higher,
Cisco ASA/PIX, FreeBSD & Linux     |  so I installed FreeBSD