[KLUG Members] Sendmail questions

Bruce Smith members@kalamazoolinux.org
06 Nov 2003 11:12:46 -0500


>   I am current researching a problem a client is having with Sendmail and
> one of the products I support.. unfortunately I have never setup sendmail or
> any other e-mail system so I am not sure what to look for. They are using
> Redhat 7.3 and Sendmail 8.11.6. I am setting up a duplicate environment and
> getting their MC file to see how they are setup. The big problem is
> everything I have read leads me to believe sendmail is more of a relay point
> then an actual e-mail server.. is this correct or am I just getting
> confused??

Sendmail can be setup as a full MTA ("actual e-mail server")
or it can be setup to only relay.

I don't know how your client has their sendmail server setup.
 
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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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