Re: unixware 7.1.4 sendmail and ssl

Ron Kirschner wrote:
I guess the problem is I don't really understand what's needed. The sendmail config file is pretty cryptic, and so is the documentation I've been looking at on sendmail.org.

"Boyd Lynn Gerber" <gerberb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:alpine.LNX.2.00.0811150711540.13723@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Sat, 15 Nov 2008, Ron Kirschner wrote:
Is the use of 'm4 macros' documented anywhere? Is this something that can
be set up within scoadmin/mail, or, as I fear, is more sendmail knowledge
required?
They are on the sendmail site. You only need to do it once with all the options and then you can edit the .cf file and make it so that anyone can make the changes the way they normailly do with SCO systems. The current one should be close. You can also play with the marco's till you create one almose exactly like the current one. Then you know exactly what changes are needed. Create one you want/need then make the same changes. It really is not that hard. You can also change to postfix or smail.

All you need to do is understand what is needed and use what you want.

Good Luck,


Yeah, sendmail was written a long time ago, when a few bytes to have longer names for options mattered to the size of the progam. The m4 macros are tremendously helpful in turning a readable sendmail.mc file into the ninja magic sendmail.cf file actually used.
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