[Mailman-Users] Problems with undeliverable mail
Michelle Brownsworth
michelle at primelogic.com
Mon Dec 31 08:48:21 CET 2001
>On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 14:37:08 -0800
>Michelle Brownsworth <michelle at primelogic.com> wrote:
>
>> That makes good sense, Charlie. Only problem is, I don't know how
>> to accomplish it in sendmail without enabling
>> FEATURE(relay_local_from), something I am loath to do for security
>> reasons. According to cf/README in the sendmail source:
>
>You have just found one of the larger reasons Sendmail is well
>thought on these lists.
>
>> If anyone on the list can tell me how to configure sendmail to
>> accept mail from localhost without checking for a valid domain
>> either without using FEATURE(relay_local_from) or using it without
>> compromising security, I would greatly appreciate it.
>
>Chuq Von Rospach has posted extensive details on the area to the
>-developers list. Search the archives (it may also have been copied
>to the FAQ by now).
>
>Best advice: Install a decent MTA.
>
>--
>J C Lawrence
>---------(*) Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas.
>claw at kanga.nu He lived as a devil, eh?
>http://www.kanga.nu/~claw/ Evil is a name of a foeman, as I live.
>
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Okay, okay... I know when to throw in the towel. :^) I'll
investigate Postfix, with the hope that it's better than Qmail.
After running it on a server for a couple of years, I don't care for
Qmail at all.
.\\ichelle
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