Re: Sendmail config

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From: Gordon Van Huizen
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 20:50

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In article <1992Nov21.055303.663@drefla.mese.com> matt@drefla.mese.com (Matt  
Brandt) writes:
> Has anyone else had the problems I've had getting sendmail to do the  
> right thing?

Good lord yes! We ended up using a sendmail.cf from PSI altough we still have a  
few problems with it. We hired a UNIX expert that helped some. I ended up  
buying several books to learn how rulesets worked, etc. What a pain. I'd say  
I've dumped several weeks and several hundred dollars into this. And it STILL  
doesn't work 100% right!

> Is there an easier way to do this (maybe with netinfo)? I can't believe  
> that NeXT overlooked what may well be one of the most common  
> configurations out there.
> 

Ditto. This has to be one of the largest voodoo aspects of UNIX. I'm amazed  
that no one has come up with something better. The difficulty is the number and  
variety of problems being addressed by the scheme. There are a few software  
packages available (one came bundled with Neuron modems - the reason we made  
*that* purchase) but they are very simplistic and only handle simple  
connections to one or two Internet access providers.

> What are your experiences with sendmail?
> 

Unpleasant and expensive. For being a virtual necessity to a member of this  
community it's crazy how complicated and unknown this area is.

Gordon
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