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Article #280Re: "blaming Unix SendMail"
From: wcwells%ucbopal.CC
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 1984 19:05
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 1984 19:05
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I think we can agree that "machine readable" files are not necessarily "human readable". Yes, the sendmail configuration file is susceptible to human error because it is complex, terse, and has to be manually edited for installation. I think the BSD Unix development group could make installation easier by supplying more examples of sendmail configuration files (eg. one for a site in one mail domain, one for a site in a subdomain, one for a site in a gateway domain [multiple local domains], etc.). A program that asks the installer appropriate questions and generates a configuration file for the more common types of installations might reduce the number of errors being made. Bill Wells wcwells@Berkeley.ARPA ucbvax!wcwells
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