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Article #331Sendmail Training Seminars in Austin
From: Robert Harker
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 03:24
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 03:24
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Harker Systems is proud to announce two seminars on sendmail: "Sendmail Made Simple" which covers the operation of sendmail, sendmail.cf file, rewriting rules, and debugging of sendmail "Advanced Sendmail & Electronic Mail Domains" covers setting up mail sub-domains, DNS and MX records, IDA sendmail, and creating sendmail.cf files using the Ease and m4 sendmail compiler (Sendmail Made Simple is a prerequisite to Advanced Sendmail.) The dates for the Sendmail seminars are as follows: Austin, TX Sendmail Made Simple February 8, 1993 Advanced Sendmail & Electronic Mail Domains February 9, 1993 These Sendmail seminars are also being offered in: Santa Clara, CA Sendmail Made Simple January 14, 1993 Advanced Sendmail & Electronic Mail Domains January 15, 1993 Los Angeles, CA (Manhattan Beach) Sendmail Made Simple January 19, 1993 Advanced Sendmail & Electronic Mail Domains January 20, 1993 Seattle, WA Sendmail Made Simple January 25, 1993 Advanced Sendmail & Electronic Mail Domains January 26, 1993 These seminars are aimed at the system administrator who would like to understand how sendmail works and how to set up complex electronic mail domains using sendmail. The one-day Sendmail Made Simple seminar covers the topics of sendmail operation, how to read the sendmail.cf file, how to modify the sendmail.cf file, and how to debug the sendmail.cf file. A pair of simple sendmail.cf files for a network of clients with a single UUCP mail gateway are presented. The SunOS 4.1.1, ULTIRX 4.2, HP-UX 8.0, and AIX 3.1 sendmail.cf files are discussed. After this one day training seminar you will be able to: Understand the operation of sendmail Understand how sendmail works with mail and SMTP and UUCP Understand the function and operation of sendmail.cf files Create custom sendmail rewriting rules to handle delivery to special addresses and mailers Debug mail addressing and delivery problems Debug sendmail.cf configuration files Understand the operation of vendor specific sendmail.cf files SunOS 4.1.2, DEC Ultrix 4.2, HP-UX 8.0, IBM AIX 3.1 In the one-day Advanced Sendmail and Electronic Mail Domains seminar how mail sub-domains work, configuration of mail sub-domains and mail routing hubs, the purpose of Internet Mail eXchanger (MX) records, and setting up the Domain Naming System (DNS) to advertise MX records for domains and sub-domains. The Ease sendmail compiler, the m4 compiler for sendmail 5.65, IDA sendmail, and UK-sendmail sendmail are explained. After this one day training seminar you will be able to: Understand the function and operation of sub-domains in a complex mail network Understand how to set-up mail sub-domains and mail routing hubs How mail delivery with-in the Internet is assisted with Mail eXchanger records How to set-up the Domain Naming System on a firewall gateway to provide MX records for domains and internal sub-domains How to create sendmail.cf files using the Ease and m4 sendmail compiler How to use the m4 sendmail compiler with configurations from: sendmail 5.65, IDA sendmail, and UK-sendmail An outline for both seminars is included at the end of this announcement Course Fees: US$349 either day, US$675 both days. Fees include the seminar, seminar notes, lunch, and refreshments. For more information call (415) 323-3862 or send electronic mail to info@harker.com Registration Form: Santa Clara, CA [ ] Sendmail Made Simple January 14, 1993 [ ] Advanced Sendmail & Electronic Mail Domains January 15, 1993 Los Angeles, CA [ ] Sendmail Made Simple January 19, 1993 [ ] Advanced Sendmail & Electronic Mail Domains January 20, 1993 Seattle, WA [ ] Sendmail Made Simple January 25, 1993 [ ] Advanced Sendmail & Electronic Mail Domains January 26, 1993 Austin, TX [ ] Sendmail Made Simple February 8, 1993 [ ] Advanced Sendmail & Electronic Mail Domains February 9, 1993 Name & Title:____________________________________________________ Organization:____________________________________________________ Address:_________________________________________________________ City:_______________________State:____Zip Code:__________________ Phone:______________________Email Address:_______________________ Course Fees: US$349 either day, US$675 both days. Fees include the seminar, seminar notes, lunch, and refreshments. Registration: Attendance is limited and expected to fill up in advance so register early. To register MAIL the check and registration form to: Harker Systems, 840 Melville Avenue, Palo Alto CA 94301 (415) 323-3862 Please make checks payable to Harker Systems Payment must be received before the course start date. Sorry credit cards are not accepted. Seminar Times: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Open Q & A until 6 p.m.) Seminar location and hotel Information: The seminars in Los Angeles are being held at: The Driskoll Hotel 604 Brazos Street Austin, TX 78701 (512) 474-5911 It is a very nice hotel, and is a historical landmark. They provide a shuttle from the airport. They say the Legislature will be meeting during our seminar dates, and that rooms will be hard to come by. So if you're planning to attend, I'd reserve there now. Sendmail Made Simple Seminar Outline * Introduction to using electronic mail How mail, UUCP, and sendmail work together Electronic mail address formats Understanding mail delivery in the Internet The Function of MX records MX forwarders and UUCP hosts * Theory of sendmail operation What sendmail does How sendmail works Options for invoking sendmail Sendmail support files Programs used by sendmail Files used to create, store, and control messages SMTP operation * Understanding the sendmail.cf file Function of sendmail.cf How sendmail processes mail addresses How sendmail delivers mail Parts of sendmail.cf Macro definitions Header rewriting Option definitions Address rewriting rules Understanding the rule sets What the function of each rule set is Mailer resolution rules: mailer, next host, address triples Understanding the syntax of rule rewriting * Address rewriting rules How do rewriting tokens work Function of the focus address Using matching tokens Using matching classes How rules are applied How an address matches a mailer Local, UUCP, Ethernet, Internet Configuring sendmail.cf Standard macro definition changes Creating Custom Sendmail Rewriting Rules Define what addresses you want to match Define how to rewrite the addresses Write a rule for the address Test the address with the rule Test other non matching addresses for bad rewrites Adding a custom mailer * Debugging sendmail sendmail.cf configuration files Address re-writing problems Queuing problems Forwarding problems Delivery problems Using checksendmail to check overall address rewriting Running sendmail in address test mode * Discussion of vendor supplied sendmail.cf Files SunOS 4.1.2, Ultrix 4.2, HP-UX 8.0, AIX 3.1 Unique features of each vendor Advanced Sendmail Electronic Mail Domains Seminar Outline * Understanding the function of sub-domains in a complex mail network Overview of mail sub-domains Administrative control Grouping of hosts and users Mail delivery to sub-domains within a hierarchial network Mail delivery outside of the a hierarchial network * Setting-up mail sub-domains and mail routing hubs Choosing sub-domains Setting up a sub-domain mail hub Hub of a group of hosts Communications with other sub-domains Communications with external mail sites Setting up mail hub for a mail domain * Mail eXchanger (MX) records and mail delivery in the Internet Understanding the function of MX records Advertising mail forwarders with MX records Wild-card MX records for the mail domain as a whole MX records for sub-domains Host specific MX records Using MX records for delivery to a backup mail hub Limitations of MX records * Setting-up the Domain Naming System Overview of DNS Setting up DNS for a firewall gateway Setting up primary server Setting up internal secondary server Setting up external secondary server Verifying DNS configuration Debugging DNS problems * Installing standard Berkeley sendmail * Installing IDA sendmail Unique features of IDA sendmail Operation of IDA sendmail * Automatic creation of sendmail.cf files Ease 3.1 sendmail compiler Ease syntax Definition of macros, classes, options, headers, precedence, and trusted users Definition of mailers Definition of rule sets Definition of matching patterns (rewriting rules) Use of conditional operators in Ease Conversion of existing sendmail.cf files to Ease format Advanced Sendmail Electronic Mail Domains Seminar Outline (cont.) * Automatic creation of sendmail.cf files m4 sendmail compiler Overview of the m4 macro language processor How the m4 macro language processor is used to create sendmail.cf files Overview of the m4 template files Boiler plate for macros, classes, options, headers Standard sendmail ruleset templates, rules 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 Mailer template files for local, SMTP, and UUCP Overview of the "mc" master configuration files How to create a site dependent m4 and mc files for your site How to use the m4 compiler to maintain sendmail.cf files for many sites * How to use the m4 sendmail compiler with configurations from: sendmail 5.65, IDA sendmail, and UK-sendmail * Verifying and debugging sendmail.cf files generated by a sendmail compiler
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Newsgroups: tx.general Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!harker.com!harker From: harker@harker.com (Robert Harker) Subject: Sendmail Training Seminars in Austin Message-ID: <1993Jan12.032444.5972@harker.com> Summary: Sendmail operation, configuration, and mail domains training seminar Originator: harker@harker Keywords: sendmail electronic mail MX records DNS IDA Ease sendmail.cf Sender: harker@harker.com Organization: Harker Systems, 840 Melville Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301 Distribution: tx Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 03:24:44 GMT Lines: 274