Chapter 18. Sendmail
- Table of Contents
- 18.1. Introduction to sendmail
- 18.2. Installing sendmail
- 18.3. Overview of Configuration Files
- 18.4. The sendmail.cf and sendmail.mc Files
- 18.5. Generating the sendmail.cf File
- 18.6. Interpreting and Writing Rewrite Rules
- 18.6.1. sendmail.cf R and S Commands
- 18.6.2. Some Useful Macro Definitions
- 18.6.3. The Lefthand Side
- 18.6.4. The Righthand Side
- 18.6.5. A Simple Rule Pattern Example
- 18.6.6. Ruleset Semantics
- 18.7. Configuring sendmail Options
- 18.8. Some Useful sendmail Configurations
- 18.8.1. Trusting Users to Set the From: Field
- 18.8.2. Managing Mail Aliases
- 18.8.3. Using a Smart Host
- 18.8.4. Managing Unwanted or Unsolicited Mail (Spam)
- 18.8.5. Configuring Virtual Email Hosting
- 18.9. Testing Your Configuration
- 18.10. Running sendmail
- 18.11. Tips and Tricks
- 18.11.1. Managing the Mail Spool
- 18.11.2. Forcing a Remote Host to Process its Mail Queue
- 18.11.3. Analyzing Mail Statistics