Re: [TCLUG:2372] Sendmail, Smail, and private networks

[Ben Kochie <ben@nerp.net>]

sendmail has security problems every once in a while, but i havn't seen
anything major in quite a while.  sendmail is the standard for mail
exchange. the only other thing that i would use besides sendmail is qmail,
but qmail is a major memory hog compared to sendmail
because you are on a dynamic dialup, you don't get the option to be a SMPT
reciver, you will have to recive via fetchmail.  the best thing to do is
this.. setup your sendmail to query for local outgoing mail, and on
connect of PPP, you can configure it to send all query'd mail out to your
ISP's mail server, where proper delivery will happen

Thank You,
        Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)

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On Fri, 27 Nov 1998, Chad C. Walstrom wrote:

> Ok.  I know Redhat usually has people install Sendmail as the default
> SMTP.  Debian goes with Smail.  Supposedly Smail is easier to configure
> and use, and it's supposedly more appropriate for small networks.
> (Right now, I have it installed to handle my local network mail.)  And
> doesn't sendmail come out with some security problem at least once a
> week?  Does anyone have any opinions about which SMTP software to
> choose?  Any opinions on "qmail"?
> 
> Now, I'm dialing up with PPP to my ISP, and I'm probably getting a
> machine name of dial-upXXX.soncom.com.  My local private domain is not
> published to the net "icewall.org".  However, the default config for
> smail is to make my "visible_server" as "wookimus.icewall.org".  Isn't
> this type of config going to cause problems with receiving SMTP servers?
> Do I need a visible_server name?  If so, what should I use?  I'm really
> confused about this stuff and the HOWTOs don't help.
> 
> Eric, thanks for your reply, but can I have an SMTP server w/o having a
> registered domain name?
> 
> Chewie
> 
> 
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