Set up solaris mail relay: sendmail 8.12.10+

1. # cd /usr/lib/mail/cf
2. # cp subsidiary.mc myhost.mc
3. # vi myhost.mc
1. change DOMAIN(`solaris-generic’)dnl à
   DOMAIN(`solaris-antispam’)dnl
2. remove any reference to DAEMON_OPTIONS
3. add FEATURE(`access_db’)dnl before the MAILER lines.
4. # /usr/ccs/bin/make myhost.cf
5. # /etc/init.d/sendmail stop
6. # cp /etc/mail/sendmail.cf /etc/mail/sendmail.cf.save
7. # cp myhost.cf /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
8. # cd /etc/mail
9. # vi access
1. add IP address of server you need to relay and the keyword RELAY

i. 3.177.70.71 RELAY

10. # makemap hash /etc/mail/access < /etc/mail/access
1. creates an access.db file
11. # /etc/init.d/sendmail start

Set up a mail client:

Solaris sendmail 8.12.10+

1. # cd /usr/lib/mail/cf
2. # cp subsidiary.mc myhost.mc
3. # vi myhost.mc

1. change DOMAIN(`solaris-generic’)dnl à
   DOMAIN(`solaris-antispam’)dnl
2. remove any reference to DAEMON_OPTIONS

4. # /usr/ccs/bin/make myhost.cf
5. # /etc/init.d/sendmail stop
6. # cp /etc/mail/sendmail.cf /etc/mail/sendmail.cf.save
7. # cp myhost.cf /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
8. # cd /etc/mail
9. # rm access access.db
10. # /etc/init.d/sendmail start

Linux sendmail 8.12.11

1. ensure you have installed
   sendmail-cf-8.12.11-4.RHEL3.1.i386.rpm
1. # rpm –i sendmail-cf-8.12.11-4.RHEL3.1.i386.rpm
2. # cp /etc/mail/sendmail.mc /etc/mail/sendmail.mc.bak
3. # vi /etc/mail/sendmail.mc
4. be sure the following lines are configured
1. define(`SMART_HOST’,`mailhost.erc.ge.com’)dnl
2. define(`LOCAL_RELAY’,
   `mailhost’)dnl
3. LOCAL_DOMAIN(`erc.ge.com’)dnl
4. MASQUERADE_AS(`ercgroup.com’)dnl
5. FEATURE(masquerade_envelope)dnl
5. Be sure mailhost is defined in /etc/hosts or is resolvable
6. # service sendmail stop
7. # service sendmail start

Solaris 2.6 sendmail 8.6

1. be sure mailhost is defined in /etc/hosts or is resolvable
2. copy /etc/mail/subsidiary.cf /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
3. stop sendmail
4. start sendmail

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