Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 18:28:07 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb> To: scot@poptart.org (Scot Elliott) Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Changes to /etc/mail/sendmail.cf.additions Message-ID: <199805270128.SAA08067@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980527015830.9386A-100000@tweetie.online.barbour-index.co.uk> from Scot Elliott at "May 27, 98 02:07:59 am"
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Scot Elliott wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I recently CVSupped stable and noticed changes to
> /usr/src/etc/mail/sendmail.cf.additions. I keep this file as an m4-hack
> so I just copied it over the top of my current one, as I didn't see any
> new class files added. Mistake, but hey, sendmail rules are pretty over
> my head to be honest.
>
> Anyway - I noticed a few days later that I was refusing mail for domains
> that I was a secondary MX for... where as I wasn't before. Seems there
> are some class name changes that didn't make it into the top of the file.
>
you are absolutely right about the file declarations being
missing. i'll fix that immediately.
the anti-relaying rules are commented out by default.
to change this would be to break people's existing
configurations....i agree that people should relay blindly,
but i cant take this step for them. sendmail-8.9 will solve
this problem and obsolete sendmail.cf.additions, i expect.
please dont blindly grab sendmail.cf.additions and add it in.
i try to make it "good for everyone" but any sites have
specific sendmail needs which i may not have forseen.
jmb
> My diffs are:
>
> --- /etc/mail/sendmail.cf.additions Mon May 25 19:47:35 1998
> +++ /etc/mail/sendmail.cf.additions Wed May 27 02:04:35 1998
> @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
> # list of hosts and domains for whom we relay mail.
> # all .forward hosts, domains must be listed in this file.
> # same for hosts and domains in /etc/aliases
> -FR-o /etc/sendmail.cR
> +F{LocalIP}-o /etc/mail/Local-IP
> +F{RelayTo}-o /etc/mail/Relay-Hosts
>
> # database declarations
> Kdenyip hash -o -a.REJECT /etc/mail/denyip.db
>
>
> Also, I noticed that relaying is allowed by default. Do we think that's a
> good idea... ie. Seeing as the reason people stick these rules in is to
> protect against spam, shouldn't anty-relaying be un-commented by default?
>
>
> Cheers.
>
>
> Scot.
>
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