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Sendmail Made Simple class in Boston, Sept 11th
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Harker)
Thu Aug 20 21:14:44 1992
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 12:48:27 PDT
From: harker@harker.com (Robert Harker)
To: bblisa@inset.com
Hi,
I am teaching a class on configuring and debugging sendmail. Jim Oldroyd
suggested that I post this to the Back Bay LISA mailing list. As system
administrators and a people responsible for mail, I thought you might be
interested in this class (Oh no, electronic junk mail! Flush now, quick (:-)
I am teaching this class in Boston on September 11th I am also teaching this
class in Santa Clara, CA and Washington DC. Attached is information about the
seminar. If you know else someone who might be interested in a class on
sendmail, please forward this information to them.
If you have any questions, please give me a call
Thanks in advance
RLH
Robert Harker
Harker Systems Sun Sysadmin Consulting
harker@harker.com 1180 Hester Ave
apple!motcsd!harker!harker San Jose, CA 95126
uunet!harker!harker 408-295-9432
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Sendmail Made Simple Seminar
September 3, Santa Clara, CA
September 11, Boston, MA
September 16, Washington DC
This seminar is aimed at the system administrator who would like to understand
how sendmail works and how to configure it for their environment. 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 are covered. 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
Set up a corporate electronic mail domain with departmental sub-domains
Set up gateways to the Internet mail network and other commercial electronic
mail networks
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
A seminar outline is included at the end of this announcement
Registration Information
For more information call (408) 295-9432
or send electronic mail to info@harker.com
Course Fees: $349, fee includes the seminar, seminar notes and refreshments
Registration: Attendance is limited and expected to fill up in advance so
register early. To register MAIL the registration form to:
Harker Systems,
1180 Hester Avenue,
San Jose CA 95126
Payment must be received before the course start date.
Sorry credit cards are not accepted.
We will be offering this class again in January/February 1993
Robert Harker
Harker Systems Sun Sysadmin Consulting
harker@harker.com 1180 Hester Ave
uunet!harker!harker San Jose, CA 95126
netcom!harker!harker 408-295-9432
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
* Setting up a corporate internet mail domain
Using a mail router hub as a gateway to a corporate mail domain
Intelligent forwarder
UUCP neighbors
Internet neighbors
Sub-domain departments or divisions
Departmental mail hubs
NFS clients
Standalone mail hosts
* 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
Overall operation of the sendmail.cf file
Which variables are used for what
Which rules sets are used by what
Which variables and rules sets are free
Which mailers are supported
How mailers rewrite S & R addressees
Registration Form:
Name & Title:____________________________________________________
Organization:____________________________________________________
Address:_________________________________________________________
City:_______________________State:____Zip Code:__________________
Phone:______________________Email Address:_______________________
Please make checks payable to Harker Systems
Please mail check and registration to:
Harker Systems, 1180 Hester Ave, San Jose, CA 95126
