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- Path: sparky!uunet!psinntp!hd0258!gvh
- From: gvh@metrosoft.com (Gordon Van Huizen)
- Subject: Re: Sendmail config
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.205054.2348@metrosoft.com>
- Sender: gvh@metrosoft.com
- Reply-To: gvh@metrosoft.com (Gordon Van Huizen)
- Organization: Metrosoft
- References: <1992Nov21.055303.663@drefla.mese.com>
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 20:50:54 GMT
- Lines: 35
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- In article <1992Nov21.055303.663@drefla.mese.com> matt@drefla.mese.com (Matt
- Brandt) writes:
- > Has anyone else had the problems I've had getting sendmail to do the
- > right thing?
-
- Good lord yes! We ended up using a sendmail.cf from PSI altough we still have a
- few problems with it. We hired a UNIX expert that helped some. I ended up
- buying several books to learn how rulesets worked, etc. What a pain. I'd say
- I've dumped several weeks and several hundred dollars into this. And it STILL
- doesn't work 100% right!
-
- > Is there an easier way to do this (maybe with netinfo)? I can't believe
- > that NeXT overlooked what may well be one of the most common
- > configurations out there.
- >
-
- Ditto. This has to be one of the largest voodoo aspects of UNIX. I'm amazed
- that no one has come up with something better. The difficulty is the number and
- variety of problems being addressed by the scheme. There are a few software
- packages available (one came bundled with Neuron modems - the reason we made
- *that* purchase) but they are very simplistic and only handle simple
- connections to one or two Internet access providers.
-
- > What are your experiences with sendmail?
- >
-
- Unpleasant and expensive. For being a virtual necessity to a member of this
- community it's crazy how complicated and unknown this area is.
-
- Gordon
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