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How to configure Sendmail

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by bubloo

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dear all

i am having redhat 7.1. i want to setup sendmail server. i want full help from the base. can any one help me. i am having few doubts too.

1. is sendmail can be used for intranet mail purpose? if yes, what mail client i can use. how to configure the same?

2. for eg i am having e-mail id in my intranet environment. is this id can receive mail from internet, in other words can i send mail to that id. if yes, what is the requirements. now i am using internet through proxy.

pls. give solution to me, i want to setup this in our office. i want detailed information.

thanks in advance

sakthi

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by lintadsl

You need to have domain registered. Once you setup your domain with DNS server, you need to add MX record in your DNS zone file. MX should pointing to your sendmail server (or same machine as DNS). Then in userconf, you can make new ID for POP3 user. It should work for your office.

Good luck!
Sunny,

by svikrants

Yes, sendmail can be used for it. You'll have to set up a mailserver. You can use the mail client of your choice. You can get detailed help about
sendmail at
http://www.sendmail.org

For sending mails you can configure sendmail. But for receiving e-mail to your account, you may have to configure fetchmail. The internal distribution of mails can also be controlled through sendmail.

regards,
Vikrant

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