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by hiren2k4

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I have a little :-) problem in configuring sendmail...Pls help me...I have 50 pcs in network with windows xp prof and two win 2000 server as domain, dns and exchange 2000 mail server. I want to configure sendmail with exchange(smart host).., I am getting errors:
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libdb-4.1.so package not found
AuthMechanisms requires SASL support(-DASL)
AuthOptions requires SASL support(-DASL)
can not open: '/etc/mail/trusted-users' world writable directory
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=> I am not able to find libdb package! Where to find it?
=> Suggest me some resources for sendmail on the Internet (except sendmail.org)
=> Also if any one has any idea about sendmail+outlook configuration
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I have:
Linux (Fedora)
Sendmail 8.*
ipop3

Thanks
Hiren Dave

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by nico baggus

libdb-4.1.so is a shareable library. It is part
of the db package.

If you dont want to receive email then you can
probable disable listening for mail on the
network interface, closing a potential source of
trouble.

Regarding the third, look if the
/etc/mail/trusted-users file or directory exists.

sendmail has allmost nothing to do with
outlook...
You can use it to send mail from outlook to other
places.
With oulook you primarily need an IMAP or POP
server on your system.

Sendmail config is rather cryptic, another mailer
like EXIM, POSTFIX might better work for you..,
mind you then still need pop en IMAP to read you
mail remotely.
Another one is Courier at www.Courier-mta.org has
a complete package: Mailer, IMAP and POP servers
also including webmail.

Kind regards,
Nico

by hiren2k4

=> I want to receive email from local network and also from internet.
=> The /etc/mail/trusted-users file exists and I have set proper permissions for all users (Full access to all users) still its not working.
=> Do I need to install both POP and SMTP for receiving and sending mail from outlook.
=> I really want to use sendmail only to configure email server.

Thanks for ur help, still I'm expecting more resources ;-) !

by nico baggus

You need sendmail/courier/postfix/qmail/exim or
the likes for SMTP, i.e. sending mail from
outlook.
You need POP/IMAP for accessing mailboxes on a
server, ie reading mail.
POP downloads your mail to your local client
(MUTT, OUTLOOK etc.)
IMAP leaves the mail at the server and downloads
a message when viewing (like Exchange/Outlook
Combo).

The complaint might also mean that you MUST not
have world write rights to the trusted-users
file, in that case ANYbody can add himself to the
trusted list., try 755 (rwxr-xr-x) it might work
better,

please note I'm not using sendmail.
I used to use qmail later I went to courier-mta
(bigger redesigned brother of qmail)
which has very good functionality for end-systems
and exim for MTA-only systems because the
filtering (spam/viruses, using amavisd-new and
spamassassin) can be easily configured to any
wish you might have, including extra blacklists
etc.

Kind regards,
Nico

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