Sendmail E-Mail Services: 69-3 Nguyen Thi Nho, P9, Q.Tbinh, Tp. HCM

Chapter 16
Sendmail
E-mail Services
SAIGONLAB 83 Nguyễn
69-3 ThịThi
Nguyen Nhỏ,Nho,
P9, Q.Tân Bình, Tp.Tp.
P9, Q.TBinh, HCMHCM LPI 102
Objectives
Install sendmail
Configure sendmail
Recognize sendmail related files
Demonstrate how to use m4 processing
system
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sendmail
sendmail is one of the most powerful and

difficult to configure mail transfer agents (MTA)
sendmail is primarily concerned with the
transferring of mail between MTAs
Other programs has the same function:
qmail, postfix, exim, …
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Install and Configure
Packets for installation:

sendmail-cf-8.11.6-3.i386.rpm
sendmail-8.11.6-3.i386.rpm
sendmail-doc-8.11.6-3.i386.rpm
Configure files :
/etc/sendmail.cf (RH7.x)
/etc/mail/sendmail.cf (RH8.0, …)
/etc/aliases
/etc/mail/access, /etc/mail/local-host-names
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Aliases configuration file
Declares E-mail alias names to individuals or

groups (mailing list) - also known mailing list
file.
Syntax : alias_name: first name, second name,
…
Forward mail to other addresses for users
utilizing a .forward file in their home directory
The newaliases command should be
executed each this file is changed. This
command creates the alias database for
sendmail located at /etc/aliases.db
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aliases Sample File
# Basic system aliases -- these MUST be present.
mailer-daemon: postmaster
postmaster: root
# General redirections for pseudo accounts.
bin: root
daemon: root
adm: root
# Some well-known aliases
webmaster: webadmin
operator: root
manager: beck
# Person who should get root's mail
root: marc
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sendmail.cf configuration file
This file controls how sendmail works.

It has 7 main sections with a variable number
of subsections. Each section contains several
lines.
Each line in the file defines a configuration
command, which begins with a short one or two
letter command definition (C, O, D, M, …).
The comments beginning with #
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sendmail.cf Main Sections
Local Info Information for local host

Options Environment options
Message Precedences Message precedence value
Trusted Users Users who are allowed to
modify their address
Format of Headers Headers inserted into E-mail
Rewriting Rules Comprises a number of rule sets to
define the rule to rewrite message into useful
Mailer Definitions Defines the programs that
deliver mail : smtp, esmtp, procmail, uucp, …
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Short Command Leters
C Defines classes of text
Ex: Cwlocalhost
D Defines macro
Ex: DnMAILER_DEAMON (my name for error
message)
M Defines mailers
Ex: Mprocmail, P=/usr/bin/procmail, F=DFMSPhnu9,
…
O Defines options
Ex: O MaxHopCount=17
R Defines rule sets to parse address(0, 3, …)
K Define database that contains text to search
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Local Info Section
This section contains:

hostname, relay names (if present), name of the
mail domain
safety parameters, configuration format
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Local Info Section
Example Database Command :

Kmailertable hash -o /etc/mail/mailertable.db
K Declares mailertable to be a database
mailertable Name of the database
hash Data format
/etc/mail/ Location of the mailer table database
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Local Info Section
Example Macro Command :

DMYAST_ASK
DnMAILER-DAEMON
D Define macro
M, n Macro names being assigned
(usually one letter)
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Local Info Section
 Example Class Command :

Cw localhost
C Define a class
w Assigned class variable
localhost Variable that localhost is
assigned
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Local Info Section
Example File Command :

Fw-o/etc/sendmail.cw %[^\#]
F Load from a file
w-o Class variable where it is loaded
/etc/sendmail.cw The file to load it from
(this one defines hosts from where we
receive mail)
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Options Options
Example Sendmail options :

# strip message body to 7 bits
O SevenBitInputs=False
# wait for alias file to rebuild
O AliasWait=10
# location of the alias file
O AliasFile=/etc/aliases
# min number free blocks on system
O MinFreeBlocks=100
# Location of help file
O HelpFile=/usr/lib/sendmail.hf
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Message Precedences Section
Example :
Pfirst-class=0
Pspecial-delivery=100
Plist=-30
Pbulk=-60
Pjunk=-100
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Mailer Specification Section
Example :
Mprocmail P=/usr/bin/procmail F=DFMS
P Full path name of delivery program
F Specifies certain flags that tell sendmail more
about the delivery agent. Each flag is a single
character.
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The m4 Macro System
It’s the easiest, most efficient way to

reconfigure Sendmail
The basic idea is that it uses a number of
other files and one configuration file to put
together a sendmail.cf file
All source of m4 contains in sendmail-cf
directory.The basic configuration in sendmailcf/
cf.
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Configure by using m4
Some regularly using file contains in /etc/mail

Make any changes in /etc/mail/sendmail.mc
sendmail.mc sendmail.cf
LOCAL_DOMAIN(`example.org')
Cwexample.org
Compile new sendmail.cf
# m4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/sendmail.cf
Restart sendmail server daemon(if
necessary)
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Useful Script
A useful script to restart sendmail after editing

configuration files
#!/bin/bash
cd /etc/mail
make
m4 ./sendmail.mc > /etc/sendmail.cf #7.3-
m4 ./sendmail.mc > /etc/sendmail.cf #8.0+
newaliasses
/etc/init.d/sendmail restart
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Debug for error messages
Sendmail puts all its status message in

/var/log/maillog file.
Run :
tail –f /var/log/maillog
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Mail Queued
When mail can not be sent immediately, it’s

placed in a queue
Use mailq command to see the messages
waiting to be processed
Output format of mailq command:
<Q-Id> <Size> <Q-Time> <Sender/Recipient>
<Reason why the message wasn’t sent successfully>
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Steps to setup simple Mail Server
1) Choose the right machine for the job :

2) Install RedHat and sendmail packages
/var/spool/mqueue contains your outgoing mail
queue
/var/spool/mail contains your users mail spools
(mail waiting to be downloaded by your users)
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3) DNS setup for Mail services

Here is mail server information:
IP address: 64.244.27.132
Domain name: mail.example.org
Thus the DNS file from example.org looks something like this:
…
IN MX 10 mail.example.org.
IN MX 100 mail-bak.example.org.
…
mail IN A 64.244.27.132
mail-bak IN A 64.244.27.133
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4) Modify sendmail.mc
Change :
dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS('Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1,
Name=MTA')
LOCAL_DOMAIN(`localhost.localdomain')dnl
to :
DAEMON_OPTIONS('Port=smtp,Addr=0.0.0.0,
Name=MTA')
LOCAL_DOMAIN(`mail.example.org')dnl
Remember to run :
m4 ./sendmail.mc > /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
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4) Modify /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
Change :
Cwlocalhost
O DaemonPortOptions=Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1,
Name=MTA
to :
Cwmail.example.org
O DaemonPortOptions=Port=smtp,Addr=0.0.0.0,
Name=MTA
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5) Modify /etc/mail/local-host-names
example.org
mail.example.org
6) Modify /etc/mail/access
example.org RELAY
mail.example.org RELAY
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7) Now run make (you have to be in the

directory
/etc/mail) to update the access.db file. Then
stop and start Sendmail so that it sees the new
information in the file local-host-names. You
should be ready to send and receive mail!
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8) Setting up POP or basic IMAP services :

 Now that Email is collecting on your mail server, you
will need a way to let local users download the mail
being stored there. You'll need to install the "imap" :
# rpm -i imap-2001a-15.i386.rpm
 Edit /etc/xinetd.d/ipop3 and change the "disable" line
to read: disable = no
 Restart xinetd : # service xinetd restart
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Summary
Install sendmail
Configure sendmail
Recognize sendmail related files
Demonstrate how to use m4 processing
system
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Chapter 16

sendmail is one of the most powerful and

Packets for installation:

Declares E-mail alias names to individuals or

This file controls how sendmail works.

Local Info Information for local host

This section contains:

Example Database Command :

Example Macro Command :

 Example Class Command :

Example File Command :

Example Sendmail options :

It’s the easiest, most efficient way to

Some regularly using file contains in /etc/mail

A useful script to restart sendmail after editing

Sendmail puts all its status message in

When mail can not be sent immediately, it’s

1) Choose the right machine for the job :

3) DNS setup for Mail services

7) Now run make (you have to be in the

8) Setting up POP or basic IMAP services :

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