[ale] sendmail configuration

Geoffrey Myers lists at serioustechnology.com
Wed Jan 12 10:14:09 EST 2011


Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> In your sendmail.mc (typically in /etc/mail) look for line:
> dnl define(`SMART_HOST', `smtp.your.provider')dnl
> 
> Remove the dnl at start (this is "do not load" which essentially
> comments out the entry).   Then replace the "smtp.your.provider" with
> your Exchange host.
> 
> Then run "make -C /etc/mail" - this will recreate your sendmail.cf.
> (Note you need to have both the sendmail and sendmail.cf packages
> installed - Sendmail by itself doesn't include the ability to make
> Sendmail.cf.).
> 
> As noted by Chris your Exchange server has to be configured to allow
> connections from the Sendmail host.

Still, is it going to use port 25?

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Christopher Fowler
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:19 AM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] sendmail configuration
> 
> On 1/12/2011 9:08 AM, Geoffrey Myers wrote:
>> Can sendmail be configured to use Exchange for outgoing email?
>>
>> Basically, I want to be able to send email from the command line on a
>> linux machine and the only way this can be done for this client is via
>> their Exchange. server.
>>
> Try the smart relay option in sendmail.
> 
> You may experience and issue where the Exchange server requires 
> authentication of SSL.  I've written a PERL program to send mail using 
> these setups.
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