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From: Grant Taylor <gtaylor@×××××××××××××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] sendmail configuration
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 04:52:55
Message-Id: e2689d53-ff54-b85f-0793-b890ccb987d8@spamtrap.tnetconsulting.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] sendmail configuration by Grant Taylor
1 On 11/25/20 9:47 PM, Grant Taylor wrote:
2 > That is supported.  You will need to set up a map and tell Sendmail how
3 > to use it.  It's not difficult.  But it's been so long that I don't
4 > remember exactly how to do it.  It's another define(...) or feature(...)
5 > line and adding entries to the file they reference.
6
7 TL;DR:
8
9 sendmail.cf:
10 --8<--
11 define(`SMART_HOST', `mail.shaw.ca')
12 FEATURE(`authinfo')
13 -->8--
14
15 authinfo:
16 --8<--
17 AuthInfo:mail.shaw.ca "U:USERNAME" "P:PASSWORD" "M:PLAIN"
18 -->8--
19
20 PSA: Remember that Sendmail uses one or more tab(s), not a space, to
21 separate the Left Hand Side (LHS) and Right Hand Side (RHS) of maps.
22 authinfo is a map.
23
24 This looks correct. At least it seems to match my vague memory.
25
26 Link - Smart Host setup with SMTP Authentication on Sendmail
27 - http://dnsexit.com/support/mailrelay/sendmail.html
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33 Grant. . . .
34 unix || die