On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Lynn David Newton wrote:
> J> define(`SMART_HOST', `smtp.west.cox.net')
> o I've put exactly the line both responders suggested
> in /etc/mail/sendmail.mc
>
> o I've run the command found at the top of that file
>
> m4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
>
> o This did not result in anything recognizeable to me
> being done to sendmail.cf, but as we all know,
> sendmail.cf was written by a Martian on steroids,
> and is not intended to be groked by ordinary
> mortals.
I don't know why that SMART_HOST was ignored. Maybe you can compare the
new sendmail.cf with the old version. If it didn't change, then I guess
some macro defining SMART_HOST is missing.
Look in that sendmail.cf file. There should be something like:
# "Smart" relay host (may be null)
DSsmtp.west.cox.net
> o I stopped and started sendmail.
Also, on several Linux boxes, I have used the following for the
sendmail.mc file to send all (even local) mail through the mailhub:
OSTYPE(linux)
define(`MAIL_HUB', mail.server.name.here)
MAILER(smtp)
Jeremy C. Reed
http://www.reedmedia.net/
(text/plain)