hi everyone.
i'm trying to secure our system from spammer and wondering how to do it/setup.
i got a tech doc from ibm but i need more clarifications:
- this parameters are within sendmail.cf file?
- original line in-the-file sendmail.cf: #DSmailer:relayhostname.
do i have to change it with smtp and the name of my server (system)?
- any suggestion/s on how to test it and make sure it's working?
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this is what i got from ibm site:
Configuring for relay DS
When a workstation that is behind a firewall needs to send and receive Internet mail, the DS and DM variables are used. The comments for the DS entry describe the server defined there as a Smart Relay. A Smart Relay is a system that has access to a working DNS, and has Internet connectivity so that it is able to make a network connection and deliver the mail. Typically, the DS is a firewall, or a system that is trusted by the firewall.
The DS options would be defined, as follows:
DSsmtp:firewall.lab.net
or
DSsmtp:[1.1.1.99] (If an IP address is used, it must be in square brackets.)
thanks in advance
i'm trying to secure our system from spammer and wondering how to do it/setup.
i got a tech doc from ibm but i need more clarifications:
- this parameters are within sendmail.cf file?
- original line in-the-file sendmail.cf: #DSmailer:relayhostname.
do i have to change it with smtp and the name of my server (system)?
- any suggestion/s on how to test it and make sure it's working?
-----------------------------------------------------------
this is what i got from ibm site:
Configuring for relay DS
When a workstation that is behind a firewall needs to send and receive Internet mail, the DS and DM variables are used. The comments for the DS entry describe the server defined there as a Smart Relay. A Smart Relay is a system that has access to a working DNS, and has Internet connectivity so that it is able to make a network connection and deliver the mail. Typically, the DS is a firewall, or a system that is trusted by the firewall.
The DS options would be defined, as follows:
DSsmtp:firewall.lab.net
or
DSsmtp:[1.1.1.99] (If an IP address is used, it must be in square brackets.)
thanks in advance