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Solaris9 sendmail query

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nyck

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Hello,

I have the following entry in my /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file:-

# "Smart" relay host (may be null)
DSmailhost$?m.$m$.

So how does this above entry know which mail relay to use?

Cheers

Nick
 
The part after the first $ ($?m.$m$.) tells sendmail to append your domainname onto the hostname "mailhost".

Mike

"A foolproof method for sculpting an elephant: first, get a huge block of marble, then you chip away everything that doesn't look like an elephant."

 
BTW there is also a Sendmail forum on Tek-Tips forum14

Mike

"A foolproof method for sculpting an elephant: first, get a huge block of marble, then you chip away everything that doesn't look like an elephant."

 
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