On Thursday 27 July 2006 00:43, David B. wrote:
> sorry to bother, can anyone suggest a definitive book I should buy on how
> to set up Sendmail on Openbsd 3.8?
>
> I have looked all over the net for a HOWTO or an article that steps me
> through how to set up a user account and password, and then how to retrieve
> it (look at it on the server), but all the articles go on and on on how to
> download it, compile it and install it; none of them tell me how to use it.
> The articles talk about just every possible subject except how to simply
> create a user/password account, and then tell you where the email is
> supposed to be on the server, and then how to look at it.
>
> They don't seem to explain how to "name" the server either. My URL will be
> quikadz.com, and I can turn on port 25 in my firewall (smoothwall) and
> forward it to the internal IP, but how do I tell the server it's supposed
> to accept the email for quikadz.com?
>
> anyway, so I don't waste anyone's time asking a bunch of beginner questions
> back and forth, any suggestions on a book to buy would help tremendously.
>
> thanks
I would suggest going to sendmail.org and looking at the pointers for
documentation ("Primary resources for learning about sendmail")
and start with that. It's all there...
--STeve Andre'
