Hi,
I added the FEATURE(`delay_checks') in the .mc file, keep it the line
"DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet, Address=0.0.0.0, Port=587, Name=MSA
M=Ea')dnl" and it seems everything is so far so good. I take note about the
file on /usr/share/doc/smm/08.sendmailop too.
Thanks so much both of you.
Alvaro
On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:33:15 -0700, Philip Guenther <guent...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Dan Harnett<dan...@harnett.name> wrote:
>> On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 07:19:09PM -0600, Alvaro Mantilla Gimenez wrote:
>>>
>>> According to the /usr/share/sendmail/README file, it is necessary to
>>> add the "a" modifier to the line that define the MSA: "Additionally, by
>>> using the M=a modifier you can require authentication before messages
>>> are accepted by the MSA"
>>
>> Actually, 'a' will only advertise that SMTP AUTH is available, it does
>> not require it. You want to use 'l' to enforce it.
>>
>> DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet, Address=0.0.0.0, Port=587, Name=MSA,
> M=El')dnl
>>
>> This won't even allow mail to local recipients without authentication
>> first.
>
> Hmm, this seems to not match the documentation in
> /usr/share/doc/smm/08.sendmailop: the meaning you give for the 'a' and
> 'l' flags are correct for the srv_features ruleset, but not for the
> DaemonPortOptions option.
>
>
> ...
>> Authenticated users will skip the DNSBL checks if you use
>> FEATURE(`delay_checks') in your .mc file.
>
> This is the easiest way to accomplish the original poster's goal, yes.
>
>
> Philip Guenther
