Sendmail Configuration

M4 is a macro language that can

help to configure the sendmail.cf
file, using sendmail.mc
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Open the Virtusertable file,

for mapping user virtual
domain addresses.
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The virutusertable configuration

helps to define the domain name
along with fully qualified
domain name.
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Open a local-
host-file.
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The local-host-file is for

multiple hosts using the
same mail server. Enter the
domain name as given
above.
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Service for the

sendmail is
restarted
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Inorder to determine if
send mail is identifying
your station hostname
correctly, use sendmail
-d0.
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The ipop3 protocol enables

to receive the messages
from mail server. Open the
pop3 file .
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Disable = yes, the pop3

service is disabled then the
mails cannot be received.
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To Enable the ipop3 Disable is

changed to no.
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The xinetd
service is
restarted.
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The root user send a mail to the

user joe using mail command.
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The mail sent by the root

is received by the user
joe as shown above.
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• Evolution:
• Evolution is the primary mail client for
redhat.

• It is the powerful tool with supports

numerous protocol (smtp, pop and imap)

• It includes calendar, address book ,

multiple mail accounts and encryption.

• It is supported by both gnome and kde

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Running evolution in
the background.
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The evolution
welcome wizard get
opened and click
forward to continue.
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Enter the user name and email

address and click forward to
continue .
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The pop option is chosen to

receive mails from the mail
server and click forward.
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Specify the server

hostname and the
username .
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The time given as 10 will

update the mail in every 10
seconds .
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Select the SMTP protocol to

transfer the mail to the mail server
and specify a server address.
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A name is given to
represent the mail
account.
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Location is specified in the

timezone setting for the
sendmail configuration .
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Evolution process is done by
entering the information
needed.
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Tom the user sends a

mail by selecting New
button .
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The user tom sends the

mail to the user root as
shown above .
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The root user view the

mail received from the
user tom using the
command mail.
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The user root sends the

mail to the user tom as
shown above. .
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The tom views the mail

received from the use root as
shown above .
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dig command shows ip address

of the specified fully-qualified
domain name .
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The access file is opened to set

the restriction for accessing the
sendmail server .
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Except the example.com all

others are restricted to access .
 Certificates for IMAP
• Internet mail Access Protocol

– It allows a remote server to hold mail for user

who can then login into access their mail.

– Unlike the POP servers, IMAP servers retain

user mail messages.

– User can even save their mails on the IMAP

mail server.

– IMAP also supports the use of shared folder to

which several user can access mail on given
topic.
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To create the imap certificate

first remove the file
imapd.pem.
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The imap certificate can

created using the command
make imapd.pem.
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While creating imap certificate it

will prompts for following, just
enter the corresponding details.
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The imaps protocol enables

to receive and save the mails
from mail server. Open the
imaps3 file.
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Setting disable=no will

enables imaps services.
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The xinetd
service is
restarted.
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The issued certificate

information cab be viewed
using the command mutt.
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Here you can see the

certific
ate information's.