mail server in rhel4

aniammu · 05-04-2011, 11:55 PM

i have installed mail server in IBMserver and when i give command
rpm -qa sendmail ,it displays:- sendmail-8.13.1-2 .
Then i opened the file sendmail.mc
i have seen dnl Daemon options.somewhere i have seen that we have to comment one of the Daemon option.Daemon Options are given in lineno:105,112,123,128.which option should be commented?
Dovecot-0.99.11.2.EL4-1 is also installed in the server.
i am using rhel4.what should i further do to start my mail server?kindly help

EricTRA · 05-05-2011, 12:44 AM

Hello and Welcome to LinuxQuestions,

It's hard to tell what more you need to do since you provide so little information about how you configured it, if the processes are starting or not, if you encounter any errors or not. So, in order to get more specific answers, be more specific in your questions. Meanwhile, have a look at these sites for help on configuring sendmail/dovecot.

http://www.brennan.id.au/12-Sendmail_Server.html
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-to...il-server.html

Kind regards,

Eric

centos123 · 05-05-2011, 01:03 AM

which MTA you are using.sendmail or some thing else.and tell more about your issue this information is not enough to get clear

aniammu · 05-05-2011, 01:27 AM

what are the steps to start the mail server?i already installed the related packages in the system.what should i do to recevice mails in the server?

EricTRA · 05-05-2011, 01:53 AM

Hi,

I've never used sendmail nor dovecot before but in my opinion there should be a script with the program name in /etc/init.d/ so that you can use :

Code:

service sendmail status

to see if it's running. The same applies to Dovecot:

Code:

service dovecot status

Those two commands tell you if your services are up and running. If everything is configured correctly the you should be able to receive mails. Test it by sending a mail to an existing user on your server and then see if it gets delivered. Check log files for eventual errors.

Kind regards,

Eric

aniammu · 05-06-2011, 01:34 AM

hello good morning

Now i can send mail out,but cant accept any mail from another network.we are using squirrel Mail1.4.3a-7.EL4.can u tell what is the problem?what all changes will be given to /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file

aniammu · 05-11-2011, 02:12 AM

thanks for the link.i was helpful.now my mail server is running.thanks a lot

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