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    Sendmail

    Ok please stay with me here i'm a noob when it comes to all this linux and mail stuff. I've installed sendmail fine, even used a command I got off another site to test it to make sure it's running, and it is. Now the part that gets me is how you create mail accounts?

    Just for a background on what i'm running: Debian Woody, Apache, and also got PHP4 and Perl and all that other crap installed, just in case I need it

    I used the apt-get install command to download and install sendmail. Most sites i've looked up on google say I need to edit the .cf file, but what i'm supposed to edit in that file they don't say.

    Also I don't understand if Sendmail is web based or not. Can't find any info on this, would appreciate help, thanks!

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    Sendmail is a real black are

    sendmail.cf is a macro config file used by M4 to create sendmail confg files.

    I'd really suggest against using sendmail until your much more comfortable with unix style OS's as it is a real pain.

    try something like postfix or qmail to get you started, much more human config files to learn from.
    It is Inevitable.....


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    that should read "black art"

    However if you really want to persist with sendmail, let me know what you want to do and i'll talk you through the config.
    It is Inevitable.....


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    Really, follow ikonia's advice. Uninstall sendmail and install postfix. It's a far, far better mail server.
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    • directhex's system
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    or the default on debian, which is exim

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