jimc@ukc.UUCP (J.A.Crammond) (05/08/85)
Well, with all this recent discussion on sendmail, I guess its time to advertise my sendmail configuration "package" with which it is possible to make a configuration file without writing one sendmail rewrite rule! It has the following features: + Input addresses can be in any of the following forms: 822 style: @domain1,@domain2:user@domain3 Percent style: user%domain3%domain2@domain1 uucp style: domain1!domain2!domain3!user Mixed addresses are handled giving '@' & '%' precedence over '!'. (This is usually the best bet). + Domain information can be included in a table format, e.g. hwcs hwcs.uucp cstvax cstvax.ed.ac.uk This maps addresses such as jim@hwcs to jim@hwcs.uucp. There is a shell script which "compiles" this to sendmail rules and classes. + Routing information can be included in a table format, where the format is dependant on the mailer, e.g. the uucp mailer table has the following format: domain uucp route e.g. hwcs.uucp kcl-cs!hwcs!%s cstvax.ed.ac.uk ucl-cs!cstvax!%s The ethernet mailer has the format: domain host-to-forward-to e.g. bina.wisdom.bitnet bina deya.wisdom.bitnet wisdom Top level domain relaying can also be specified, e.g. csnet csnet-relay.arpa dec decwrl.arpa There is a shell script which "compiles" all this to sendmail rules and classes. It supports the following mailers: uucp, ethernet, janet, bitnet + It allows several hosts to be "hidden" from the outside as one site. + An improved rmail interface to sendmail (e.g. sets the sender macro) and an improved "damail" sendmail interface for the rscs bitnet software + Finally, it copes with Janet, where addresses are in little-ending form, and Received headers are replaced by Via headers. There are janet/sendmail interface programs available. This is primarily intended for the UKnet community, and my intention was to post it only to the UKnet. If there is sufficient interest outside the uk, I'll send it to mod.sources. -Jim p.s. Due to a news-sending problem, I'm having to post this from ukc rather than my usual address at hwcs. Please mail replies to ...!ukc!hwcs!jim or jim@hwcs.uucp