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# Original Version
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#	http://www.Linux-Sec.net/Mail/Sendmail-Install-HOWTO/Install-HOWTO.txt
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# Sendmail-Install-HOWTO
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#	http://www.Sendmail.org
#	http://www.digitalanswers.org/check_local
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# 04-Jun-02 amo Download and install sendmail-8.12.4
# 27-Jun-02 amo Download and install sendmail-8.12.5
# 30-Aug-02 amo Download and install sendmail-8.12.6 + check_local-5.4
# 15-Nov-02 amo Separate and Clean Up Documents
# 31-Dec-02 amo Cleanup documents with sendmail-8.12.7 upgrades
# 27-Jan-03 amo Clean more docs
# 04-Mar-03 amo Download and install sendmail-8.12.8
# 30-Mar-03 amo Download and install sendmail-8.12.9 and "Testing"
# 01-Apr-03 amo Added more Testing section
# 29-Nov-03 amo Clean docs for Sendmail-8.12.10
# 22-Feb-04 amo Clean docs for Sendmail-8.12.11
# 10-Aug-04 amo Download and install Sendmail-8.13.1
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# ** ------------- **
# ** Backup first  **
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cd /usr/local/src
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tar zcvf sendmail_backup.previous.tgz /etc/sendmail* /usr/sbin/*mail* /usr/bin/*mail* /etc/mail*  /etc/aliases*
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# Download the Latest Sendmail Sources
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cd /usr/local/src
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wget http://sendmail.org/pub/sendmail/sendmail.8.12.xx.tar.gz
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tar zxvfp sendmail.8.12.xx.tar.gz
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cd sendmail.8.12.xx
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# Build the sendmail binaries
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sh Build
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# Build a generic/default sendmail.cf file ( for testing compiling/linking )
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cd cf/cf
cp generic-linux.mc config.mc
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sh Build config.cf
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# To enable AntiSpam Features
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#	http://www.Linux-Sec.net/Mail/Sendmail-Install-HOWTO/AntiSpam/antispam.rbl.uhowto.txt
#	http://www.Linux-Sec.net/Mail/Sendmail-Install-HOWTO/AntiSpam/antispam.check_local.uhowto.txt
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# Test the new sendmail Locally BEFORE installing 
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http://www.linux-sec.net/Mail/Sendmail/#Testing
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#	cd /usr/local/src/sendmail-8.12.xx/cf/cf
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#	( depends on your kernel )
#	../../obj.Linux.2.4.20.i586/sendmail/sendmail -d72 -bt -Cconfig.cf
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# ==========================================================
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# == IMPORTANT:  Backup your current sendmail configs first
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# ==========================================================
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cd /usr/local/src
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tar zcvf sendmail_backup.previous.tgz /etc/sendmail* /usr/sbin/*mail* /usr/bin/*mail* /etc/mail* /etc/aliases*
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mv /etc/mail/sendmail.mc /etc/mail/sendmail.previous.mc
mv /etc/mail/sendmail.cf /etc/mail/sendmail.previous.cf
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# Now Install latest sendmail files version
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# Install the Binaries
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cd /usr/local/src/sendmail-8.12.x
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# RH-9 seems to be missing /usr/man
mkdir -p /usr/man/man1 /usr/man/man8
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sh   Build Install		( make install )
# sh Build install
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# Install the config file
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cd /usr/local/src/sendmail-8.12.x/cf/cf
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cp config.mc /etc/mail/sendmail.mc
cp config.cf /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
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vi /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
#       Dj=Mail.foo.com
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vi /etc/mail/alises
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# Rebuild the aliases db
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sendmail -v -bi
#   - or --
newaliases
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# Sendmail Version
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sendmail -d0.1
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# =============================================
# Check permissions After Sendmail is Installed ( sendmail-8.12.6 )
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#	http://www.Linux-Sec.net/Mail/Sendmail-Install-HOWTO/permissions.txt
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# Check Sendmail Restricted Shell ( smrsh ) is Installed ( sendmail-8.12.6 )
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#	http://www.Linux-Sec.net/Mail/Sendmail-Install-HOWTO/smrsh.links.txt
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# Check the sendmail ( MTA )  config files ( /etc/mail )
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#	http://www.Linux-Sec.net/Mail/etc.mail
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vi /etc/mail/access
#	- list of domains and ip# you allow to send outgoing emails
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vi /etc/mail/local-host-names   ( sendmail.cw )
#	- list of domains you will receive incoming emails
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vi /etc/mail/virtusertable
#	- list of users you accept emails for
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# Create the new database w/ make or explicitly with makedb
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cd /etc/mail
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make
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# Restart sendmail
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/etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail stop ; sleep 5 ; /etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail start
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/etc/rc.d/rc.smtp stop ; sleep 5 ; /etc/rc.d/rc.smtp start
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# Throroughly Test your Sendmail
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http://www.linux-sec.net/Mail/Sendmail/#Testing
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# Try to send mail
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#	send mail from root to a normal user
#	send mail from normal user to another
#	send mail to your outside yahoo/hotmail accounts
#	send mail FROM the outside to yourself
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mail -v -s "testing local email" root < /dev/null
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mail -v -s "testing outgoing email" you@hotmail.com < /dev/null
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# Congratulations -- you're sorta done
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#	- enable your RBL antispam features
#	- enable your header and subject checking antispam features
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# Check your mail log files regularly
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tail -f /var/log/maillog
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