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I have some Linux hosts in my network at home that want to send system messages using SENDMAIL and SMTP. My ISP, SBC Yahoo DSL, does not have an open relay that supports this. One must set up SMTP AUTH in the SENDMAIL configuration to make this work in their network. There is a complete description of how this can be accomplished available on LinuxQuestions.org. This is my abridged version for Fedora Core 4 systems.

Become root. (The command is "su -".)

Fedora Core 4 SENDMAIL already has the SASL support required compiled in. You can confirm this by finding "SASLv2" in the output of the command "sendmail -d0.1 -bv".

The next step is to modify /etc/mail/sendmail.mc and recompile it with the command "make -C /etc/mail". The lines I changed are marekd with ">>" below.

<pre>
divert(-1)dnl
dnl #
dnl # This is the sendmail macro config file for m4. If you make changes to
dnl # /etc/mail/sendmail.mc, you will need to regenerate the
dnl # /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file by confirming that the sendmail-cf package is
dnl # installed and then performing a
dnl #
dnl # make -C /etc/mail
dnl #
include(`/usr/share/sendmail-cf/m4/cf.m4')dnl
VERSIONID(`setup for Red Hat Linux')dnl
OSTYPE(`linux')dnl
dnl #
dnl # default logging level is 9, you might want to set it higher to
dnl # debug the configuration
dnl #
dnl define(`confLOG_LEVEL', `9')dnl
dnl #
dnl # Uncomment and edit the following line if your outgoing mail needs to
dnl # be sent out through an external mail server:
dnl #
>> <b>define(`SMART_HOST',`[smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com]')</b>
dnl #
define(`confDEF_USER_ID',``8:12'')dnl
dnl define(`confAUTO_REBUILD')dnl
define(`confTO_CONNECT', `1m')dnl
define(`confTRY_NULL_MX_LIST',true)dnl
define(`confDONT_PROBE_INTERFACES',true)dnl
define(`PROCMAIL_MAILER_PATH',`/usr/bin/procmail')dnl
define(`ALIAS_FILE', `/etc/aliases')dnl
define(`STATUS_FILE', `/var/log/mail/statistics')dnl
define(`UUCP_MAILER_MAX', `2000000')dnl
define(`confUSERDB_SPEC', `/etc/mail/userdb.db')dnl
define(`confPRIVACY_FLAGS', `authwarnings,novrfy,noexpn,restrictqrun')dnl
define(`confAUTH_OPTIONS', `A')dnl
dnl #
dnl # The following allows relaying if the user authenticates, and disallows
dnl # plaintext authentication (PLAIN/LOGIN) on non-TLS links
dnl #
dnl define(`confAUTH_OPTIONS', `A p')dnl
dnl #
dnl # PLAIN is the preferred plaintext authentication method and used by
dnl # Mozilla Mail and Evolution, though Outlook Express and other MUAs do
dnl # use LOGIN. Other mechanisms should be used if the connection is not
dnl # guaranteed secure.
dnl # Please remember that saslauthd needs to be running for AUTH.
dnl #
dnl TRUST_AUTH_MECH(`EXTERNAL DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 LOGIN PLAIN')dnl
dnl define(`confAUTH_MECHANISMS', `EXTERNAL GSSAPI DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 LOGIN PLAIN')dnl
dnl #
dnl # Rudimentary information on creating certificates for sendmail TLS:
dnl # cd /usr/share/ssl/certs; make sendmail.pem
dnl # Complete usage:
dnl # make -C /usr/share/ssl/certs usage
dnl #
dnl define(`confCACERT_PATH',`/etc/pki/tls/certs')dnl
dnl define(`confCACERT',`/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt')dnl
dnl define(`confSERVER_CERT',`/etc/pki/tls/certs/sendmail.pem')dnl
dnl define(`confSERVER_KEY',`/etc/pki/tls/certs/sendmail.pem')dnl
dnl #
dnl # This allows sendmail to use a keyfile that is shared with OpenLDAP's
dnl # slapd, which requires the file to be readble by group ldap
dnl #
dnl define(`confDONT_BLAME_SENDMAIL',`groupreadablekeyfile')dnl
dnl #
dnl define(`confTO_QUEUEWARN', `4h')dnl
dnl define(`confTO_QUEUERETURN', `5d')dnl
dnl define(`confQUEUE_LA', `12')dnl
dnl define(`confREFUSE_LA', `18')dnl
define(`confTO_IDENT', `0')dnl
dnl FEATURE(delay_checks)dnl
FEATURE(`no_default_msa',`dnl')dnl
FEATURE(`smrsh',`/usr/sbin/smrsh')dnl
>> FEATURE(`authinfo',`hash -o /etc/mail/authinfo.db')dnl
FEATURE(`mailertable',`hash -o /etc/mail/mailertable.db')dnl
FEATURE(`virtusertable',`hash -o /etc/mail/virtusertable.db')dnl
FEATURE(redirect)dnl
FEATURE(always_add_domain)dnl
FEATURE(use_cw_file)dnl
FEATURE(use_ct_file)dnl
dnl #
dnl # The following limits the number of processes sendmail can fork to accept
dnl # incoming messages or process its message queues to 12.) sendmail refuses
dnl # to accept connections once it has reached its quota of child processes.
dnl #
dnl define(`confMAX_DAEMON_CHILDREN', 12)dnl
dnl #
dnl # Limits the number of new connections per second. This caps the overhead
dnl # incurred due to forking new sendmail processes. May be useful against
dnl # DoS attacks or barrages of spam. (As mentioned below, a per-IP address
dnl # limit would be useful but is not available as an option at this writing.)
dnl #
dnl define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_THROTTLE', 3)dnl
dnl #
dnl # The -t option will retry delivery if e.g. the user runs over his quota.
dnl #
FEATURE(local_procmail,`',`procmail -t -Y -a $h -d $u')dnl
FEATURE(`access_db',`hash -T<TMPF> -o /etc/mail/access.db')dnl
FEATURE(`blacklist_recipients')dnl
EXPOSED_USER(`root')dnl
dnl #
dnl # For using Cyrus-IMAPd as POP3/IMAP server through LMTP delivery uncomment
dnl # the following 2 definitions and activate below in the MAILER section the
dnl # cyrusv2 mailer.
dnl #
dnl define(`confLOCAL_MAILER', `cyrusv2')dnl
dnl define(`CYRUSV2_MAILER_ARGS', `FILE /var/lib/imap/socket/lmtp')dnl
dnl #
dnl # The following causes sendmail to only listen on the IPv4 loopback address
dnl # 127.0.0.1 and not on any other network devices. Remove the loopback
dnl # address restriction to accept email from the internet or intranet.
dnl #
DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA')dnl
dnl #
dnl # The following causes sendmail to additionally listen to port 587 for
dnl # mail from MUAs that authenticate. Roaming users who can't reach their
dnl # preferred sendmail daemon due to port 25 being blocked or redirected find
dnl # this useful.
dnl #
dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=submission, Name=MSA, M=Ea')dnl
dnl #
dnl # The following causes sendmail to additionally listen to port 465, but
dnl # starting immediately in TLS mode upon connecting. Port 25 or 587 followed
dnl # by STARTTLS is preferred, but roaming clients using Outlook Express can't
dnl # do STARTTLS on ports other than 25. Mozilla Mail can ONLY use STARTTLS
dnl # and doesn't support the deprecated smtps; Evolution <1.1.1 uses smtps
dnl # when SSL is enabled-- STARTTLS support is available in version 1.1.1.
dnl #
dnl # For this to work your OpenSSL certificates must be configured.
dnl #
dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtps, Name=TLSMTA, M=s')dnl
dnl #
dnl # The following causes sendmail to additionally listen on the IPv6 loopback
dnl # device. Remove the loopback address restriction listen to the network.
dnl #
dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`port=smtp,Addr=::1, Name=MTA-v6, Family=inet6')dnl
dnl #
dnl # enable both ipv6 and ipv4 in sendmail:
dnl #
dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Name=MTA-v4, Family=inet, Name=MTA-v6, Family=inet6')
dnl #
dnl # We strongly recommend not accepting unresolvable domains if you want to
dnl # protect yourself from spam. However, the laptop and users on computers
dnl # that do not have 24x7 DNS do need this.
dnl #
FEATURE(`accept_unresolvable_domains')dnl
dnl #
dnl FEATURE(`relay_based_on_MX')dnl
dnl #
dnl # Also accept email sent to "localhost.localdomain" as local email.
dnl #
LOCAL_DOMAIN(`localhost.localdomain')dnl
dnl #
dnl # The following example makes mail from this host and any additional
dnl # specified domains appear to be sent from mydomain.com
dnl #
dnl MASQUERADE_AS(`mydomain.com')dnl
dnl #
dnl # masquerade not just the headers, but the envelope as well
dnl #
dnl FEATURE(masquerade_envelope)dnl
dnl #
dnl # masquerade not just @mydomainalias.com, but @*.mydomainalias.com as well
dnl #
dnl FEATURE(masquerade_entire_domain)dnl
dnl #
dnl MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost)dnl
dnl MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost.localdomain)dnl
dnl MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(mydomainalias.com)dnl
dnl MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(mydomain.lan)dnl
MAILER(smtp)dnl
MAILER(procmail)dnl
dnl MAILER(cyrusv2)dnl
</pre>

In the SMART_HOST setting above the name of Yahoo's SMTP server is surrounded in brackets, []. If you are using SBC Yahoo DSL, then these brackets must be included. In order to reduce spam Yahoo spoofs their MX record to point to a relay that drops all mail. The brackets cause SENDMAIL to ignore this spoofed MX record.

Next we need to create the /etc/mail/authinfo file and compile it into a hash table with the command "makemap hash /etc/mail/authinfo </etc/mail/authinfo". This generates the file /etc/mail/authinfo.db that is referenced in /etc/mail/sendmail.mc.

/etc/mail/authinfo:
<pre>
AuthInfo:yahoo.com "U:userid@sbcglobal.net" "P:password" "M:PLAIN"
AuthInfo: "U:userid@sbcglobal.net" "P:password" "M:PLAIN"
</pre>

Change the userids and passwords in the file above to your userid and password. Since this file contains your password, you should protect it so that only root can see it. The command "chmod 600 /etc/mail/authinfo" will do that.

Finally, tell SENDMAIL to reload its configuration to make this take effect with the command "service sendmail reload". Send some test mail with the "mail" command. Useful debugging info can be found in /var/log/maillog on Fedora Core systems.

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−	I have some Linux hosts in my network at home that want to send system messages using SENDMAIL and SMTP. My ISP, SBC Yahoo DSL, does not have an open relay that supports this. One must set up SMTP AUTH in the SENDMAIL configuration to make this work in their network. There is a complete description of how this can be accomplished available on LinuxQuestions.org. This is my abridged version for Fedora Core 4 systems.	+	I have some Linux hosts in my network at home that want to send system messages using SENDMAIL and SMTP. My ISP, SBC Yahoo DSL, does not have an open relay that supports this. One must set up SMTP AUTH in the SENDMAIL configuration to make this work in their network. There is a [http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?s=&postid=1144343#post1144343 complete description] of how this can be accomplished available on LinuxQuestions.org. This is my abridged version for Fedora Core 4 systems.

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	Finally, tell SENDMAIL to reload its configuration to make this take effect with the command "service sendmail reload". Send some test mail with the "mail" command. Useful debugging info can be found in /var/log/maillog on Fedora Core systems.		Finally, tell SENDMAIL to reload its configuration to make this take effect with the command "service sendmail reload". Send some test mail with the "mail" command. Useful debugging info can be found in /var/log/maillog on Fedora Core systems.
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      dnl # be sent out through an external mail server:
      dnl #
->>  <b>define(`SMART_HOST',`[smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com]')</b>
+>>  define(`SMART_HOST',`[smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com]')
      dnl #
      define(`confDEF_USER_ID',``8:12'')dnl

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