RE: [cobalt-users] RAQ3-OS4 New Sendmail Behavior.

["Rodolfo J. Paiz \(E-mail\)" <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Yesterday morning I installed OS 4 update on my RAQ3i.  After
> installing the update Sendmail has changed its behavoir.
> Before the update I could recieve email for hans@anydomain on
> the box.  After the update, I can only recieve email for
> hans@The-virtual-site-hans-was-created-under.
> Send mail is bouncing all other email with the error: 'No such
> user here'.
>
> Is this new behavior a bug or is it the way send mail is
> supposed to work?

I don't own a RaQ and don't know how they are wired. I'm also just
getting started with sendmail. However, if the perception of the
unwashed if of use to you, it is my understanding that this is how
sendmail is *supposed* to work. It's certainly how I *want* my sendmail
to work.

> I am a little concerned becuase I have multiple users
> with email addresses like grant@multiple-domain.

Fortunately this has a quick solution. Unplug your phone so they don't
drive you nuts, then quickly create a list of who belongs to what domain
and add them.

I find this much more secure, too. People sending spam or virii will
have a much harder time guessing usernames in one domain than guessing
usernames on a server with 250 domains. For example, I'd lay good odds
that many servers have a "hans" or a "jsmith" or something common.

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