[cobalt-users] Re:Manual Sendmail.cf RBL SpamCop/ORDB

["Jason Hung" <rf8.a1547c.nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> If I were you (and everyone else), I'd avoid MAPS at all costs.
> There are other systems which do NOT require draconian contracts to be
> signed. MAPS has been dropped by most major users, and is considered
> an organization slowly dying on the vine.

I'm using a mixture of services. I think RBL has worked reliably (I'm no
longer filtering RBL-based services through sendmail, but through
spamassassin such as SpamCop and ORDB) and has worked stawartly. Thanks
for your concern.

>    Also, please search the archives for a long step-by-step posting
> from
> me to learn to how add these modifications by modifying your .mc files
> (cobalt.mc or redhat.mc depending on the machine) instead of directly
> editing the sendmail.cf file. For all but the most
> knowledgable of users, modifying this file directly is a _serious_
> mistake which can easily cause you to lose sendmail...I'd hate to
> think anyone used your instructions and blew their sendmail because of
> a bad line-wrap; the m4 system avoids that problem, and many
> others.

For now, I've found it to be reliable. I had compiled the configuration
for my own server, but a friend asked for advice on manual
configuration.

I advised users who were not comfortable with working directly on the
sendmail.cf file to use m4 for sendmail configuration compilation:

> If you want to make these changes with the sendmail configuration
> compiler, view this post:
> http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/cobalt-users/2002-February/063883.html
> (After the compilation of your configuration file, you should look for
> important changes you should amend to the new file. Use Scooter
> Software Beyond Compare to look for changes.)

Jason