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From: wcwells@ucbopal.CC (William C. Wells)
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Subject: Re: "blaming Unix SendMail"
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Date: Thu, 19-Apr-84 14:05:27 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 19 14:05:27 1984
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I think we can agree that "machine readable" files are not necessarily
"human readable".  Yes, the sendmail configuration file is susceptible
to human error because it is complex, terse, and has to be manually
edited for installation.  I think the BSD Unix development group could
make installation easier by supplying more examples of sendmail
configuration files (eg. one for a site in one mail domain, one for a
site in a subdomain, one for a site in a gateway domain [multiple local
domains], etc.).  A program that asks the installer appropriate
questions and generates a configuration file for the more common types
of installations might reduce the number of errors being made.

Bill Wells
wcwells@Berkeley.ARPA
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