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From: steve@simon.UUCP (Steven E. Piette)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: mail
Message-ID: <337@simon.uucp>
Date: 8 Jun 89 00:47:45 GMT
References: <8906021616.AA02345@richter.mit.edu>
Organization: ACT, Inc., Dank Dark Cave, Algonquin, IL.
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In article <8906021616.AA02345@richter.mit.edu>, krowitz@RICHTER.MIT.EDU (David Krowitz) writes:
> 	(stuff deleted)
> 1) make certain that the file /usr/lib/sendmail.fc (".fc", not
>    ".cf") has been deleted. This is the "frozen" mail configuration
>    file. If it exists, the mailer will use it instead of the
>    /usr/lib/sendmail.cf file.
> 	(stuff deleted)
> 3) You can create a new "frozen" configuration file by using the
>    command /usr/lib/sendmail -bz to read the ".cf" file and create
>    a new ".fc" file. The mailer is supposed to run faster using
>    the ".fc" file, but you have to remember to re-freeze the
>    configuration file after every time you edit the ".cf" file.
> 
>  -- David Krowitz
> krowitz@richter.mit.edu   (18.83.0.109)

David, 

If this is still in reference to mail problems under SR9.7.x then frozen 
configuration files were not supported. You can sendmail -bz to your heart's
content but nothing will happen. I don't remember if 10.0 cleaned this up.

Also if this is the correct thread (9.7 mail problems) the /etc/host file had
to be correct for rlogin and ftp to work by giving a host name (they lookup
the name in the host file to get a internet number, but you knew that).

Back when I used to work at Apollo, I hacked up a couple of functional sendmail
files for both mixed SMTP/UUCP and for SMAIL support. Unfortunatly I can't seem
to find them around here anymore. (anyone want to restore some old wbak tapes?)

Oh well back other hacking.

-- 
Steven E. Piette                              Applied Computer Technology Inc.
UUCP: {smarthost}!simon!steve                             1750 Riverwood Drive
INET: steve@simon.CHI.IL.US or spiette@SUN.COM             Algonquin, IL 60102
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