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define(`confCC',`gcc') | define(`confCC',`gcc') | ||
define(`confCCLINK',`gcc') | define(`confCCLINK',`gcc') | ||
| + | define(`confNROFF',`cat') | ||
| + | define(`confMANDOC',`') | ||
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define(`confCCOPTS',`-fPIC -DPIC') | define(`confCCOPTS',`-fPIC -DPIC') | ||
define(`confCCLINK',`gcc') | define(`confCCLINK',`gcc') | ||
| − | define(`confLIBDIR',`/usr/lib64') | + | define(`confLIBDIR',`/usr/lib64/') |
| + | define(`confNROFF',`cat') | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:43, 19 November 2011
| Download Source: | http://www.sendmail.org/ftp/sendmail.8.14.5.tar.gz |
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Contents
Introduction to Sendmail
The sendmail package contains an open-source MTA. It is useful for sending emails via the command line and with PHP's mail() function
Project Homepage: http://www.sendmail.org/
Creating the Sendmail User/Group
groupadd -g 38 smmsp &&
useradd -c "Sendmail" -d /dev/null -g smmsp \
-s /bin/false -u 38 smmsp
Non-Multilib
Configure the package:
cat <<<"EOF" define(`confCC',`gcc') define(`confCCLINK',`gcc') define(`confNROFF',`cat') define(`confMANDOC',`') EOF;
Compile the package:
./Build
Install the package:
./Build install
Multilib
This package does not provide any libraries so only one installation is needed.
64Bit
Configure the package:
cat <<<"EOF" define(`confCC',`gcc -m64') define(`confCCOPTS',`-fPIC -DPIC') define(`confCCLINK',`gcc') define(`confLIBDIR',`/usr/lib64/') define(`confNROFF',`cat') define(`confMANDOC',`') EOF;
Compile the package:
./Build
Install the package:
./Build install
