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# Sendmail basic information

## Introduction

For most system, this is probably the only form you will have to fill to get email going. This configuration generally differentiate email servers from "client" workstations.

## 1. Present your system as

## 2. Accept email for "your domain"

## 3. mail server

## 4. Mail gateway

## 5. Mail gateway protocol

## 6. Features

- 6.1 Relay control (Spammers)
- 6.2 No batching for uucp mail
- 6.3 Max size for uucp messages
- 6.4 Deliver locally to users
- 6.5 No masquerade from users
- 6.6 Special routing database enabled
- 6.7 Special routing database format
- 6.8 Local delivery agent
- 6.9 Don't try to deliver immediatly
- 6.10 Process queue every (minutes)
- 6.11 Supports bogus mail client(HELO)

## 7. Sendmail and the DNS

## 8. Aliases for your system

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