Mail Administration Guide

Preface

The Mail Administration Guide presents the concepts and procedures required to establish and maintain electronic mail services. This book no longer includes information about configuring sendmail.

Prior to using this book, you should have already installed SolarisTM software and set up the networking software that you plan to use.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for the system administrator whose responsibilities include setting up and maintaining mail services. Though much of the book is directed toward the experienced system administrator, it also contains information useful to novice administrators and other readers who might be new to the Solaris platform.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, Understanding Mail Services provides an overview of the mail service. The concepts and terminology necessary to set up and maintain a mail service are discussed in detail.

Chapter 2, Setting Up and Administering Mail Services describes the steps required to set up and administer a mail service. Troubleshooting tips are included.

Chapter 3, sendmail Reference covers special topics related to the Solaris version of sendmail.

Related Books

This is a list of related documentation that is refered to in this book.

Other Information Sources

Here is a list of additional information sources about sendmail.

Ordering Sun Documents

The SunDocsSM program provides more than 250 manuals from Sun Microsystems, Inc. If you live in the United States, Canada, Europe, or Japan, you can purchase documentation sets or individual manuals using this program.

For a list of documents and how to order them, see the catalog section of the SunExpressTM Internet site at http://www.sun.com/sunexpress.

What Typographic Changes Mean

Table P-1 describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol 

Meaning 

Example 

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output 

Edit your .login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

machine_name% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output 

machine_name% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value 

To delete a file, type rm filename.

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasized 

Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options.

You must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

Table P-2 shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell 

Prompt 

C shell prompt 

machine_name%

C shell superuser prompt 

machine_name#

Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt 

$

Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt 

#