From: ray@ariel.its.unimelb.EDU.AU (Douglas Ray)
Newsgroups: melb.seminars,aus.general
Subject: sendmail course, 4th Nov
Summary: intensive afternoon course
Date: 8 Oct 92 13:24:15 GMT
Followup-To: melb.seminars
Distribution: melb
Organization: Information Technology Services, University of Melbourne

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				sendmail configuration

				douglas ray
				doug@unimelb.edu.au
				networks & comms, unimelb

	University of Melbourne,  Nov 4th 1992
	University of Queensland, Dec 1st 1992	(Networkshop)

  * intro
  * course details
  * registration and venue

--- intro ----------------------------------------------------------------

This course is for UNIX system administrators.   It covers
configuration of the mail system for delivery on the local host, and to
users on remote hosts.  A range of options will be discussed, from the
simplest correct configuration to more versatile and complex systems.

The core of the course is sendmail programming:  understanding and
using the language of the "sendmail.cf" file.   A comprehensive range
of diagnostic techniques will be presented to aid this.

Programming will be prefaced by a brief practical background of theory,
with documentation for further reference.   A short survey of the
relevant standards, an annotated reading list, and a resource directory
will prepare the participant for further investigations under their own
guidance.

Configuration appropriate for the AARNet environment will be
emphasised.  Proprietary and generic sendmails will be discussed on
SunOS, ULTRIX and AIX platforms.   Interfacing sendmail to other
services and utilities will also be touched on, and sample scripts
will be supplied.

--- course details -------------------------------------------------------

audience:
- first time configurers of sendmail who have read the man page and
  had a brouse through the documents in their system management manual.
- anyone setting up or reconfiguring sendmail for the second..sixth time.
- anyone with sendmail experience but unsure of how to configure sendmail
  within the environment of aarnet.
- enthusiasts of finite state automata (silly twisted persons).

content:
- native sendmail.cf's on sun, ultrix and aix
- IDA sendmail on sun, ultrix and aix
- rulesets & mailer definitions:  understanding and using them.
- header & envelope data
- SMTP:  RFC-821 basics
- debugging your config: -bt, -bv, -v, -oL, port 25
- configuring within the aarnet environment:
	what to do locally, where to put the rest, and how to get it there.
- interfacing sendmail to other utilities
- where to find further details

note:
  The presentation will assume a DNS environment.   The tutorial has
  wider applicability than this, but non-DNS environments will not be
  explicitly covered.   Tips for starting DNS on various platforms may
  be touched upon.

supplied docs:
	course notes -	including reading list, resource directory,
			sample scripts, guide to the RFCs, and more.
	rfc 821  SMTP
	rfc 822  message format
	rfc 974  MX Mail Routing, DNS
	rfc 976  UUCP
	rfc 1123 Host Requirements - Applications

--- registration and venue -----------------------------------------------

	University of Melbourne,  Nov 4th 1992
		2:00 .. 5:30
		Fritz Loewe Theatre,
		Earth Sciences, cnr Elgin and Swanston st
			MU staff		free
			affiliates of MU	$ 60
			others			$100


  bookings:	Barbara Bandiera    ph    344-4459
				    fax   347-4803
				    barbara_bandiera@mac.unimelb.edu.au

advance booking is essential to allow printing of course materials.
(a couple of weeks would be good, though we'll cope with less)

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