As shipped, A/UX 3.0 works only with local mail. To get either UUCP or network mail working, you need to reconfigure the /usr/lib/sendmail.cf file. To use the TCP/IP-based (Ethernet) mail, you must have a nameserver running on the network.
NOTE: With A/UX 3.1 these changes are not necessary.
If a fully qualified domain name is the only form of mail address that a user on the computer will generate, modify the file /usr/lib/sendmail.conf/cf/aux.mc so that it contains your Internet domain name. Here is the line to change, as installed from the standard A/UX distribution:
define(DOMAIN, 'DDaux.apple.com')
Change aux.apple.com to your Internet domain name as specified in the /etc/resolv.conf file.
After modifying aux.mc, enter this sequence of commands to make a new sendmail configuration file:
cd /usr/lib/sendmail.conf/cf
make aux.cf
The result of the make command is a file called aux.cf. Move aux.cf to the configuration filename that sendmail uses, by entering this command:
mv aux.cf /usr/lib/sendmail.cf
Now startup sendmail by typing:
/usr/lib/sendmail -bd -q30m
The -bd option causes sendmail to run as a daemon. The -q30m option causes sendmail to process the local mail queue every 30 minutes.
Refer to the A/UX Network System Administration manual chapter on Setting Up Network Mail for further details.
Article Change History:
16 Oct 1995 - Changed title to reflect A/UX 3.0, and added A/UX 3.1.
12 Sep 1994 - Updated for A/UX 3.0.
31 Aug 1992 - Reviewed.
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