How to Install Sendmail on Linux

Sendmail will manage your company email infrastructure.

Sendmail is a mail server program used on Unix and Linux computers. It is an open source program that allows you to create an email account on your computer or server. Organizations use sendmail on their email servers to have a central location to send from and receive company email. Installing sendmail is an easy process that can be accomplished in just a few minutes.

Instructions

1. Download the latest version of Sendmail from the ftp servers link provided below. The latest version as of May, 2011 is Sendmail 8.14.4, so you would click the link for "sendmail.8.14.4.tar.gz".

2. Open Terminal and navigate to the folder you downloaded Sendmail to by typing "cd /(Folder)."

3. Extract Sendmail by typing "tar -xvzf sendmail.8.14.4.tar.gz" and pressing "Enter" on your keyboard.

4. Compile the program by typing "./Build" in the terminal, then install by typing "./Build install".

5. Type "m4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/sendmail.cf" into Terminal to create the configuration file for Sendmail. Once the file is created, open it in your favorite text editor to make the configurations necessary for your specific set up.

References

• Sendmail: Download Page
• Sendmail Installation Manual (Pages 4 & 5)
• Linux Network Administrators Guide: Installing Sendmail
• Tech Republic: Set Up A Sendmail Server on Linux
• Linux Help: Sendmail Setup Guide

Resources

• Sendmail FTP Download Server