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  Configuring sendmail on Jaguar
Subject:   Changing sendmail port from 25 to something else
Date:   2003-10-20 20:53:17
From:   anonymous2
Since i am using a PowerBook, it makes sense to use sendmail on my machine whenever i'm on a different network, instead of having to worry about changing my smtp settings in Mail.app all the time. Although the "define(`SMART_HOST', `smtp.mailserver.net')" line works for a stationary machine, this line would have to be changed for every new ISP my PowerBook comes in contact with.


on the sendmail.org site, there is a FAQ that says to change the outgoing port to something OTHER than 25, insert this line in the config.mc file:


define(`SMTP_MAILER_ARGS', `TCP $h 2525')
-- or any other port you want. it doesn't have to be port 2525.


(the full FAQ is here: http://sendmail.org/faq/section3.html#3.39 )


I tried that, and then ran the "update" script again, but when i telnet into my machine, it still shows sendmail as running on port 25! argh.


since i really do use my laptop everywhere, and connected to many different IPs, getting sendmail to use a non-restricted port is pretty essential.


Any suggestions?


I'll email ya a pizza if you can figure this one out :-)


-- jeffrey