Sendmail V8 provides many of the same functions that have been
available on unix systems for many years:
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Store and forward of mail
Domain name masquerading
Mail forwarding by user
POP3 server for remote e-mail retrieval
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Spam protection and relay protection
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User validation on all outgoing mail and ability to reject users
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Mailbox size control and user management routines
Sendmail V8 also provides some features that unix workstations
and servers do not have:
Scale from One to Many Processors
Execute Sendmail on Every Processor in Parallel
On a 16 processor system up to 3K Messages/second
Load Limiting and Burst Detection
Webmail cgi software
2 Gigabyte Mailbox size per user
Future enhancements include 1 Terabyte Mailbox size per user
Version 2.0 Benchmark Report:
Sendmail V2.0 Benchmark Report
Software Included:
elm
Fast Deliver (dlvd)
DNS 4.9.3 server and utilites
nslookup
curses
POP3D
IP Distributor
vacation
webmail.cgi
Documentation Available:
SENDMAIL
Operation Guide
SENDMAIL INSTALL AND CONFIG Guide
SENDMAIL Overview
O'REILLY SENDMAIL 2nd Edition
O'REILLY SENDMAIL Desktop Reference
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ELM User Guide
ELM Reference Guide
Webmail Install and Config Guide
System Software Required:
NonStop Kernel Release
D48.00/G06.04
TCP/IP
Open System
Services 2.1
DNS Software
Tandem Hardware Configuration Supported:
Himalaya
K and S-Series