I didn't say this was any long term solution, just that I've done it and
it can be done.  I was getting my mail rejected because I was masquerading
my domain; but rather than generate, diff, ad nauseum, I hand edited the
cf file.  That got e-mail working quickly and bought me time to calmly
create a new mc file.

On Thu, 28 Aug 2003, Chuck Yerkes wrote:

> Quoting Scott Zahn (scott@xeroxparc.net):
> > If you know where the error is being thrown, it *is* possible to edit your
> > sendmail.cf file by hand (I lost my sendmail.mc file).  I've done it and
> > fixed a few things.  The only downside is that when you get around to
> > making another mc file, you have to remember all the changes you made by
> > hand in your cf file, but it is possible to hand edit your cf file.
>
> Yeah, and I'd encourage people to do this only because I've
> billed so many hours for undoing it.
>
> If you LOSE the mc file (shame on you, but it happens) REMAKE IT.
> It's a little work, you generate a .cf and you diff.  edit, generate, diff.
> repeat until done.
>
> Then use the .mc file.
>
> Why?  8.13 comes out.  Big changes.  You want to use the new psychic
> ruleset that lets you determine the mindset of the sender:
> R $* $| sender=SPAMMER		$# reject
>
> Oh, but you can't.  Because you've got ruleset from 8.8.8.
> Alas.
>
>
> Use the .mc files.
>

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