> ... but what about mail and sendmail ?
> Can i "export" via NFS the directory /var/spool/mail of the main server to
> the others ?.
Yes.
> All the users will be able to read their mail on every box....
> i am not sure it's a good idea !
Why not?
> And if they want to send mail on the local network and/or Internet, do i
> have to set a main SMTP/POP server or configure sendmail on each machine (to
> use the command "mail", not only a navigator or another program) ?
If you want all MUAs to work, then you will need a compatible
`sendmail' command on each machine. You don't necessarily need to run
a sendmail daemon though.
> In this case, the mail goes to the Internet but the addess of the
> sender is user@host.domain.com
Configure the `DM' line in sendmail.cf to change the domain.
> For the moment all the mail for Internet comes only if the adresse is :
> user@host.domain.com not when the address is user@domain.com , althought i
> have set a MX entry in my DNS, why ?
I don't understand this bit.
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