Administrivia and Stupid Mail TricksNext: Forwarding Mail to a Up: Sendmail+IDA Previous: Putting it all togetherAdministrivia and Stupid Mail TricksNow that we've discussed the theory of configuring, installing, and testing a sendmail+IDA system, lets take a few moments to look into things that do happen routinely in the life of a mail administrator.Remote systems sometimes break. Modems or phone lines fail, DNS definitions are set incorrectly due to human error. Networks go down unexpectedly. In such cases, mail administrators need to know how to react quickly, effectively, and safely to keep mail flowing through alternate routes until the remote systems or service providers can restore normal services.The rest of this chapter is intended to provide you with the solutions to the most frequently encountered ``electronic mail emergencies''.Forwarding Mail to a Relay HostForcing Mail into Misconfigured Remote SitesForcing Mail to be Transferred via UUCPPreventing Mail from Being Delivered via UUCPRunning the Sendmail Queue on DemandReporting Mail StatisticsAndrew AndersonThu Mar 7 23:22:06 EST 1996&