How do I set up a simple Sendmail server for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5?

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Sendmail is part of the base install and should be fully functional. However, there are a few changes to be made to send and receive mail from outside sources. Begin by changing into the /etc/mail/ directory.

cd /etc/mail

Edit the file sendmail.mc and place dnl # in front of the loopback line. It will look as follows:

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