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diff --git a/contrib/sendmail/libmilter/README b/contrib/sendmail/libmilter/README index 96fba66..ec1f84b 100644 --- a/contrib/sendmail/libmilter/README +++ b/contrib/sendmail/libmilter/README @@ -9,11 +9,8 @@ through reference to a sample filter which is attached at the end of this file. It is necessary to first build libmilter.a, which can be done by issuing the './Build' command in SRCDIR/libmilter . -NOTE: If you intend to use filters in sendmail, you must compile sendmail -with -DMILTER defined. You can do this by adding the following to -your devtools/Site/site.config.m4 file: - - APPENDDEF(`conf_sendmail_ENVDEF', `-DMILTER') +Starting with 8.13 sendmail is compiled by default with support for +the milter API. +----------------+ | SECURITY HINTS | @@ -23,13 +20,18 @@ Note: we strongly recommend not to run any milter as root. Libmilter does not need root access to communicate with sendmail. It is a good security practice to run a program only with root privileges if really necessary. A milter should probably check first whether -it runs as root and refuse to start in that case. There is a -compile time option _FFR_MILTER_ROOT_UNSAFE which keeps libmilter -from unlinking a socket when running as root. It is recommended -to turn on this option: +it runs as root and refuse to start in that case. libmilter will +not unlink a socket when running as root. + ++----------------------+ +| CONFIGURATION MACROS | ++----------------------+ - APPENDDEF(`conf_libmilter_ENVDEF', `-D_FFR_MILTER_ROOT_UNSAFE ') +Libmilter uses a set of C preprocessor macros to specify platform specific +features of the C compiler and standard C libraries. +SM_CONF_POLL + Set to 1 if poll(2) should be used instead of select(2). +-------------------+ | BUILDING A FILTER | @@ -464,4 +466,4 @@ main(argc, argv) /* eof */ -$Revision: 8.35.2.2 $, Last updated $Date: 2003/05/26 04:10:06 $ +$Revision: 8.40 $, Last updated $Date: 2003/12/11 18:14:34 $ |
