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diff --git a/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/README b/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/README index c0fb910..6027b86 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/README +++ b/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/README @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Eric Allman <eric@CS.Berkeley.EDU> - @(#)README 8.80 (Berkeley) 11/19/95 + @(#)README 8.81 (Berkeley) 12/3/95 This document describes the sendmail configuration files being used @@ -1349,28 +1349,30 @@ confMIN_FREE_BLOCKS MinFreeBlocks [100] Minimum number of free blocks on blocks and maxsize was the maximum message size. Use confMAX_MESSAGE_SIZE for the second value now.) -confMAX_MESSAGE_SIZE MaxMessageSize The maximum size of messages that will - be accepted (in bytes). -confBLANK_SUB BlankSub [.] Blank (space) substitution +confMAX_MESSAGE_SIZE MaxMessageSize [infinite] The maximum size of messages + that will be accepted (in bytes). +confBLANK_SUB BlankSub [ ] Blank (space) substitution character. confCON_EXPENSIVE HoldExpensive [False] Avoid connecting immediately to mailers marked expensive? confCHECKPOINT_INTERVAL CheckpointInterval - Checkpoint queue files every N + [10] Checkpoint queue files every N recipients. confDELIVERY_MODE DeliveryMode [background] Default delivery mode. confAUTO_REBUILD AutoRebuildAliases - Automatically rebuild alias + [False] Automatically rebuild alias file if needed. -confERROR_MODE ErrorMode Error message mode. -confERROR_MESSAGE ErrorHeader Error message header/file. +confERROR_MODE ErrorMode [print] Error message mode. +confERROR_MESSAGE ErrorHeader [undefined] Error message header/file. confSAVE_FROM_LINES SafeFromLine Save extra leading From_ lines. confTEMP_FILE_MODE TempFileMode [0600] Temporary file mode. -confMATCH_GECOS MatchGECOS Match GECOS field. -confMAX_HOP MaxHopCount Maximum hop count. -confIGNORE_DOTS* IgnoreDots Ignore dot as terminator for incoming +confMATCH_GECOS MatchGECOS [True] Match GECOS field. +confMAX_HOP MaxHopCount [25] Maximum hop count. +confIGNORE_DOTS* IgnoreDots [False; always False in -bs or -bd mode] + Ignore dot as terminator for incoming messages? -confBIND_OPTS ResolverOptions Default options for DNS resolver. +confBIND_OPTS ResolverOptions [undefined] Default options for DNS + resolver. confMIME_FORMAT_ERRORS* SendMimeErrors [True] Send error messages as MIME- encapsulated messages per RFC 1344. confFORWARD_PATH ForwardPath [$z/.forward.$w:$z/.forward] @@ -1381,12 +1383,14 @@ confMCI_CACHE_SIZE ConnectionCacheSize [2] Size of open connection cache. confMCI_CACHE_TIMEOUT ConnectionCacheTimeout [5m] Open connection cache timeout. -confUSE_ERRORS_TO* UserErrorsTo [False] Use the Errors-To: header to deliver - error messages. This should not be - necessary because of general acceptance - of the envelope/header distinction. +confUSE_ERRORS_TO* UserErrorsTo [False] Use the Errors-To: header to + deliver error messages. This should + not be necessary because of general + acceptance of the envelope/header + distinction. confLOG_LEVEL LogLevel [9] Log level. -confME_TOO MeToo Include sender in group expansions. +confME_TOO MeToo [False] Include sender in group + expansions. confCHECK_ALIASES CheckAliases [False] Check RHS of aliases when running newaliases. Since this does DNS lookups on every address, it can @@ -1395,13 +1399,14 @@ confCHECK_ALIASES CheckAliases [False] Check RHS of aliases when confOLD_STYLE_HEADERS* OldStyleHeaders [True] Assume that headers without special chars are old style. confDAEMON_OPTIONS DaemonPortOptions - SMTP daemon options. + [none] SMTP daemon options. confPRIVACY_FLAGS PrivacyOptions [authwarnings] Privacy flags. -confCOPY_ERRORS_TO PostmasterCopy Address for additional copies of all - error messages. -confQUEUE_FACTOR QueueFactor Slope of queue-only function. -confDONT_PRUNE_ROUTES DontPruneRoutes Don't prune down route-addr syntax - addresses to the minimum possible. +confCOPY_ERRORS_TO PostmasterCopy [undefined] Address for additional + copies of all error messages. +confQUEUE_FACTOR QueueFactor [600000] Slope of queue-only function. +confDONT_PRUNE_ROUTES DontPruneRoutes [False] Don't prune down route-addr + syntax addresses to the minimum + possible. confSAFE_QUEUE* SuperSafe [True] Commit all messages to disk before forking. confTO_INITIAL Timeout.initial [5m] The timeout waiting for a response @@ -1470,42 +1475,47 @@ confTIME_ZONE TimeZoneSpec [USE_SYSTEM] Time zone info -- can be or something else to force that value. confDEF_USER_ID DefaultUser [1:1] Default user id. confUSERDB_SPEC UserDatabaseSpec - User database specification. -confFALLBACK_MX FallbackMXhost Fallback MX host. -confTRY_NULL_MX_LIST TryNullMXList If we are the best MX for a host and - haven't made other arrangements, try - connecting to the host directly; - normally this would be a config error. -confQUEUE_LA QueueLA Load average at which queue-only + [undefined] User database specification. +confFALLBACK_MX FallbackMXhost [undefined] Fallback MX host. +confTRY_NULL_MX_LIST TryNullMXList [False] If we are the best MX for a + host and haven't made other + arrangements, try connecting to the + host directly; normally this would be + a config error. +confQUEUE_LA QueueLA [8] Load average at which queue-only function kicks in. -confREFUSE_LA RefuseLA Load average at which incoming +confREFUSE_LA RefuseLA [12] Load average at which incoming SMTP connections are refused. confWORK_RECIPIENT_FACTOR - RecipientFactor Cost of each recipient. -confSEPARATE_PROC ForkEachJob Run all deliveries in a separate + RecipientFactor [30000] Cost of each recipient. +confSEPARATE_PROC ForkEachJob [False] Run all deliveries in a separate process. -confWORK_CLASS_FACTOR ClassFactor Priority multiplier for class. -confWORK_TIME_FACTOR RetryFactor Cost of each delivery attempt. -confQUEUE_SORT_ORDER QueueSortOrder Queue sort algorithm: Priority or Host. -confMIN_QUEUE_AGE MinQueueAge The minimum amount of time a job +confWORK_CLASS_FACTOR ClassFactor [1800] Priority multiplier for class. +confWORK_TIME_FACTOR RetryFactor [90000] Cost of each delivery attempt. +confQUEUE_SORT_ORDER QueueSortOrder [Priority] Queue sort algorithm: + Priority or Host. +confMIN_QUEUE_AGE MinQueueAge [0] The minimum amount of time a job must sit in the queue between queue runs. This allows you to set the queue run interval low for better resposiveness without trying all jobs in each run. -confDEF_CHAR_SET DefaultCharSet When converting unlabelled 8 bit - input to MIME, the character set to - use by default. +confDEF_CHAR_SET DefaultCharSet [unknown-8bit] When converting + unlabelled 8 bit input to MIME, the + character set to use by default. confSERVICE_SWITCH_FILE ServiceSwitchFile - The file to use for the service switch - on systems that do not have a system- - defined switch. -confDIAL_DELAY DialDelay If a connection fails, wait this long - and try again. This is to allow - "dial on demand" connections to have - enough time to complete a connection. + [/etc/service.switch] The file to use + for the service switch on systems that + do not have a system-defined switch. +confHOSTS_FILE HostsFile [/etc/hosts] The file to use when doing + "file" type access of hosts names. +confDIAL_DELAY DialDelay [0s] If a connection fails, wait this + long and try again. Zero means "don't + retry". This is to allow "dial on + demand" connections to have enough time + to complete a connection. confNO_RCPT_ACTION NoRecipientAction - What to do if there are no legal + [none] What to do if there are no legal recipient fields (To:, Cc: or Bcc:) in the message. Legal values can be "none" to just leave the @@ -1518,20 +1528,20 @@ confNO_RCPT_ACTION NoRecipientAction empty Bcc: header, or "add-to-undisclosed" to add the header ``To: undisclosed-recipients:;''. - Default is "none". confSAFE_FILE_ENV SafeFileEnvironment - If set, sendmail will do a chroot() - into this directory before writing - files. -confCOLON_OK_IN_ADDR ColonOkInAddr If set, colons are treated as a regular + [undefined] If set, sendmail will do a + chroot() into this directory before + writing files. +confCOLON_OK_IN_ADDR ColonOkInAddr [True unless Configuration Level > 6] + If set, colons are treated as a regular character in addresses. If not set, they are treated as the introducer to the RFC 822 "group" syntax. Colons are handled properly in route-addrs. This option defaults on for V5 and lower configuration files. -confMAX_QUEUE_RUN_SIZE MaxQueueRunSize If set, limit the maximum size of any - given queue run to this number of +confMAX_QUEUE_RUN_SIZE MaxQueueRunSize [0] If set, limit the maximum size of + any given queue run to this number of entries. Essentially, this will stop reading the queue directory after this number of entries are reached; it does @@ -1540,10 +1550,10 @@ confMAX_QUEUE_RUN_SIZE MaxQueueRunSize If set, limit the maximum size of any system can tolerate. If not set, there is no limit. confDONT_EXPAND_CNAMES DontExpandCnames - If set, $[ ... $] lookups that do DNS - based lookups do not expand CNAME - records. This currently violates the - published standards, but the IETF + [False] If set, $[ ... $] lookups that + do DNS based lookups do not expand + CNAME records. This currently violates + the published standards, but the IETF seems to be moving toward legalizing this. For example, if "FTP.Foo.ORG" is a CNAME for "Cruft.Foo.ORG", then @@ -1564,15 +1574,16 @@ confSMTP_LOGIN_MSG SmtpGreetingMessage will be inserted between the first and second words to convince other sendmails to try to speak ESMTP. -confDONT_INIT_GROUPS DontInitGroups If set, the initgroups(3) routine will - never be invoked. You might want to - do this if you are running NIS and you - have a large group map, since this - call does a sequential scan of the map; - in a large site this can cause your - ypserv to run essentially full time. - If you set this, agents run on behalf - of users will only have their primary +confDONT_INIT_GROUPS DontInitGroups [False] If set, the initgroups(3) + routine will never be invoked. You + might want to do this if you are + running NIS and you have a large group + map, since this call does a sequential + scan of the map; in a large site this + can cause your ypserv to run + essentially full time. If you set + this, agents run on behalf of users + will only have their primary (/etc/passwd) group permissions. See also the description of OSTYPE for some parameters that can be |
