BSD 4_3_Net_2 release

[unix-history] / usr / src / usr.sbin / sendmail / src / sendmail.8

diff --git a/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/src/sendmail.8 b/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/src/sendmail.8
index 37f598c..6f51054 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/src/sendmail.8
+++ b/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/src/sendmail.8
@@ -1,11 +1,37 @@
 .\" Copyright (c) 1988, 1991 The Regents of the University of California.
 .\" All rights reserved.
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1988, 1991 The Regents of the University of California.
 .\" All rights reserved.
 .\"

-.\" %sccs.include.redist.man%
+.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+.\" are met:
+.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+.\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
+.\"    must display the following acknowledgement:
+.\"    This product includes software developed by the University of
+.\"    California, Berkeley and its contributors.
+.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
+.\"    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+.\"    without specific prior written permission.

 .\"
 .\"

-.\"     @(#)sendmail.8 6.5 (Berkeley) %G%
+.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+.\" ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+.\" SUCH DAMAGE.

 .\"
 .\"

-.Dd 
+.\"     @(#)sendmail.8 6.10 (Berkeley) 8/5/91
+.\"
+.Dd August 5, 1991

 .Dt SENDMAIL 8
 .Os BSD 4
 .Sh NAME
 .Dt SENDMAIL 8
 .Os BSD 4
 .Sh NAME


@@ -201,7 +227,7 @@ using the
 flag
 or in the configuration file.
 These are described in detail in the
 flag
 or in the configuration file.
 These are described in detail in the

-.%T Sendmail Installation and Operation Guide.
+.%T "Sendmail Installation and Operation Guide" .

 The options are:
 .Bl -tag -width Fl
 .It Li A Ns Ar file
 The options are:
 .Bl -tag -width Fl
 .It Li A Ns Ar file


@@ -268,6 +294,13 @@ help file.
 .It Li i
 Do not take dots on a line by themselves
 as a message terminator.
 .It Li i
 Do not take dots on a line by themselves
 as a message terminator.

+.It Li k Ar N
+Checkpoint the queue file after every
+.Ar N
+successful deliveries (default 10).
+This avoids excessive duplicate deliveries
+when sending to long mailing lists
+interrupted by system crashes.

 .It Li L Ns Ar n
 The log level.
 .It Li m
 .It Li L Ns Ar n
 The log level.
 .It Li m


@@ -306,8 +339,32 @@ failed messages will be returned to the sender.
 The default is three days.
 .It Li t Ns Ar stz , Ar dtz
 Set the name of the time zone.
 The default is three days.
 .It Li t Ns Ar stz , Ar dtz
 Set the name of the time zone.

+.It Li U Ns Ar userdatabase
+If set, a user database is consulted to get forwarding information.
+You can consider this an adjunct to the aliasing mechanism,
+except that the database is intended to be distributed;
+aliases are local to a particular host.
+This may not be available if your sendmail does not have the
+.Dv USERDB
+option compiled in.

 .It Li u Ns Ar N
 Set the default user id for mailers.
 .It Li u Ns Ar N
 Set the default user id for mailers.

+.It Li w
+If not set, name server lookups will us a querytype of ANY
+to find types
+.Dv CNAME , A ,
+and
+.Dv MX ,
+and will cause all existing records to be cached by our local server.
+If there is (might be) a wildcard MX in the local domain
+or its parents that are searched, you
+.ul
+must
+set this option, which will use a querytype of
+.Dv CNAME
+only;
+otherwise, it would cause all fully-qualified names
+to match as names in the local domain.

 .El
 .Pp
 In aliases,
 .El
 .Pp
 In aliases,


@@ -418,14 +475,14 @@ Internet Request For Comments
 .%T RFC821 ,
 .%T RFC822 .
 .Rs
 .%T RFC821 ,
 .%T RFC822 .
 .Rs

-.%T Sendmail \- An Internetwork Mail Router
+.%T "Sendmail \- An Internetwork Mail Router"

 .%V SMM
 .%V SMM

-.%N \&No. 9
+.%N \&No. 16

 .Re
 .Rs
 .Re
 .Rs

-.%T Sendmail Installation and Operation Guide
+.%T "Sendmail Installation and Operation Guide"

 .%V SMM
 .%V SMM

-.%N \&No. 8
+.%N \&No. 7

 .Re
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Re
 .Sh HISTORY
 The