.ls 2
.he 'Sendmail Installation and Operation Guide''%'
-.fo 'Version 1.3'DRAFT'Last Mod %G%'
+.fo 'Version 1.4'DRAFT'Last Mod %G%'
.nr si 3n
.de $0
.(x
.i sendmail/doc
on the distribution).
.sh 1 "NORMAL OPERATIONS"
+.sh 2 "Quick Configuration Startup"
+.pp
+A fast version of the configuration file
+may be set up by using the
+.b \-Z
+flag:
+.(b
+/usr/lib/sendmail \-Z
+.)b
+This creates the file
+.i /usr/lib/sendmail.fc .
+This file is an image of
+.i sendmail 's
+data space after reading in the configuration file.
+If this file exists,
+it is used instead of
+.i /usr/lib/sendmail.cf
+and must be rebuilt every time
+.i sendmail.cf
+is changed.
+.pp
+This file will be ignored
+if a
+.b \-C
+flag is specified
+or if sendmail detects that it is out of date.
+However, the heuristics are not strong
+so this should not be trusted.
.sh 2 "The System Log"
.pp
The system log is supported by the
.i x
is a type.
The types are:
-.ip q
-The queue control file.
-This file contains the information necessary to process the job.
.ip d
The data file.
The message body (excluding the header) is kept in this file.
.b lf
file can cause a job to apparently disappear
(it will not even time out!).
+.ip n
+This file is created when an id is being created.
+It is a separate file to insure that no mail can ever be destroyed
+due to a race condition.
+It should exist for no more than a few milliseconds
+at any given time.
+.ip q
+The queue control file.
+This file contains the information necessary to process the job.
.ip t
A temporary file.
These are an image of the
.b qf
file very quickly.
.ip x
-This file is created when an id is being created.
-It is a separate file to insure that no mail can ever be destroyed
-due to a race condition.
-It should exist for no more than a few milliseconds
-at any given time.
+A transcript file,
+existing during the life of a session
+showing everything that happens
+during that session.
.pp
The
.b qf
to the specified
.i value .
These options are described in Appendix B.
+.ip \-Z
+Initialize the file
+.i /usr/lib/sendmail.fc.
.pp
There are a number of options that may be specified as
primitive flags.