generalize domaintable lookups

SCCS-vsn: usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/README 8.29

diff --git a/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/README b/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/README
index 389de6f..f5917ee 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/README
+++ b/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/README
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
                Eric Allman <eric@CS.Berkeley.EDU>
 
 
                Eric Allman <eric@CS.Berkeley.EDU>
 

-               @(#)README      8.28 (Berkeley) %G%
+               @(#)README      8.29 (Berkeley) %G%

 
 
 This document describes the sendmail configuration files being used
 
 
 This document describes the sendmail configuration files being used


@@ -336,12 +336,15 @@ mailertable       Include a "mailer table" which can be used to override
                reflected into the message header.
 
 domaintable    Include a "domain table" which can be used to provide
                reflected into the message header.
 
 domaintable    Include a "domain table" which can be used to provide

-               full domains on unqualified (single word) hosts.  The
-               argument of the FEATURE may be the key definition.  If
-               none is specified, the definition used is:
+               domain name mapping.  Use of this should really be
+               limited to your own domains.  It may be useful if you
+               change names (e.g., your company changes names from
+               oldname.com to newname.com).  The argument of the
+               FEATURE may be the key definition.  If none is specified,
+               the definition used is:

                        hash -o /etc/domaintable
                        hash -o /etc/domaintable

-               The key in this table is the unqualified host name; the
-               value is the fully qualified domain.  Anything in the
+               The key in this table is the domain name; the value is
+               the new (fully qualified) domain.  Anything in the

                domaintable is reflected into headers; that is, this
                is done in ruleset 3.
 
                domaintable is reflected into headers; that is, this
                is done in ruleset 3.