From 6f603bf55dd5298e87c1b014ac9b4e9faf5cd7b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Allman Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1993 18:50:29 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] expanded comments re: resolv+ SCCS-vsn: usr.sbin/sendmail/src/READ_ME 8.22 --- usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/src/READ_ME | 17 ++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/src/READ_ME b/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/src/READ_ME index d97a4ff83b..01f2c9b9ba 100644 --- a/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/src/READ_ME +++ b/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/src/READ_ME @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ # # %sccs.include.redist.sh% # -# @(#)READ_ME 8.21 (Berkeley) %G% +# @(#)READ_ME 8.22 (Berkeley) %G% # This directory contains the source files for sendmail. @@ -223,9 +223,16 @@ SunOS 4.x (Solaris 1.x) You may have to use -lresolv on SunOS. However, beware that this links in a new version of gethostbyname that does not understand NIS, so you must have all of your hosts in DNS. - I understand that resolv+ works properly, allowing you to - specify a search-path of services. I haven't tried this, as - we use DNS exclusively. + + There is substantial disagreement about whether you can make + this work with resolv+, which allows you to specify a search-path + of services. Some people report that it works fine, others + claim it doesn't work at all (including causing sendmail to + drop core when it tries to do multiple resolv+ lookups for a + single job). I haven't tried resolv+, as we use DNS exclusively. + + Should you want to try resolv+, it is on ftp.uu.net in + /networking/ip/dns. Solaris 2.x (SunOS 5.x) To compile for Solaris, be sure you use -DSOLARIS. @@ -360,4 +367,4 @@ version.c The version number and information about this Eric Allman -(Version 8.21, last update %G% 17:14:51) +(Version 8.22, last update %G% 11:50:29) -- 2.20.1