The following table provides information about the changes to the Timeout option. Specifically, this sendmail option has some new keywords and a new value for ident. In the Solaris operating environment, you should not need to change the default values for the keywords that are listed in the table. However, if you choose to make a change, use the keyword=value syntax. The value is a time interval. Refer to the following examples.
O Timeout.keyword=value # for the configuration file -OTimeout.keyword=value # for the command line define(`m4_name', value) # for m4 configuration |
To avoid security risks, sendmail relinquishes its root permissions when you set this option from the command line.
Keyword |
Default Value |
Description |
---|---|---|
control |
2m |
m4 name: confTO_CONTROL Limits the total time that is dedicated to satisfying a control socket request. |
ident |
5s |
m4 name: confTO_IDENT Defaults to 5 seconds—instead of 30 seconds—to prevent the common delays that are associated with mailing to a site that drops IDENT packets. |
queuereturn |
5d |
m4 name: confTO_QUEUERETURN Includes the value now, which immediately bounces entries from the queue without a delivery attempt. |
resolver.retrans |
varies |
m4 name: confTO_RESOLVER_RETRANS Sets the resolver's retransmission time interval (in seconds), which applies to resolver.retrans.first and resolver.retrans.normal. |
resolver.retrans.first |
varies |
m4 name: confTO_RESOLVER_RETRANS_FIRST Sets the resolver's retransmission time interval (in seconds) for the first attempt to deliver a message. |
resolver.retrans.normal |
varies |
m4 name: confTO_RESOLVER_RETRANS_NORMAL Sets the resolver's retransmission time interval (in seconds) for all resolver lookups, except the first delivery attempt. |
resolver.retry |
varies |
m4 name: confTO_RESOLVER_RETRY Sets the number of times to retransmit a resolver query, which applies to Timeout.resolver.retry.first and Timeout.resolver.retry.normal. |
resolver.retry.first |
varies |
m4 name: confTO_RESOLVER_RETRY_FIRST Sets the number of times to retransmit a resolver query for the first attempt to deliver a message. |
resolver.retry.normal |
varies |
m4 name: confTO_RESOLVER_RETRY_NORMAL Sets the number of times to retransmit a resolver query for all resolver lookups, except the first delivery attempt. |