Mail Administration Guide
    
M
 
 -m argument (sendmail program) ( Index Term Link )
 
 -M argument (sendmail program) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 M code (qf files) ( Index Term Link )
 
 M control line (sendmail.cf file) ( Index Term Link )
 
 M control line (sendmail.cf file) ( Index Term Link )
 
 -M flag (mailer description) ( Index Term Link )
 
 -m flag (mailer description) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 $m macro (sendmail program) ( Index Term Link )
 
 m macro (sendmail.cf file) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 -m option (aliasadmin command) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 macros (configuration) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  case sensitivity ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  conditionals ( Index Term Link )
  D macro definition ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  examples ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  file containing ( Index Term Link )
  L macro definition ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  m macro ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  naming ( Index Term Link )
  OM option ( Index Term Link )
  p macro ( Index Term Link )
  qf files ( Index Term Link )
  R macro ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  required ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  sendmailvars.org_dir table and ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  sendmailvars table and ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  special ($) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  uses for ( Index Term Link )
 
 mail addresses
  See also addresses
  defined ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mail aliases
  See aliases
 
 mail.aliases map
  See NIS, aliases (mail.aliases map)
 
 mail_aliases table
  See NIS+, aliases (mail_aliases table)
 
 mail client
  local mode ( Index Term Link )
  remote mode ( Index Term Link )
 
 mail clients
  configuration file for ( Index Term Link )
  configuring ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  defined ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  local mail only configuration and ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  mail server and ( Index Term Link )
  mailboxes automatically created for ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  NFS-mounted file systems and ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  remote mail configuration and ( Index Term Link )
  remote mode ( Index Term Link )
 
 mail command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mail configuration files
  See configuration files
 
 mail configurations
  See configuration types
 
 mail connections, testing ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mail daemons
  See daemons
 
 mail delivery agents
  See mailers
 
 mail delivery paths
  See delivery paths
 
 mail domain names
  See also domain names
 
 mail exchange (MX) records (DNS) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mail forwarding
  See forwarding mail
 
 mail-forwarding information
  See /etc/mail/aliases file
 
 mail gateways
  candidates for ( Index Term Link )
  configuration files for ( Index Term Link )
  configuring ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  defined ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  local mail and remote connection configuration and ( Index Term Link )
  security and ( Index Term Link )
  sendmail.cf file and ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  sendmail program as gateway ( Index Term Link )
  SMTP and ( Index Term Link )
  testing ( Index Term Link )
  two domains and a gateway configuration ( Index Term Link )
 
 mail headers
  See headers
 
 mail host, remote mail configuration and ( Index Term Link )
 
 mail hosts ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  address-rewriting rules ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  aliases
   DNS ( Index Term Link )
   NIS and NIS+ ( Index Term Link )
  candidates for ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  configuration file for ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  configuring ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  defined ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  deleting local host names ( Index Term Link )
  designating systems as ( Index Term Link )
  dual-function ( Index Term Link )
  local mail and remote connection configuration and ( Index Term Link )
  local mail only configuration and ( Index Term Link )
  name services and sendmail program and ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  name set for a host ( Index Term Link )
  sendmail.cf file and ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  two domains and a gateway configuration and ( Index Term Link )
  uppercase preserved in names ( Index Term Link )
   See also /etc/hosts file
 
 mail.local mailer ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mail macros
  See macros (configuration)
 
 mail messages
  See also headers; mail queue; undelivered messages
  body of ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  carbon copies ( Index Term Link )
  collection by sendmail program ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  delivery by sendmail program ( Index Term Link )
  duplicate copies received ( Index Term Link )
  empty, disallowing ( Index Term Link )
  size setting ( Index Term Link )
  timeouts ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  tracking ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mail-notification daemon ( Index Term Link )
 
 mail problems
  See debugging; troubleshooting
 
 mail queue ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  delivering each job in separate process ( Index Term Link )
  described ( Index Term Link )
  directory for ( Index Term Link )
  flushing old messages ( Index Term Link )
  forcing ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  format of files ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  initiating queue file ( Index Term Link )
  listing ( Index Term Link )
  mail server and ( Index Term Link )
  moving ( Index Term Link )
  overlarge ( Index Term Link )
  printing ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  queueing rather than running ( Index Term Link )
  retransmission and ( Index Term Link )
  running ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  running old ( Index Term Link )
  running subset ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  temporary queue file mode ( Index Term Link )
  time interval for running ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  timeouts for messages ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mail queue delivery mode ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 Mail.rc file ( Index Term Link )
 
 mail routers
  See routers
 
 mail security
  See security
 
 mail servers ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  backups and ( Index Term Link )
  candidates for ( Index Term Link )
  configuration file for ( Index Term Link )
  configuring ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  defined ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  dual-function ( Index Term Link )
  local mail and remote connection configuration and ( Index Term Link )
  local mail only configuration and ( Index Term Link )
  mail clients and ( Index Term Link )
  mailboxes on ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  NFS-mounted file systems and ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  remote mail configuration and ( Index Term Link )
  security permissions on ( Index Term Link )
  space requirements ( Index Term Link )
  two domains and a gateway configuration and ( Index Term Link )
 
 mail services
  administering ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  configurations ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  configuring ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  hardware components ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  planning mail systems ( Index Term Link )
  programs and files ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  software components ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  testing ( Index Term Link )
  troubleshooting ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mail transfer agent
  See mail transport agent
  See also mail transport agent
 
 mail transport agents
  See also sendmail program
  defined ( Index Term Link )
 
 mail user agents
  described ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  mail command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  mailtool command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  mailx command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mailboxes
  See also postmaster mailbox
  automatic creation by sendmail program ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  automatic mounting of ( Index Term Link )
  defined ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  files for ( Index Term Link )
  location of ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  mail servers and ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  mailer for ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  naming ( Index Term Link )
  necessity for ( Index Term Link )
  NFS-mounted file systems and ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  root in NIS ( Index Term Link )
  space requirements ( Index Term Link )
  spooling space for ( Index Term Link )
 
 mailcompat filter ( Index Term Link )
 
 MAILER-DAEMON ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mailers
  custom, user-specified ( Index Term Link )
  ddn mailer ( Index Term Link )
  defined ( Index Term Link )
  error mailer ( Index Term Link )
  ether mailer ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  expensive ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  group ID for, setting default ( Index Term Link )
  internal name ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  local mailer ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  mail gateway configuration and ( Index Term Link )
  mail.local mailer ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  smartuucp mailer ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  Solaris mailers described ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  specifying in sendmail
   flags for ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  specifying in sendmail.cf
   address-rewriting rules ( Index Term Link )
   flags for ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   internal name specification (DM) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   program and interface specification (M) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   semantics of descriptions ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  user ID for, setting default ( Index Term Link )
  uucp mailer ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  uux mailer ( Index Term Link )
 
 mailq command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 .mailrc file ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mailsort program ( Index Term Link )
 
 mailstats program ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mailtool command
  default settings for ( Index Term Link )
  described ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  sendmail program interface with ( Index Term Link )
 
 mailx command
  alias expansion ( Index Term Link )
  default settings ( Index Term Link )
  described ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  sendmail program interface with ( Index Term Link )
 
 mailx.rc file ( Index Term Link )
 
 main.cf file
  described ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  local mail and remote connection configuration and ( Index Term Link )
  mail gateway configuration and ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  mail host configuration and ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  sample ( Index Term Link )
 
 map (aliases)
  See NIS, aliases (mail.aliases map)
 
 maximums
  See also load limiting; time intervals
  cachable open connections ( Index Term Link )
  cached connection idle time ( Index Term Link )
  hop count ( Index Term Link )
  line length ( Index Term Link )
  message size ( Index Term Link )
 
 mconnect program ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 message collection (sendmail program) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 message delivery (sendmail program) ( Index Term Link )
 
 message headers
  See headers
 
 Message-Id: header line ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 message queue
  See mail queue
 
 message timeouts ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 message tracking ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 messages
  See mail messages
 
 metasymbols, address-rewriting rules ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 MIME format, error messages in ( Index Term Link )
 
 minus sign
  See dash (-)
 
 mounting
  See also NFS-mounted file systems
  /var/mail directory ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 moving, mail queue ( Index Term Link )
 
 mqueue directory ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 multifunction components, configuring ( Index Term Link )
 
 multiple recipients
  See also carbon copies
 
 MX (mail exchange) records (DNS) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )