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Updated: November 2020
Managing sendmail Services in Oracle
®
Solaris 11.4
Document Information
Using This Documentation
Product Documentation Library
Feedback
Chapter 1 Introduction to sendmail
About sendmail
Features of sendmail
Changes in This Release
Oracle Solaris Version of sendmail
Flags Used and Not Used to Compile sendmail
Alternative sendmail Commands
Components of Mail Services
Chapter 2 Components of Mail Services
Hardware Components for Mail Configurations
Mail Host
Mail Server
Mail Client
Mail Gateway
Software Components for Mail Services
Mail Agents
Mailers and sendmail
Mailbox Files
Mail Aliases
Chapter 3 Mail Services Directories and Files
Essential Directories for Mail Services
Contents of the /usr/bin Directory
Contents of the /etc/mail Directory
Contents of the /etc/mail/cf Directory
Contents of the /usr/lib Directory
Essential Files for Mail Services
sendmail Configuration File
Versions of the Configuration File
Mail Alias Files
.mailrc Aliases File
/etc/mail/aliases File
NIS aliases Map
.forward Files
Forwarding Situations to Avoid
Controls for .forward files
.forward.hostname File
.forward+detail File
/etc/default/sendmail File
Additional Directories and Files Used for Mail Services
How sendmail Works With Programs
Rerouting Mechanisms
Mail Addresses and Mail Routing
How sendmail Works With Name Services
sendmail.cf and Mail Domains
sendmail and Name Services
Mail Domains and Name Service Domains
Requirements for Name Services
How sendmail Works With NIS and DNS
vacation Utility
Chapter 4 Planning and Setting Up Mail Services
Planning Your Mail System
Local Mail Only
Local Mail and a Remote Connection
Setting Up Mail Services
How to Verify Mailhost Entries in DNS
Chapter 5 Administering Mail Services
Changing the sendmail Configuration
How to Build a New sendmail.cf File
Setting Up a Virtual Host
Automatically Rebuilding Configuration Files
Using sendmail in Open Mode
Setting SMTP to use TLS
How to Set SMTP to Use TLS
Managing SMTP Mail Delivery
How to Manage Mail Delivery by Using an Alternate Configuration of sendmail.cf
Administering Mail Alias Files
How to Set Up an NIS mail.aliases Map
How to Set Up a Local Mail Alias File
How to Create a File to Redirect Addresses
Managing the postmaster Alias
How to Create a postmaster Alias in Each Local /etc/mail/aliases File
How to Create a Separate Mailbox for postmaster
How to Add the postmaster Mailbox to the Aliases in the /etc/mail/aliases File
Administering the Mail Queue Directories
Displaying the Contents of the Mail Queue, /var/spool/mqueue
Forcing Mail Queue Processing in the /var/spool/mqueue Mail Queue
Running a Subset of the /var/spool/mqueue Mail Queue
How to Move the /var/spool/mqueue Mail Queue
How to Run the /var/spool/omqueue Old Mail Queue
Administering .forward Files
How to Disable .forward Files
How to Change the .forward File Search Path
Assigning Shell Access for .forward Permission
How to Create and Populate the /etc/shells File
Switching Mail Transfer Agents
How to Install and Run the postfix Service
How to Revert to the sendmail Service
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Mail Services
Troubleshooting Procedures and Tips for Mail Services
Testing a New Mail Configuration
Verifying Mail Aliases
How to Test the sendmail Rule Sets
Verifying Connections to Other Systems
Other Sources for Mail Diagnostic Information
Error Messages
Logging Error Messages
Resolving Error Messages
Chapter 7 Changes in Versions of sendmail
Changes in Version 8.15 of sendmail
Changes in Version 8.14 of sendmail
Changes in Version 8.13 of sendmail
–FallBackSmartHost Option
Support for Running SMTP With TLS in Version 8.13 of sendmail
Configuration File Options for Running SMTP With TLS
Macros for Running SMTP With TLS
Rule Sets for Running SMTP With TLS
Security Considerations Related to Running SMTP With TLS
Additional Command-Line Options in Version 8.13 of sendmail
Additional and Revised Configuration File Options in Version 8.13 of sendmail
Additional and Revised FEATURE() Declarations in Version 8.13 of sendmail
Changes in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Support for TCP Wrappers in Version 8.12 of sendmail
submit.cf Configuration File in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Functions That Distinguish sendmail.cf From submit.cf
Functional Changes in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional or Deprecated Command-Line Options in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional Arguments for the –PidFile and –ProcessTitlePrefix Options in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional Defined Macros in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional Macros for the Configuration File in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional MAX Macros in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional and Revised m4 Configuration Macros in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Changes to the FEATURE() Declaration in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Changes to the MAILER() Declaration in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional Delivery Agent Flags in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional Equates for Delivery Agents in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional Queue Features in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Changes for LDAP in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Change to the Built-In Mailer in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional Rule Sets in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Changes to Files in Version 8.12 of sendmail
sendmail Version 8.12 and IPv6 Addresses Used in Configuration
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Managing sendmail Services in Oracle
®
Solaris 11.4
November 2020
Describes how to configure the sendmail service to manage email.
Document Information
Using This Documentation
Product Documentation Library
Feedback
1 Introduction to sendmail
About sendmail
Features of sendmail
Changes in This Release
Oracle Solaris Version of sendmail
Flags Used and Not Used to Compile sendmail
Alternative sendmail Commands
Components of Mail Services
2 Components of Mail Services
Hardware Components for Mail Configurations
Mail Host
Mail Server
Mail Client
Mail Gateway
Software Components for Mail Services
Mail Agents
Mailers and sendmail
Mailbox Files
Mail Aliases
3 Mail Services Directories and Files
Essential Directories for Mail Services
Contents of the /usr/bin Directory
Contents of the /etc/mail Directory
Contents of the /etc/mail/cf Directory
Contents of the /usr/lib Directory
Essential Files for Mail Services
sendmail Configuration File
Versions of the Configuration File
Mail Alias Files
.mailrc Aliases File
/etc/mail/aliases File
NIS aliases Map
.forward Files
Forwarding Situations to Avoid
Controls for .forward files
.forward.hostname File
.forward+detail File
/etc/default/sendmail File
Additional Directories and Files Used for Mail Services
How sendmail Works With Programs
Rerouting Mechanisms
Mail Addresses and Mail Routing
How sendmail Works With Name Services
sendmail.cf and Mail Domains
sendmail and Name Services
Mail Domains and Name Service Domains
Requirements for Name Services
How sendmail Works With NIS and DNS
vacation Utility
4 Planning and Setting Up Mail Services
Planning Your Mail System
Local Mail Only
Local Mail and a Remote Connection
Setting Up Mail Services
How to Verify Mailhost Entries in DNS
5 Administering Mail Services
Changing the sendmail Configuration
How to Build a New sendmail.cf File
Setting Up a Virtual Host
Automatically Rebuilding Configuration Files
Using sendmail in Open Mode
Setting SMTP to use TLS
How to Set SMTP to Use TLS
Managing SMTP Mail Delivery
How to Manage Mail Delivery by Using an Alternate Configuration of sendmail.cf
Administering Mail Alias Files
How to Set Up an NIS mail.aliases Map
How to Set Up a Local Mail Alias File
How to Create a File to Redirect Addresses
Managing the postmaster Alias
How to Create a postmaster Alias in Each Local /etc/mail/aliases File
How to Create a Separate Mailbox for postmaster
How to Add the postmaster Mailbox to the Aliases in the /etc/mail/aliases File
Administering the Mail Queue Directories
Displaying the Contents of the Mail Queue, /var/spool/mqueue
Forcing Mail Queue Processing in the /var/spool/mqueue Mail Queue
Running a Subset of the /var/spool/mqueue Mail Queue
How to Move the /var/spool/mqueue Mail Queue
How to Run the /var/spool/omqueue Old Mail Queue
Administering .forward Files
How to Disable .forward Files
How to Change the .forward File Search Path
Assigning Shell Access for .forward Permission
How to Create and Populate the /etc/shells File
Switching Mail Transfer Agents
How to Install and Run the postfix Service
How to Revert to the sendmail Service
6 Troubleshooting Mail Services
Troubleshooting Procedures and Tips for Mail Services
Testing a New Mail Configuration
Verifying Mail Aliases
How to Test the sendmail Rule Sets
Verifying Connections to Other Systems
Other Sources for Mail Diagnostic Information
Error Messages
Logging Error Messages
Resolving Error Messages
7 Changes in Versions of sendmail
Changes in Version 8.15 of sendmail
Changes in Version 8.14 of sendmail
Changes in Version 8.13 of sendmail
–FallBackSmartHost Option
Support for Running SMTP With TLS in Version 8.13 of sendmail
Configuration File Options for Running SMTP With TLS
Macros for Running SMTP With TLS
Rule Sets for Running SMTP With TLS
Security Considerations Related to Running SMTP With TLS
Additional Command-Line Options in Version 8.13 of sendmail
Additional and Revised Configuration File Options in Version 8.13 of sendmail
Additional and Revised FEATURE() Declarations in Version 8.13 of sendmail
Changes in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Support for TCP Wrappers in Version 8.12 of sendmail
submit.cf Configuration File in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Functions That Distinguish sendmail.cf From submit.cf
Functional Changes in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional or Deprecated Command-Line Options in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional Arguments for the –PidFile and –ProcessTitlePrefix Options in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional Defined Macros in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional Macros for the Configuration File in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional MAX Macros in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional and Revised m4 Configuration Macros in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Changes to the FEATURE() Declaration in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Changes to the MAILER() Declaration in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional Delivery Agent Flags in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional Equates for Delivery Agents in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional Queue Features in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Changes for LDAP in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Change to the Built-In Mailer in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Additional Rule Sets in Version 8.12 of sendmail
Changes to Files in Version 8.12 of sendmail
sendmail Version 8.12 and IPv6 Addresses Used in Configuration
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