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4.8 Configuration File Feature Reference

In this section we detail each feature available when configuring with the mc configuration method. We list them briefly in Table 4-7, and explain them in greater detail in the text that follows. Note that a comprehensive list of all mc configuration macros and features is available in Appendix A.

Table 4-7. FEATURE( )s available with the mc configuration technique

FEATURE( )

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Description

accept_unqualified_senders

FEATURE(accept_unqualified_senders)

Allow unqualified MAIL FROM:

accept_unresolvable_domains

FEATURE(accept_unresolvable_domains)

Accept unresolvable domains

access_db

Section 7.5

A database for mail policy

allmasquerade

FEATURE(allmasquerade)

Masquerade recipient as well as sender

always_add_domain

FEATURE(always_add_domain)

Add the local domain even on local mail

authinfo

FEATURE(authinfo)

Use a separate database for authentication information

bestmx_is_local

FEATURE(bestmx_is_local)

Accept best MX record as local if in $=w

bitdomain

FEATURE(bitdomain)

Convert BITNET addresses into Internet addresses (deprecated)

blacklist_recipients

Section 7.5.5

Look up recipients in access database

compat_check

FEATURE(compat_check)

Screen sender/recipient pairs

delay_checks

Section 7.5.6

Check SMTP RCPT TO: first

dnsbl

Section 7.2

Reject based on various DNS blacklists

domaintable

FEATURE(domaintable)

Rewrite old domain as equivalent to new domain

enhdnsbl

Section 7.2.2

Enhanced dnsbl lookups

generics_entire_domain

FEATURE(generics_entire_domain)

Match subdomains in generics table

genericstable

FEATURE(genericstable)

Transform sender addresses

ldap_routing

ldap (was ldapx)

Reroute recipients based on LDAP lookups

limited_masquerade

FEATURE(limited_masquerade)

Only masquerade MASQUERADE_DOMAIN hosts

local_lmtp

FEATURE(local_lmtp)

Deliver locally with LMTP and mail.local

local_no_masquerade

FEATURE(local_no_masquerade)

Don't masquerade local mail

local_procmail

FEATURE(local_procmail)

Use procmail(1), etc. as local delivery agent

lookupdotdomain

FEATURE(lookupdotdomain)

Enable .domain secondary access.db lookups

loose_relay_check

Section 7.4.2

Allow %-hack relaying

mailertable

FEATURE(mailertable)

Database selects new delivery agents

masquerade_entire_domain

FEATURE(masquerade_entire_domain)

Masquerade all hosts under a domain

masquerade_envelope

FEATURE(masquerade_envelope)

Masquerade the envelope as well as headers

msp

FEATURE(msp)

Create a mail submission cf file

nocanonify

FEATURE(nocanonify)

Don't canonify with $[ and $]

nodns

FEATURE(nodns)

Omit DNS support from configuration file (deprecated)

no_default_msa

FEATURE(no_default_msa)

Disable automatic listening on MSA port 587

notsticky

FEATURE(notsticky)

Don't differ unqualified versus qualified addresses

nouucp

FEATURE(nouucp)

Eliminate all UUCP support

nullclient

FEATURE(nullclient)

Relay all mail through a mail host

preserve_local_plus_detail

FEATURE(preserve_local_plus_detail)

Retain plussed addresses for delivery

preserve_luser_host

FEATURE(preserve_luser_host)

Preserve recipient host with LUSER_RELAY

promiscuous_relay

Section 7.4.3

Allow unbridled relaying

queuegroup

FEATURE(queuegroup)

Select queue groups via the access database

rbl

FEATURE(rbl)

Reject connections based on rbl.maps.vix.com (V8.9 through V8.11)

redirect

FEATURE(redirect)

Add support for address.REDIRECT aliases

relay_based_on_MX

Section 7.4.4

Relay based on MX records

relay_entire_domain

Section 7.4.5

Relay based on $=m in addition to $=w

relay_hosts_only

Section 7.4.6

Relay individual hosts, not domains

relay_local_from

Section 7.4.7

Relay based on $=w and MAIL FROM:

relay_mail_from

Section 7.4.8

Relay based on MAIL FROM: and RELAY in access_db

smrsh

Section 5.8.2

Use smrsh (sendmail restricted shell)

stickyhost

FEATURE(stickyhost)

Differ unqualified from qualified addresses

use_ct_file

FEATURE(use_ct_file)

Use /etc/mail/trusted-users for trusted users

use_cw_file

FEATURE(use_cw_file)

Use /etc/mail/local-host-names for local hosts

uucpdomain

FEATURE(uucpdomain)

Convert UUCP hosts via a database (deprecated)

virtuser_entire_domain

FEATURE(virtuser_entire_domain)

Match subdomains in the virtual user table

virtusertable

FEATURE(virtusertable)

Support for virtual domains

Note that this reference is not comprehensive. Options, sendmail macros, and delivery agents, for example, are described in chapters dedicated to those topics.

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