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E.3. m4 sendmail Macros
The sendmail distribution comes with several sample configuration files. Chapter 10, "sendmail " provides an example of how the tcpproto.mc file is modified to produce a configuration file suitable for a Linux system. The prototype files are m4 macro configuration files that produce usable sendmail.cf files as output. The prototype files are located in the sendmail/cf/cf directory of the sendmail distribution. Use those prototypes as examples of reasonable sendmail configurations.
All of the sendmail configuration files are composed of the following m4 macros: [164]
[164]By convention, m4 macros are shown in uppercase, and built-in m4 commands are shown in lowercase.
- divert
-
Directs the output of the m4 process.
- dnl
-
Deletes all characters up to the next newline.
- VERSIONID
-
Defines the version number of the .mc source file. RCS or SCCS version numbers are commonly used. This command is optional.
- OSTYPE
-
Points to the m4 source file that contains the operating system-specific information for this configuration. This is required.
- DOMAIN
-
Points to the m4 source file that contains configuration information specific to this domain. This is optional.
- LOCAL_DOMAIN
-
Defines the hostname aliases for the server.
- CANONIFY_DOMAIN
-
Defines domains that should be converted to canonical format even if the nocanonify feature is set.
- CANONIFY_DOMAIN_FILE
-
Identifies a file that contains the list of domains that should be converted to canonical format even if the nocanonify feature is set.
- GENERICS_DOMAIN
-
Defines domain names that should be processed through the genericstable database.
- GENERICS_DOMAIN_FILE
-
Identifies a file that contains the list of domains that should be processed through the genericstable database.
- LDAPROUTE_DOMAIN
-
Defines domains that should be routed according to directions found in the LDAP directory.
- LDAPROUTE_DOMAIN_FILE
-
Identifies a file that lists the domains that should be routed according to directions found in the LDAP directory.
- RELAY_DOMAIN
-
Defines the domains for which this server should relay mail.
- RELAY_DOMAIN_FILE
-
Identifies a file that lists the domains for which this server should relay mail.
- VIRTUSER_DOMAIN
-
Defines the virtual domains that should be processed through the virtusertable.
- VIRTUSER_DOMAIN_FILE
-
Identifies a file that lists the virtual domains that should be processed through the virtusertable.
- FEATURE
-
Points to an m4 source file that defines an optional sendmail feature. This is not required for m4 to process the .mc source file, but many configurations have multiple FEATURE entries.
- MASQUERADE_AS
-
Defines the domain name used to masquerade outgoing mail.
- MASQUERADE_DOMAIN
-
Defines domains that should be masqueraded.
- MASQUERADE_DOMAIN_FILE
-
Identifies a file that lists the domains that should be masqueraded.
- MASQUERADE_EXCEPTION
-
Defines a host that should not be masqueraded even if the domain is being masqueraded.
- EXPOSED_USER
-
Defines usernames that prevent masquerading. If the user portion of the address contains one of these names, the host portion of the address is not masqueraded.
- HACK
-
Points to an m4 source file that contains site-specific configuration information. This is a temporary configuration used to fix a temporary problem. The use of HACK is discouraged.
- SITE
-
Identifies a locally connected UUCP host.
- SITECONFIG
-
Points to a source file that contains m4 SITE commands that define the UUCP sites connected to this host. The format of the command is: SITECONFIG(file, local-hostname, class), which reads the UUCP hostnames from file into class.
- UUCPSMTP
-
Maps a UUCP hostname to an Internet hostname.
- define
-
Defines a local value. Most "defines" are done in the m4 source files that are called by the .mc file, not in the .mc file itself. It can define a value for a sendmail.cf macro, option, or other command.
- undefine
-
Clears the value set for a configuration parameter.
- MAILER
-
Points to an m4 source file that contains the configuration commands that define a sendmail mailer. At least one AILER command must appear in the configuration file. Generally more than one MAILER command is used.
- MAILER_DEFINITIONS
-
Heads a section of sendmail.cf commands that define a custom mailer.
- MODIFY_MAILER_FLAGS
-
Overrides the flags defined for a mailer.
- MAIL_FILTER
-
Defines a mail filter.
- INPUT_MAIL_FILTER
-
Defines a mail filter and the variables necessary to call the filter.
- DAEMON_OPTIONS
-
Defines runtime options for the sendmail daemon.
- TRUST_AUTH_MECH
-
Defines a list of trusted authorization mechanisms.
- LOCAL_RULE_n
-
Heads a section of code to be added to ruleset n, where n is 0, 1, 2, or 3. The code that follows the LOCAL_RULE_n command is composed of standard sendmail.cf rewrite rules.[165] The LOCAL_RULE_n command is rarely used.
[165]The one exception to this is the UUCPSMTP macro that can be used in the local rule.
- LOCAL_RULESETS
-
Heads a section of code that defines a custom ruleset.
- LOCAL_USER
-
Defines usernames that should be exempted from relaying even when local mail is being relayed.
- LOCAL_NET_CONFIG
-
Heads a section of sendmail.cf code that defines how mail destined for the local host is processed.
- LOCAL_CONFIG
-
Heads a section of code to be added to the sendmail.cf file after the local information section and before the rewrite rules. The section of code contains standard sendmail.cf configuration commands. This macro is rarely used.
The built-in m4 commands shown above -- those listed in lowercase characters -- are divided between those that control the flow of output and those that set macro values. The two commands that control the flow of output are dnl and divert. Text following the dnl command is not sent to the output file. Thus it is used at the beginning of a line on a comment. The divert(-1) command sends output to the "bit-bucket" and marks the start of a block of comments. The divert(0) command directs output to standard m4 processing. In addition to -1 and 0, the divert command accepts nine other numeric arguments: the values 1 to 9. These other values are used in the m4 macro source code to direct data to various parts of the sendmail.cf file. You will not use these values in your own configuration. Instead you will use other commands to direct data to specific parts of the sendmail.cf file.
The commands LOCAL_CONFIG, LOCAL_USER, LOCAL_RULESETS, AILER_DEFINITION, LOCAL_NET_CONFIG, and LOCAL_RULE allow you to send data to various parts of the sendmail.cf file without using the various divert values directly. Commands such as LOCAL_CONFIG and MAILER_DEFINITION mark the start of raw sendmail.cf code that should be included in some part of the output file. These commands make it possible for you to customize the sendmail.cf file in any possible way.
The built-in m4 commands define and undefine set macro values. define sets a variable to a value and undefine resets it to its default value. More configuration parameters can be controlled through the define command than through any other, and, correspondingly, more of this appendix is dedicated to define parameters than to anything else.
Almost half of the m4 macros act like the define command and simply set a parameter to a value. MASQUERADE_AS, ASQUERADE_DOMAIN, RELAY_DOMAIN, and VIRTUSER_DOMAIN_FILE are all examples of commands used to set variables.
The TRUST_AUTH_MECH macro is a good example of a macro that complements a define. As you'll see in Section E.3.1, "define" of this appendix, the parameter confAUTH_MECHANISMS can be used to define the trusted authentication mechanisms your server advertises to other servers. The TRUST_AUTH_MECH macro is the inverse of this. It identifies the mechanism that your server accepts from other servers. The same list of keywords used to configure the confAUTH_MECHANISMS parameter in Section E.3.1, "define" can be used to configure TRUST_AUTH_MECHANISMS.
The macro names OSTYPE, DOMAIN, FEATURE, MAILER, HACK, and SITECONFIG are all names of subdirectories within the cf directory. The value passed to each of these macros is the name of a file within the specified directory. For example, the command FEATURE(nouucp) tells m4 to load the file nouucp.m4 from the ostype directory and process the m4 source code found there. The .m4 source files pointed to by the OSTYPE, DOMAIN, FEATURE, and MAILER commands are built primarily from define and FEATURE commands.
Two of the macros that are also directory names, SITECONFIG and HACK, are rarely used. SITECONFIG points to a source file that contains SITE macros that define the UUCP sites connected to the local host. You create the file containing the SITE macros yourself and then invoke it with the SITECONFIG command. These commands, along with UUCPSMTP, are obsolete and maintained only for backward compatibility.
The HACK macro points to an m4 source file that contains a temporary site-specific fix to a sendmail problem. You create the file in the hack directory and then use the HACK command to add that file to the configuration. The use of hacks is discouraged and is generally unnecessary.
The following section provides additional information about the OSTYPE, DOMAIN, FEATURE, and MAILER macros and details of the various commands used to build the m4 source files they call. Chapter 10, "sendmail " provides an example of building a custom DOMAIN macro source file. The source files can contain any of the macros we have already mentioned as well as the additional ones documented below. The macro configuration (.mc) file also can contain any of the commands documented below. In fact, pretty much any macro can appear in any file.
To bring some order out of this chaos, the commands are organized according to the files they are most likely to appear in, which is similar to the organization found in the documentation that comes with the sendmail distribution. Just remember, actual implementation files may have a different organization. We start by examining the define macros and the FEATURE macros that are the primary building blocks of all the other files.
E.3.1. define
The syntax of the define macro is:
define(`parameter', `value')
where parameter is the keyword name of a sendmail configuration parameter and value is the value assigned to that configuration parameter. The parameter and the value are normally enclosed in single quotes to prevent inappropriate macro expansion. These are not balanced quotes. The opening quote is a grave sign (`), and the closing quote is an apostrophe (').
Many of the configuration parameters that can be set using the define command are shown below. Most of the parameters correspond to sendmail options, macros, or classes. The name of the option, macro, or class set by the parameter is listed in the parameter description enclosed in square brackets ([]). Macro names begin with a dollar sign ($j), class names begin with a dollar sign and an equals sign ($=w), and options are shown with long option names (SingleThreadDelivery). To find out more about these parameters, see the descriptions of the macros, options, and classes they represent that are provided later in this appendix.
Because many define parameters are equivalent to options, macros, and classes, the command:
define(`confDOMAIN_NAME', `rodent.wrotethebook.com')
placed in an m4 source file has the same effect as:
Djrodent.wrotethebook.com
placed directly in the sendmail.cf file. If you compile and install a new version of sendmail, build your configuration with m4 and set values for macros, classes, and options with the m4 define macro.
The list of define parameters is quite long. However, because most of the parameters default to a reasonable value, they do not have to be explicitly set in the m4 source file. The default value of each parameter is shown in the listing -- unless there is no default.
- confMAILER_NAME
-
Default is MAILER-DAEMON. The sender name used on error messages. [$n]
- confDOMAIN_NAME
-
The full hostname. [$j]
- confCF_VERSION
-
The configuration file's version number. [$Z]
- confFROM_HEADER
-
Default is $?x$x <$g>$|$g$. . The From: header format.
- confRECEIVED_HEADER
-
Default is $?sfrom $s $.$?_($?s$|from $.$_) $.by $j ($v/$Z)$?r with $r$. id $i$?u for $u$.; $b . The Received: header format.
- confCW_FILE
-
Default is /etc/sendmail.cw. The file of local host aliases. [$=w]
- confCT_FILE
-
Default is /etc/sendmail.ct. The file of trusted usernames. [$=t]
- confTRUSTED_USERS
-
Trusted usernames to add to root, uucp, and daemon.
- confSMTP_MAILER
-
Default is esmtp. The mailer used for SMTP connections; must be smtp, smtp8, or esmtp.
- confUUCP_MAILER
-
Default is uucp-old. The default UUCP mailer.
- confLOCAL_MAILER
-
Default is local. The mailer used for local connections.
- confRELAY_MAILER
-
Default is relay. The default mailer name for relaying.
- confSEVEN_BIT_INPUT
-
Default is False. Forces input to seven bits. [SevenBitInput]
- confEIGHT_BIT_HANDLING
-
Default is pass8. Defines how 8-bit data is handled. [EightBitMode]
- confALIAS_WAIT
-
Default is 10m. The amount of time to wait for alias file rebuild. [AliasWait]
- confMIN_FREE_BLOCKS
-
Default is 100. The minimum number of free blocks on the queue filesystem that must be available to accept SMTP mail. [MinFreeBlocks]
- confMAX_MESSAGE_SIZE
-
Default is infinite. The maximum message size. [MaxMessageSize]
- confBLANK_SUB
-
The character used to replace unquoted blank characters in email addresses. [BlankSub]
- confCON_EXPENSIVE
-
Default is False. Tells system to hold mail bound for mailers that have the e flag set until the next queue run. [HoldExpensive]
- confCHECKPOINT_INTERVAL
-
Default is 10. Tells system to checkpoint the queue files after this number of queued items are processed. [CheckpointInterval]
- confDELIVERY_MODE
-
Default is background. Sets the default delivery mode. [DeliveryMode]
- confAUTO_REBUILD
-
Default is False. Automatically rebuilds alias file. [AutoRebuildAliases]
- confERROR_MODE
-
Default is print. Defines how errors are handled. [ErrorMode]
- confERROR_MESSAGE
-
Points to a file containing a message that is prepended to error messages. [ErrorHeader]
- confSAVE_FROM_LINES
-
Tells system not to discard Unix From: lines. They are discarded if this is not set. [SaveFromLine]
- confTEMP_FILE_MODE
-
Default is 0600. File mode for temporary files. [TempFileMode]
- confMATCH_GECOS
-
Tells system to match the email username to the GECOS field. This match is not done if this is not set. [MatchGECOS]
- confMAX_HOP
-
Default is 25. The counter used to determine mail loops. [MaxHopCount]
- confIGNORE_DOTS
-
Default is False. Tells system to ignore dots in incoming messages. [IgnoreDots]
- confBIND_OPTS
-
Default is undefined. Sets options for DNS resolver. [ResolverOptions]
- confMIME_FORMAT_ERRORS
-
Default is True. Tells system to send MIME-encapsulated error messages. [SendMimeErrors]
- confFORWARD_PATH
-
Default is $z/.forward.$w:$z/.forward. Places to search for .forward files. [ForwardPath]
- confMCI_CACHE_SIZE
-
Default is 2. The number of open connections that can be cached. [ConnectionCacheSize]
- confMCI_CACHE_TIMEOUT
-
Default is 5m. The amount of time inactive open connections are held in the cache. [ConnectionCacheTimeout]
- confHOST_STATUS_DIRECTORY
-
Directory in which host status is saved. [HostStatusDirectory]
- confUSE_ERRORS_TO
-
Default is False. Delivers errors using the Errors-To: header. [UseErrorsTo]
- confLOG_LEVEL
-
Default is 9. Level of detail for the log file. [LogLevel]
- confME_TOO
-
Default is False. Sends a copy to the sender. [MeToo]
- confCHECK_ALIASES
-
Default is False. Looks up every alias during alias file build. [CheckAliases]
- confOLD_STYLE_HEADERS
-
Default is True. Treats headers without special characters as old style. [OldStyleHeaders]
- confDAEMON_OPTIONS
-
SMTP daemon options. [DaemonPortOptions]
- confPRIVACY_FLAGS
-
Default is authwarnings. These flags restrict the use of some mail commands. [PrivacyOptions]
- confCOPY_ERRORS_TO
-
Address to receive copies of error messages. [PostmasterCopy]
- confQUEUE_FACTOR
-
Default is 600000. Used to calculate when a loaded system should queue mail instead of attempting delivery. [QueueFactor]
- confDONT_PRUNE_ROUTES
-
Default is False. Don't prune route-addresses to the minimum possible. [DontPruneRoutes]
- confSAFE_QUEUE
-
Create a queue file, then attempt delivery. This is not done unless this parameter is specified. [SuperSafe]
- confTO_INITIAL
-
Default is 5m. Maximum time to wait for the initial connect response. [Timeout.initial]
- confTO_CONNECT
-
Default is 0. Maximum time to wait for a connect to complete. [Timeout.connect]
- confTO_ICONNECT
-
Maximum time to wait for the very first connect attempt to a host. [Timeout.iconnect]
- confTO_HELO
-
Default is 5m. Maximum time to wait for a HELO or EHLO response. [Timeout.helo]
- confTO_MAIL
-
Default is 10m. Maximum time to wait for a MAIL command response. [Timeout.mail]
- confTO_RCPT
-
Default is 1h. Maximum time to wait for a RCPT command response. [Timeout.rcpt]
- confTO_DATAINIT
-
Default is 5m. Maximum time to wait for a DATA command response. [Timeout.datainit]
- confTO_DATABLOCK
-
Default is 1h. Maximum time to wait for a block during DATA phase. [Timeout.datablock]
- confTO_DATAFINAL
-
Default is 1h. Maximum time to wait for a response to the terminating ".". [Timeout.datafinal]
- confTO_RSET
-
Default is 5m. Maximum time to wait for a RSET command response. [Timeout.rset]
- confTO_QUIT
-
Default is 2m. Maximum time to wait for a QUIT command response. [Timeout.quit]
- confTO_MISC
-
Default is 2m. Maximum time to wait for other SMTP command responses. [Timeout.misc]
- confTO_COMMAND
-
Default is 1h. Maximum time to wait for a command to be issued. [Timeout.command]
- confTO_IDENT
-
Default is 30s. Maximum time to wait for an IDENT query response. [Timeout.ident]
- confTO_FILEOPEN
-
Default is 60s. Maximum time to wait for a file open. [Timeout.fileopen]
- confTO_QUEUERETURN
-
Default is 5d. Time until a message is returned from the queue as undeliverable. [Timeout.queuereturn]
- confTO_QUEUERETURN_NORMAL
-
"Undeliverable" timeout for normal priority messages. [Timeout.queuereturn.normal]
- confTO_QUEUERETURN_URGENT
-
"Undeliverable" timeout for urgent priority messages. [Timeout.queuereturn.urgent]
- confTO_QUEUERETURN_NONURGENT
-
"Undeliverable" timeout for low priority messages. [Timeout.queuereturn.non-urgent]
- confTO_QUEUEWARN
-
Default is 4h. Time until a "still queued" warning is sent about a message. [Timeout.queuewarn]
- confTO_QUEUEWARN_NORMAL
-
Time until a "still queued" warning is sent for normal priority messages. [Timeout.queuewarn.normal]
- confTO_QUEUEWARN_URGENT
-
Time until a "still queued" warning is sent for urgent priority messages. [Timeout.queuewarn.urgent]
- confTO_QUEUEWARN_NONURGENT
-
Time until a "still queued" warning is sent for low priority messages. [Timeout.queuewarn.non-urgent]
- confTO_HOSTSTATUS
-
Default is 30m. Time for stale host status information. [Timeout.hoststatus]
- confTIME_ZONE
-
Default is USE_SYSTEM. Sets time zone from the system (USE_SYSTEM) or the TZ variable (USE_TZ). [TimeZoneSpec]
- confDEF_USER_ID
-
Default is 1:1. Default user ID and group ID. [DefaultUser]
- confUSERDB_SPEC
-
Path of the user database file. [UserDatabaseSpec]
- confFALLBACK_MX
-
Backup MX host. [FallbackMXhost]
- confTRY_NULL_MX_LIST
-
Default is False. Instructs system to connect to the remote host directly if the MX points to the local host. [TryNullMXList]
- confQUEUE_LA
-
Default is 8. Sends mail directly to the queue when this load average is reached. [QueueLA]
- confREFUSE_LA
-
Default is 12. Refuses incoming SMTP connections at this load average. [RefuseLA]
- confMAX_DAEMON_CHILDREN
-
If set, refuses connection when this number of children is reached. [MaxDaemonChildren]
- confCONNECTION_RATE_THROTTLE
-
Maximum number of connections permitted per second, if set. [ConnectionRateThrottle]
- confWORK_RECIPIENT_FACTOR
-
Default is 30000. Factor used to lower the priority of a job for each additional recipient. [RecipientFactor]
- confSEPARATE_PROC
-
Default is False. Delivers messages with separate processes. [ForkEachJob]
- confWORK_CLASS_FACTOR
-
Default is 1800. The factor used to favor a high-priority job. [ClassFactor]
- confWORK_TIME_FACTOR
-
Default is 90000. Factor used to lower the priority of a job for each delivery attempt. [RetryFactor]
- confQUEUE_SORT_ORDER
-
Default is Priority. Sorts queue by Priority or Host order. [QueueSortOrder]
- confMIN_QUEUE_AGE
-
Default is 0. Minimum time a job must be queued. [MinQueueAge]
- confDEF_CHAR_SET
-
Default is unknown-8bit. Default character set for unlabeled 8-bit IME data. [DefaultCharSet]
- confSERVICE_SWITCH_FILE
-
Default is /etc/service.switch. The path to the service switch file. [ServiceSwitchFile]
- confHOSTS_FILE
-
Default is /etc/hosts. The path to the hostnames file. [HostsFile]
- confDIAL_DELAY
-
Default is 0s. Amount of time to delay before retrying a "dial on demand" connection. 0s means "don't retry." [DialDelay]
- confNO_RCPT_ACTION
-
Default is none. Handling for mail with no recipient headers: do nothing (none); add To: header (add-to); add Apparently-To: header (add-apparently-to); add a Bcc: header (add-bcc); add "To: undisclosed-recipients" header (add-to-undisclosed). [NoRecipientAction]
- confSAFE_FILE_ENV
-
Default is undefined. chroot( ) to this directory before writing files. [SafeFileEnvironment]
- confCOLON_OK_IN_ADDR
-
Default is True. Treats colons as regular characters in addresses. [ColonOkInAddr]
- confMAX_QUEUE_RUN_SIZE
-
Default is 0. Limits the number of entries processed in a queue run. means no limit. [MaxQueueRunSize]
- confDONT_EXPAND_CNAMES
-
Default is False. If true, don't convert nicknames to canonical names. False means to convert. [DontExpandCnames]
- confFROM_LINE
-
Default is From $g $d. The format of the Unix From: line. [UnixFromLine]
- confOPERATORS
-
Default is .:%@!^/[]+. Address operator characters. [OperatorChars]
- confSMTP_LOGIN_MSG
-
Default is $j sendmail $v/$Z; $b. The SMTP greeting message. [SmtpGreetingMessage]
- confDONT_INIT_GROUPS
-
Default is False. If true, disable the initgroups(3) routine. False means to use the initgroups(3) routine. [DontInitGroups]
- confUNSAFE_GROUP_WRITES
-
Default is False. If true, don't reference programs or files from group-writable :include: and .forward files. [UnsafeGroupWrites]
- confDOUBLE_BOUNCE_ADDRESS
-
Default is postmaster. When errors occur sending an error message, send the second error message to this address. [DoubleBounceAddress]
- confRUN_AS_USER
-
Default is undefined. Run as this user to read and deliver mail. [RunAsUser]
- confSINGLE_THREAD_DELIVERY
-
Default is False. Force single-threaded mail delivery when set with HostStatusDirectory. [SingleThreadDelivery]
- confALLOW_BOGUS_HELO
-
Defines normally illegal special characters that will be allowed in the DNS hostname on a HELO or EHLO command line. [AllowBogusHELO]
- confAUTH_MECHANISMS
-
Defines a space-separated list of authentication mechanisms that will be advertised by this server. Possible values are GSSAPI, KERBEROS_V4, DIGEST-MD5, and CRAM-MD5. [AuthMechanisms]
- confAUTH_OPTIONS
-
The AUTH= argument is added to the MAIL FROM header only when authentication succeeds if this is set to A. [AuthOptions]
- confCACERT
-
Identifies a file containing a cryptographic certificate from a certificate authority. [CACERTFile]
- confCACERT_PATH
-
Defines the path to the directory that contains the cryptographic certificates. [CACERTPath]
- confCLIENT_CERT
-
Identifies the file containing the cryptographic certificate sendmail uses when it acts as client. [ClientCertFile]
- confCLIENT_KEY
-
Identifies the file containing the private key associated with the certificate used when sendmail acts as a client. [ClientKeyFile]
- confCLIENT_OPTIONS
-
Defines the port options used for outbound SMTP client connections. [ClientPortOptions]
- confCONNECT_ONLY_TO
-
Limits connectivity. Used for testing by the sendmail developers. This is not used in production environments. [ConnectOnlyTo]
- confCONTROL_SOCKET_NAME
-
Defines a socket used for managing the sendmail daemon. [ControlSocketName]
- confCR_FILE
-
Points to the file that lists the hosts for which this server will relay mail. Defaults to /etc/mail/relay-domains. [$=R]
- confDEAD_LETTER_DROP
-
Defines the file where failed messages that could not be returned to the sender or sent to the postmaster are saved. [DeadLetterDrop]
- confDEF_AUTH_INFO
-
Identifies the file that contains the authentication information used for outbound connections. [DefaultAuthInfo]
- confDF_BUFFER_SIZE
-
Defines the maximum amount of buffer memory that will be used before a disk file is used. [DataFileBufferSize]
- confDH_PARAMETERS
-
Identifies the file that contains the DH parameters for the DSA/DH digital signature algorithm. [DHParameters]
- confDONT_BLAME_SENDMAIL
-
Tells sendmail to perform certain file security checks. By default, all checks are performed. This option weakens the security of your server. See the DontBlameSendmail option later in this appendix for a full list of the values that can be used with this parameter. [DontBlameSendmail]
- confDONT_PROBE_INTERFACES
-
Tells sendmail not to automatically accept the addresses of the server's network interfaces as valid addresses if set to true. Defaults to false. [DontProbeInterface]
- confEBINDIR
-
Defines the directory where executables for FEATURE(`local_lmtp') and FEATURE(`smrsh') are stored. The default directory is /usr/libexec.
- confLDAP_DEFAULT_SPEC
-
Defines the defaults used for LDAP databases unless specifically overridden by a K command for an individual map. [LDAPDefaultSpec]
- confMAX_ALIAS_RECURSION
-
Aliases can refer to other aliases. This sets the maximum depth that alias references can be nested. The default is 10. [MaxAliasRecursion]
- confMAX_HEADERS_LENGTH
-
Defines the maximum length of the sum of all headers in bytes. [MaxHeadersLength]
- confMAX_MIME_HEADER_LENGTH
-
Defines the maximum length of MIME headers. [MaxMimeHeaderLength]
- confMAX_RCPTS_PER_MESSAGE
-
Defines the maximum number of recipients allowed for a piece of mail. [MaxRecipientsPerMessage]
- confMUST_QUOTE_CHARS
-
Adds characters to the list of characters that must be quoted when they are included in the user's full name ($x). The characters @,;:\( )[] are always quoted. By default . and ` are added to the list. [MustQuoteChars]
- confPID_FILE
-
Specifies the path of the PID file. [PidFile]
- confPROCESS_TITLE_PREFIX
-
Identifies the string used on this system as the prefix for the process title in ps listings. [ProcessTitlePrefix]
- confRAND_FILE
-
Identifies the file that contains random data needed by STARTTLS if sendmail was not compiled with the HASURANDOM flag. [RandFile]
- confREJECT_MSG
-
Defines the message displayed when mail is rejected because of the access control database. Defaults to "550 Access denied".
- confRRT_IMPLIES_DSN
-
True tells sendmail to interpret a Return-Receipt-To: header as a request for delivery status notification (DSN). The default is false. [RrtImpliesDsn]
- confSERVER_CERT
-
Identifies the file that contains the cryptographic certificate used when this system acts as server. [ServerCertFile]
- confSERVER_KEY
-
Identifies the file that contains the private key associated with the cryptographic certificate used when this system acts as server. [ServerKeyFile]
- confSINGLE_LINE_FROM_HEADER
-
True forces a multiline From: line to a single line. The default is false. [SingleLineFromHeader]
- confTO_RESOLVER_RETRANS
-
Defines, in seconds, the retransmission timer for all resolver lookups. [Timeout.resolver.retrans]
- confTO_RESOLVER_RETRANS_FIRST
-
Defines, in seconds, the retransmission timer for the resolver lookup for the first attempt to deliver a message. [Timeout.resolver.retrans.first]
- confTO_RESOLVER_RETRANS_NORMAL
-
Defines, in seconds, the retransmission timer for all resolver lookups after the first attempt to deliver a message. [Timeout.resolver.retrans.normal]
- confTO_RESOLVER_RETRY
-
Defines the total number of times to retry a resolver query. [Timeout.resolver.retry]
- confTO_RESOLVER_RETRY_FIRST
-
Defines the number of times the resolver query for the first delivery attempt is retried. [Timeout.resolver.retry.first]
- confTO_RESOLVER_RETRY_NORMAL
-
Defines the number of times to retry resolver queries after the first delivery attempt. [Timeout.resolver.retry.normal]
- confTRUSTED_USER
-
Defines the user who controls the sendmail daemon and owns the files created by sendmail. Do not confuse this option with confTRUSTED_USERS. [TrustedUser]
- confXF_BUFFER_SIZE
-
Defines the maximum amount of buffer memory that can be used for a transcript file before the file must be written to disk. The default is 4096 bytes. [XScriptFileBufferSize]
define macros are the most common macros in the m4 source files. The next most commonly used macro is the FEATURE macro.
E.3.2. FEATURE
The FEATURE macro processes m4 source code from the cf/feature directory. Source files in that directory define optional sendmail features that you may wish to include in your configuration. The syntax of the FEATURE macro is:
FEATURE(name, [argument])
The FEATURE source file can be called with or without an optional argument. If an argument is passed to the source file, the argument is used by the source file to generate code for the sendmail.cf file. For example:
FEATURE(`mailertable', `hash /etc/mail/mailertable')
generates the code for accessing the mailertable and defines that table as being a hash database located in the file /etc/mail/mailertable.
There are several features available in sendmail V8. They are all listed in Table E-3. The table provides the name of each feature and its purpose.
Table E-3. sendmail features
|
Name |
Purpose |
|---|---|
|
use_cw_file |
Load $=w from /etc/mail/local-host-names. |
|
use_ct_file |
Load $=t from /etc/mail/trusted-users. |
|
relay_based_on_MX |
Relay mail for any site whose MX points to this server. |
|
relay_entire_domain |
Relay mail for any host in your domain. |
|
relay_hosts_only |
Only relay mail for hosts listed in the access database. |
|
relay_local_from |
Relay mail if the source is a local host. |
|
relay_mail_from |
Relay mail if the sender is listed as RELAY in the access database. |
|
promiscuous_relay |
Relay mail from any site to any site. |
|
rbl |
The obsolete Realtime Blackhole List feature has been replaced by dnsbl. |
|
dnsbl |
Reject mail from hosts listed in a DNS-based rejection list. Replaces rbl. |
|
blacklist_recipients |
Filter incoming mail based on values set in the access database. |
|
delay_checks |
Delay the check_mail and check_relay rulesets until check_rcpt is called. |
|
loose_relay_check |
Disable validity checks for addresses that use the % hack. |
|
redirect |
Support the .REDIRECT pseudo-domain. |
|
no_default_msa |
Allow the default configuration of the Message Submission Agent to be overridden by the DAEMON_OPTIONS macro. |
|
nouucp |
Don't include UUCP address processing. |
|
nocanonify |
Don't convert names with $[name$] syntax. |
|
stickyhost |
Treat "user" differently than "user@local.host".[166] |
|
mailertable |
Mail routing using a mailer table. |
|
domaintable |
Domain name mapping using a domain table. |
|
access_db |
Relay control using the access database. |
|
bitdomain |
Use a table to map bitnet hosts to Internet addresses. |
|
uucpdomain |
Use a table to map UUCP hosts to Internet addresses. |
|
accept_unqualified_senders |
Allow network mail from addresses that do not include a valid hostname. |
|
accept_unresolvable_domains |
Accept mail from hosts that are unknown to DNS. |
|
always_add_domain |
Add the local hostname to all locally delivered mail. |
|
allmasquerade |
Also masquerade recipient addresses. |
|
limited_masquerade |
Only masquerade hosts listed in $=M. |
|
masquerade_entire_domain |
Masquerade all hosts within the masquerading domains. |
|
masquerade_envelope |
Also masquerade envelope addresses. The default is to masquerade only header addresses. |
|
genericstable |
Use a table to rewrite local addresses. |
|
generics_entire_domain |
Map domain names identified in class G through the genericstable. |
|
virtusertable |
Map virtual domain names to real mail addresses. |
|
virtuser_entire_domain |
Map domain names through the virtusertable. |
|
ldap_routing |
Enable LDAP-based email routing. |
|
nodns |
Don't include DNS support. |
|
nullclient |
Forward all mail to a central server. |
|
local_lmtp |
Use mail.local with LMTP support. |
|
local_procmail |
Use procmail as the local mailer. |
|
bestmx_is_local |
Accept mail as local when it is addressed to a host that lists us as its MX server. |
|
smrsh |
Use smrsh as the prog mailer. |
[166] See the discussion of "stickyhost" in the "DOMAIN" section later in this appendix.
The use_cw_file and the use_ct_file features are equivalent to Fw/etc/sendmail.cw and Fw/etc/sendmail.ct commands in the sendmail.cf file. See Chapter 10, "sendmail " for descriptions of host aliases ($=w) and trusted users ($=t).
The .REDIRECT pseudo-domain code returns an error message to the sender telling the sender to try a new address for the recipient. This is used to handle mail for people who no longer read mail at your site but who are still getting mail sent to a very old address. Enable this feature with the FEATURE(redirect) command and then add aliases for each obsolete mailing address in the form:
old-address new-address.REDIRECT
For example, assume that Edward Winslow is no longer a valid user of crab.wrotethebook.com. Therefore, his old username, ed, should no longer accept mail. His new mailing address is WinslowE@industry.com. We enter the following alias in the /etc/aliases file:
ed WinslowE@industry.com.REDIRECT
Now when mail is sent to the ed account on crab, the following error is returned to the sender:
551 User not local; please try <WinslowE@industry.com>
Several of the FEATURE macros actually remove features from the sendmail.cf file instead of adding them. nouucp removes the code to handle UUCP addresses for systems that do not have access to UUCP networks, and nodns removes the code for DNS lookups for systems that do not have access to DNS. nocanonify disables the $[name]$ syntax that converts nicknames and IP addresses to canonical names. Finally, the nullclient feature strips everything out of the configuration except for the ability to forward mail to a single mail server via a local SMTP link. The name of the mail server is provided as the argument on the nullclient command line. For example, FEATURE(nullclient, ms.big.com) forwards all mail to ms.big.com without any local mail processing.
Several features relate to mail relaying and masquerading. Examples include stickyhost, relay_based_on_MX, allmasquerade, limited_masquerade, and masquerade_entire_domain. All of these features are covered in the "DOMAIN" section later in this appendix.
Several of the features define databases that are used to perform special address processing. All of these features accept an optional argument that defines the database. (See the sample mailertable command at the beginning of this section for an example of defining the database with the optional argument.) If the optional argument is not provided, the database description always defaults to hash -o /etc/mail/filename, where filename matches the name of the feature. For example, mailertable defaults to the definition hash -o /etc/mail/mailertable. The database features are:
- mailertable
-
Maps host and domain names to specific mailer:host pairs. If the host or domain name in the recipient addresses matches a key field in the mailertable database, it returns the mailer and host for that address. The format of mailertable entries is:
domain-name mailer:host
where domain-name is either a full hostname (host plus domain) or a domain name. If a domain name is used it must start with a dot (.), and it will match every host in the specified domain.
- domaintable
-
Converts an old domain name to a new domain name. The old name is the key and the new name is the value returned for the key.
- bitdomain
-
Converts a Bitnet hostname to an Internet hostname. The Bitnet name is the key and the Internet hostname is the value returned. The bitdomain program that comes with sendmail can be used to build this database.
- uucpdomain
-
Converts a UUCP name to an Internet hostname. The key is the UUCP hostname and the value returned is the Internet hostname.
- genericstable
-
Converts a sender email address. The key to the database is either a username or a full email address (username and hostname). The value returned by the database is the new email address. genericstable is often used to convert the same address as those processed for masquerading and thus the features that affect masquerading and those that affect the genericstable conversion are set to exactly the same values. If you use the genericstable and you use masquerading, set GENERICS_DOMAIN and GENERICS_DOMAIN_FILE to the same values as MASQUERADE_DOMAIN and MASQUERADE_DOMAIN_FILE.
- virtusertable
-
Aliases incoming email addresses. Essentially, this is an extended alias database for aliasing addresses that are not local to this host. The key to the database is a full email address or a domain name. The value returned by the database is the recipient address to which the mail is delivered. If a domain name is used as a key, it must begin with an at-sign (@). Mail addressed to any user in the specified domain is sent to the recipient defined by the virtusertable database. Any hostname used as a key in the virtusertable database must also be defined in class w or class {VirtHost}. A hostname can be added to class w with the LOCAL_DOMAIN macro. Hostnames can be added to the {VirtHost} class using the VIRTUSER_DOMAIN macro. The {VirtHost} class can be loaded from a file using the VIRTUSER_DOMAIN_FILE macro.
Some features are important in the fight against spam because they help you control what mail your server will deliver or forward on for delivery. These are accept_unqualified_senders, accept_unresolvable_domains, access_db, blacklist_recipients, and dnsbl. The access database lists email sources and how mail from these sources should be treated. The dnsbl uses a special DNS database to reject mail from specific sources. The blacklist_recipients feature extends the access_db and dnsbl controls to email destinations as well as email sources. Two of the features, accept_unqualified_senders and accept_unresolvable_domains, weaken relay controls by allowing relaying for hosts or domains that cannot be found via DNS. Use care when adjusting these controls.
Two of the remaining FEATURE commands relate to domains. The always_add_domain macro makes sendmail add the local hostname to all locally delivered mail, even to those pieces of mail that would normally have just a username as an address. The bestmx_is_local feature accepts mail addressed to a host that lists the local host as its preferred MX server as if the mail was local mail. If this feature is not used, mail bound for a remote host is sent directly to the remote host even if its MX record lists the local host as its preferred MX server. The bestmx_is_local feature should not be used if you use a wildcard MX record for your domain.
The last two features are used to select optional programs for the local and the prog mailers. local_procmail selects procmail as the local mailer. Provide the path to procmail as the argument in the FEATURE command. The smrsh feature selects the sendmail Restricted SHell (smrsh) as the prog mailer. smrsh provides improved security over /bin/sh, which is normally used as the prog mailer. Provide the path to smrsh as the argument in the FEATURE command.
The FEATURE commands discussed in this section and the define macros discussed previously are used to build the m4 source files. The following sections describe the purpose and structure of the OSTYPE, DOMAIN, and MAILER source files.
E.3.3. OSTYPE
The source file for the OSTYPE macro defines operating system-specific parameters. Many operating systems are predefined. Look in the sendmail/cf/ostype directory for a full listing of the systems that are already defined.
OSTYPE source files are mostly composed of define macros. Table E-4 lists the define parameters most frequently associated with the OSTYPE source file and the function of each parameter. If a default value is assigned to a parameter, it is shown enclosed in square brackets after the functional description.
Function
ALIAS_FILE
Name of the alias file. [/etc/mail/aliases]
HELP_FILE
Name of the help file. [/etc/mail/helpfile]
QUEUE_DIR
Directory containing queue files. [/var/spool/mqueue]
STATUS_FILE
Name of the status file. [/etc/mail/statistics]
LOCAL_MAILER_PATH
The local mail delivery program. [/bin/mail]
LOCAL_MAILER_FLAGS
Local mailer flags added to "lsDFMAW5:/|@q". [Prmn9]
LOCAL_MAILER_ARGS
Arguments for local mail delivery. [mail -d $u]
LOCAL_MAILER_MAX
Maximum size of local mail.
LOCAL_MAILER_CHARSET
Character set for local 8-bit MIME mail.
LOCAL_MAILER_DSN_DIAGNOSTIC_CODE
The delivery status notification code used for local mail. [X-Unix]
LOCAL_MAILER_EOL
The end-of-line character for local mail.
LOCAL_MAILER_MAXMSG
The maximum number of messages delivered with a single connection.
LOCAL_SHELL_PATH
Shell used to deliver piped email. [/bin/sh]
LOCAL_SHELL_FLAGS
Flags added to lsDFM for the shell mailer. [eu9]
LOCAL_SHELL_ARGS
Arguments for the "prog" mail. [sh -c $u]
LOCAL_SHELL_DIR
Directory in which the shell should run. [$z:/]
USENET_MAILER_PATH
Program used for news. [/usr/lib/news/inews]
USENET_MAILER_FLAGS
Usenet mailer flags. [rDFMmn]
USENET_MAILER_ARGS
Arguments for the usenet mailer. [-m -h -n]
USENET_MAILER_MAX
Maximum size of usenet mail messages. [100000]
SMTP_MAILER_FLAGS
Flags added to "mDFMuX" for all SMTP mailers.
SMTP_MAILER_MAX
Maximum size of messages for all SMTP mailers.
SMTP_MAILER_ARGS
smtp mailer arguments. [IPC $h]
ESMTP_MAILER_ARGS
esmtp mailer arguments. [IPC $h]
DSMTP_MAILER_ARGS
dsmtp mailer arguments. [IPC $h]
SMTP8_MAILER_ARGS
smtp8 mailer arguments. [IPC $h]
RELAY_MAILER_ARGS
relay mailer arguments. [IPC $h]
RELAY_MAILER_FLAGS
Flags added to "mDFMuX" for the relay mailer.
RELAY_MAIL_MAXMSG
The maximum number of messages for the relay mailer delivered by a single connection.
SMTP_MAILER_CHARSET
Character set for SMTP 8-bit MIME mail.
SMTP_MAIL_MAXMSG
The maximum number of SMTP messages delivered by a single connection.
UUCP_MAILER_PATH
Path to the UUCP mail program. [/usr/bin/uux]
UUCP_MAILER_FLAGS
Flags added to "DFMhuU" for the UUCP mailer.
UUCP_MAILER_ARGS
UUCP mailer arguments. [uux - -r -z -a$g -gC $h!rmail ($u)]
UUCP_MAILER_MAX
Maximum size for UUCP messages. [100000]
UUCP_MAILER_CHARSET
Character set for UUCP 8-bit MIME mail.
FAX_MAILER_PATH
Path to the FAX program. [/usr/local/lib/fax/mailfax]
FAX_MAILER_ARGS
FAX mailer arguments. [mailfax $u $h $f]
FAX_MAILER_MAX
Maximum size of a FAX. [100000]
POP_MAILER_PATH
Path of the POP mailer. [/usr/lib/mh/spop]
POP_MAILER_FLAGS
Flags added to "lsDFMq" for the POP mailer. [Penu]
POP_MAILER_ARGS
POP mailer arguments. [pop $u]
PROCMAIL_MAILER_PATH
Path to the procmail program. [/usr/local/bin/procmail]
PROCMAIL_MAILER_FLAGS
Flags added to "DFM" for the Procmail mailer. [SPhnu9]
PROCMAIL_MAILER_ARGS
Procmail mailer arguments. [procmail -Y -m $h $f $u]
PROCMAIL_MAILER_MAX
Maximum size message for the Procmail mailer.
MAIL11_MAILER_PATH
Path to the mail11 mailer. [/usr/etc/mail11]
MAIL11_MAILER_FLAGS
Flags for the mail11 mailer. [nsFx]
MAIL11_MAILER_ARGS
mail11 mailer arguments. [mail11 $g $x $h $u]
PH_MAILER_PATH
Path to the phquery program. [/usr/local/etc/phquery]
PH_MAILER_FLAGS
Flags for the phquery mailer. [ehmu]
PH_MAILER_ARGS
phquery mailer arguments. [phquery -- $u]
QPAGE_MAILER_ARGS
qpage mailer arguments. [qpage -10 -m -P$u]
QPAGE_MAILER_FLAGS
Flags for the qpage mailer. [mDFMs]
QPAGE_MAILER_MAX
Maximum qpage mailer message size. [4096]
QPAGE_MAILER_PATH
Path to the qpage mailer. [/usr/local/bin/qpage]
CYRUS_MAILER_FLAGS
Flags added to "lsDFMnPq" for the cyrus mailer. [A5@/:|]
CYRUS_MAILER_PATH
Path to the cyrus mailer. [/usr/cyrus/bin/deliver]
CYRUS_MAILER_ARGS
cyrus mailer arguments. [deliver -e -m $h -- $u]
CYRUS_MAILER_MAX
Maximum size message for the cyrus mailer.
CYRUS_MAILER_USER
User and group used for the cyrus mailer. [cyrus:mail]
CYRUS_BB_MAILER_FLAGS
Flags added to "lsDFMnP" for the cyrusbb mailer.
CYRUS_BB_MAILER_ARGS
cyrusbb mailer arguments. [deliver -e -m $u]
