sendmail, 4th Edition

Configuration Lines

Selected configuration file lines can be entered in rule-testing mode. They will behave just as they do when being read from the configuration file. For V8.8 sendmail and later, three configuration commands are honored:

#

Commands that begin with a # are treated as comments and ignored. Blank lines are also ignored.

D

The D configuration command (Configuration-File Definitions on page 787) is used to define a sendmail macro. Both single-character and multicharacter sendmail macro names can be used.

C

The C configuration command (Class Configuration Commands on page 854) is used to add a value to a class. Both single-character and multicharacter class names can be used.

The # can begin a line. The other two configuration commands in rule-testing mode must begin with a dot:

.D{ntries} 23
.Cw localhost

Failure to use a dot will produce this error message:

Undefined ruleset Cw

The use of any character other than the two listed will produce this error:

Unknown "." command .bad command here

To get a usage message, just type a dot:

> .
Usage: .[DC]macro value(s)