sendmail, 4th Edition

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 17-7, 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 17-7. FEATURE( )s available with the mc configuration technique

FEATURE( )	§	Description
accept_unqualified_senders	FEATURE(accept_unqualified_senders) on page 614	Allow unqualified MAIL From:.
accept_unresolvable_domains	FEATURE(accept_unresolvable_domains) on page 614	Accept unresolvable domains.
access_db	The access Database on page 277	A database for mail policy.
allmasquerade	FEATURE(allmasquerade) on page 615	Masquerade recipient as well as sender.
always_add_domain	FEATURE(always_add_domain) on page 616	Add the local domain even on local mail.
authinfo	FEATURE(authinfo) on page 616	Use a separate database for authentication information.
badmx	FEATURE(badmx)—V8.14 and Later on page 291	Rejects a client host name, the domain part of which resolves to a bad MX record (V8.14 and later).
bestmx_is_local	FEATURE(bestmx_is_local) on page 617	Accept best MX record as local if in $=w.
bitdomain	FEATURE(bitdomain) on page 617	Convert BITNET addresses into Internet addresses (deprecated).
blacklist_recipients	Reject per Recipient on page 284	Look up recipients in access database.
block_bad_helo	FEATURE(block_bad_helo)—V8.14 ...