Sendmail 8.13.
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Contents 1 Sendmail 8.13.3 Release Notes.................................................................................................4 Announcement.........................................................................................................4 What is in This Version..............................................................................................5 Sendmail 8.13.3 Features...........................................................................................5 Removed Features.
1 Sendmail 8.13.3 Release Notes This document discusses the new and changed features in the Sendmail 8.13.3 software. It also describes how to install Sendmail 8.13.3, and how to migrate from earlier version of Sendmail. This document addresses the following topics: • “Announcement” (page 4) • “What is in This Version” (page 5) • “Sendmail 8.13.3 Features” (page 5) • “Removed Features” (page 8) • “Installing Sendmail 8.13.3” (page 8) • “Migrating from Sendmail 8.11.1 to Sendmail 8.13.
NOTE: As of the initial release of HP-UX 11i v3, this product is added to new software bundle. As a result, the product can now be updated through an HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environment Update Release (OEUR). It can also be updated through the Application Release (AR) media, through web-releases, and through patches. What is in This Version This release of Sendmail 8.13.3 (B.11.11.02.008, B.11.23.1.007, and C.8.13.3.
sorting is done for each delivery() pass, to determine piggybacking. The significance of the change is better when the recipient list is large. hostsignature is now created during recipient list creation rather than during delivery. • The previous piggybacking called ‘coincidental’ is extended to a more opportunistic piggybacking called ‘coattail’. Rather than complete MX record matching (coincidental), piggybacking is done if just the lowest value preference matches (coattail).
• ◦ The value QueueSortOrder=Random sorts the queue randomly. This feature is useful when several queue runners are started manually to avoid contention. ◦ The value QueueSortOrder=Modification sorts the queue based on the time when the qf file was modified. Support for DeliverBy SMTP extension (RFC 2852): ◦ Support for RFC 2852 (Deliver by SMTP Service Extension), that allows a client to specify an amount of time within which an email must be delivered.
NOTE: You need to install the patch PHNE_37726 to view this option. This patch is available at the following location: http://www.software.hp.com Removed Features Sendmail 8.13.3 does not include the following features: • The DefaultAuthInfo option is replaced by a new ruleset authinfo. Use the new option to return the client-side authentication information for AUTH. • The UnsafeGroupWrites option of the sendmail.
e. f. g. h. Enter your registration information. Read and accept the Terms and Conditions statements. Select Download at the bottom of the page. Save the Sendmail 8.13.3 depot to a local file on your system. For example, /tmp/Sendmail-Upgrade.depot The Sendmail 8.13.3 depot for the HP-UX 11i v1 and HP-UX 11i v2 contains the following products: • SMAIL-IDENT • SMAIL-UPGRADE You can choose to install either one of these products or you can install both these products.
NOTE: After installing Sendmail 8.13.3, HP recommends that you read the section “Migrating from Sendmail 8.11.1 to Sendmail 8.13.3” (page 11) for issues related to migration. For more information on configuring and using Sendmail, see the HP-UX Mailing Services Administrator’s Guide at http://www.docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#Internet%20Services NOTE: The Sendmail 8.13.
Sendmail-Upgrade.SMAIL-IDENT • B.11.11.02.008 identd(1M): User Identification protocol On the HP-UX 11i v2 Operating System If Sendmail 8.13.3 is installed successfully on the HP-UX 11i v2 operating system, the following message is displayed: SMAIL-IDENT SMAIL-UPGRADE B.11.23.1.007 B.11.23.1.007 identd(1m) User Identification protocol sendmail(1m) 813 special release upgrade This output indicates that both the Sendmail 8.13.3 and Identd product bundles are installed in the system.
Unsupported Features Following are the unsupported features in Sendmail 8.13.3: • The inbuilt [TCP] mailer pathname (P=) is deprecated. Use the [IPC] option instead. • The ldapx map class is replaced by the ldap map class. • The rbl feature is deprecated. Use the endnsbl instead of the rbl feature. • IPC is replaced by TCP as the first mailer argument (A=) for [IPC] builtin mailer pathnames.
4. 5. Copy the /usr/newconfig/etc/mail/cf/cf/submit.cf.gen file to /etc/mail/submit.cf. To start the Sendmail daemon, run the following command at the HP-UX prompt: /sbin/init.d/sendmail start • You must not move queue files if queue groups are used. In previous versions of Sendmail, this causes non-delivery of mails when a queue file is repeatedly moved by an external process and Sendmail is moved it back into the right place.
Table 1 Sendmail 8.13.3 Man Pages Man Page Description killsm.1m Kills the sendmail daemon. mailq.1 Prints a summary of the mail messages queued for future delivery. mailstats.1 Prints mail traffic statistics. makemap.1m Creates database maps for Sendmail. praliases.1 Prints system-wide sendmail aliases. sendmail.1m Sends a message to one or more recipients or addresses, routing the message through necessary networks. identd.1m Specifies the TCP/IP IDENT protocol server.
• RFC 2045 (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part One: Format of Internet Message Bodies) • RFC 2222 (Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)) • RFC 2476 (Message Submission) • RFC 2487 (SMTP Service Extension for Secure SMTP over TLS) • RFC 2505 (Anti-Spam Recommendations for SMTP MTAs) • RFC 2553 (Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6) • RFC 2554 (SMTP Service Extension for Authentication) • RFC 2821 (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) • RFC 2822 (Internet Message For
Table 2 Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 on HP-UX 11i v1 Operating System (continued) Identifier Description QXCR1000876812 When the Local Relay (DR) or the Mail Hub (DH) is defined in the /etc/mail/ sendmail.cf file, sendmail(1M) does not send mails addressed to local users to the local relay specified. QXCR1000834723 Under certain circumstances, the sendmail(1M) daemon dumps core while processing incoming mail.
Table 2 Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 on HP-UX 11i v1 Operating System (continued) Identifier Description JAGaf98731 Under certain circumstances, sendmail(1M) does not handle timeouts properly. JAGaf64962 When the Mail Submission Program (MSP) feature is enabled using the gen_cf script, sendmail(1M) does not allow non-root users to send any mail. JAGaf81490 The genericstable functionality enabled through the gen_cf script does not work with the Mail Submission Program (MSP) feature.
Table 3 Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 on the HP-UX 11i v2 Operating System (continued) Identifier Description Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 (B.11.23.1.005) JAGag44404 Under certain circumstances, sendmail(1M) running in a non-DNS environment fails to send mails and logs the following message in the /var/adm/syslog/ mail.
Table 3 Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 on the HP-UX 11i v2 Operating System (continued) Identifier Description JAGaf97105 When sendmail(1M) is started in an IPv6-enabled system, sendmail(1M) logs the following message in the /var/adm/syslog/mail.log file: getipnodebyaddr(IPv6:::1) failed: 1 Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 (B.11.23.1.001) JAGaf39779 Port Sendmail 8.13.3 on the HP-UX 11i v2 operating system.
Table 4 Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 Operating System (continued) Identifier Description QXCR1000593988 When the delay_check feature is enabled, sendmail(1M) does not accept a null (<>) sender address and displays the following error message: 501 5.5.4 Domain name required for sender address MAILER-DAEMON QXCR1000589037 Under certain circumstances, sendmail(1M) running in a non-DNS environment fails to send mails and logs the following message in /var/adm/syslog/ mail.
