sendmail 8.13 Companion

A Useful Table

In Table 3-1, we list all the compile-time macros that are available as of V8.13 sendmail. See Table 3-2^[3ed] in §3.2^[3ed] for a full description of each, including how each is used to port, tune, or debug sendmail.

Table 3-1. Define macros for compiling sendmail

Compile-time macro	sendmail text reference	Description
ARBPTR_T	3.4.68[3ed]	How to cast an arbitrary pointer
AUTO_NIS_ALIASES	3.4.1[3ed]	Add fallback alias techniques
BROKEN_RES_SEARCH	3.4.17[3ed]	Broken resolver fix (e.g., Ultrix)
BSD4_3	3.4.2[3ed]	BSD 4.3-style signal handling
BSD4_4	3.4.3[3ed]	Compile for BSD 4.4 Unix
DATA_PROGRESS_TIMEOUT	3.4.4[3ed]	Timeout inbound DATA phase
DNSMAP	3.4.5[3ed]	Enable use of dns databases
DSN	3.4.6[3ed]	Support DSN
EGD	3.4.7[3ed]	Enable use of EGD
ERRLIST_PREDEFINED	3.4.8[3ed]	Correct sys_errlist types
FAST_PID_RECYCLE	3.4.9[3ed]	Quick reuse of pids
_FFR_...	3.4.10[3ed]	Try using future features
FORK	3.4.11[3ed]	The type of fork(5) to use
GIDSET_T	3.4.68[3ed]	Second argument to getgroups(2)
HAS...	3.4.12[3ed]	Has specific system call support
HESIOD	3.4.13[3ed]	Support hesiod database-maps
HES_GETMAILHOST	3.4.14[3ed]	Use hesiod hes_getmailhost(3)
IDENTPROTO	3.4.15[3ed]	See Timeout.ident (24.9.109.13)
IP_SRCROUTE	3.4.16[3ed]	Add IP source routing to $_
...IS_BROKEN	3.4.17[3ed]	Things that can be broken
LA_TYPE	3.4.18[3ed]	Define load-average support
LDAPMAP	3.4.19[3ed]	Enable use of ...