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authorTodd C. Miller <millert@cvs.openbsd.org>2004-08-15 00:24:49 +0000
committerTodd C. Miller <millert@cvs.openbsd.org>2004-08-15 00:24:49 +0000
commit4bc0b185c6f5bd5a5f5bff3b4bf54c275bedc466 (patch)
treed2a006395199c63b7aec2cd0e8b88a47c36c8f9c /etc/mail/README
parent05ae89554abd9b61b75d4b43d376301dffa5030a (diff)
Document genericstable
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$OpenBSD: README,v 1.1 2003/09/23 21:37:11 millert Exp $
+$OpenBSD: README,v 1.2 2004/08/15 00:24:48 millert Exp $
This directory contains the configuration files for sendmail(8).
The source for the .cf files lives in /usr/share/sendmail/cf.
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ Other files used by sendmail(8) in this directory include:
those names. This file is read only at startup
or when sendmail(8) is sent SIGHUP.
+ genericstable Used to rewrite the From: line to a generic form.
+ Most often used to map login name -> First.Last
+ name in outgoing messages.
+
mailertable Used to override routing for particular (non-local)
domains.