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ClientCertFile
File containing the cert of the client; i.e., this cert is used when
sendmail acts as a
client.
ClientKeyFile
File containing the private key belonging to the client cert.
DHParameters
File containing the DH parameters.
RandFile File containing random data (use prefix
file:) or the name of the UNIX socket if
EGD is used (use prefix
egd:).
Timeout.control
Set this option to limit the total time spent in satisfying a control socket request.
Timeout.resolver.retrans
Use this option to set the resolver’s retransmission time interval in seconds. This also
sets
Timeout.resolver.retrans.first
and
Timeout.resolver.retrans.normal
options.
Timeout.resolver.retrans.first
Use this option to set the resolver’s retransmission time interval in seconds for the first
attempt to deliver a message.
Timeout.resolver.retrans.normal
Use this option to set the resolver’s retransmission time interval in seconds for all
resolver lookups except the first delivery attempt.
Timeout.resolver.retry
Use this option to set the number of times to retransmit a resolver query. This also
sets
Timeout.resolver.retry.first
and
Timeout.resolver.retry.normal
options.
Timeout.resolver.retry.first
Use this option to set the number of times to retransmit a resolver query for the first
attempt to deliver a message.
Timeout.resolver.retry.normal
Use this option to set the number of times to retransmit a resolver query for all
resolver lookups except the first delivery attempt.
Timeout.queuereturn=
time
Use this option to set the timeout on undelivered messages in the queue to the specified
time. The failed messages will be returned to the sender after the delivery fails for this
amount of time (e.g., because of a host being down). The default is three days.
UserDatabaseSpec=
userdatabase
Set this option to get forwarding information from the user database. You can consider
this as an adjunct to the aliasing mechanism, except that the database is intended to be
distributed; aliases are local to a particular host.
ForkEachJob
Use this option to fork each job during queue runs. This may be convenient on
memory-poor machines.
SevenBitInput
Use this option to strip incoming messages to seven bits.
EightBitMode=mode
Set the handling of 8-bit input to 7-bit destinations. Mode can be set to the following
values:
m Convert to 7-bit MIME format.
p Pass it as eight bits.
s Bounce the mail.
MInQueueAge=timeout
Use this option to set the time interval between attempts to send a message from the
queue.
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