MPE/iX 7.5 sendmail support training

MPE/iX 7.5 Sendmail Support Training Page 28March 1, 2002
configuring database
map files
•typically used by optional
sendmail features like access_db
•Berkeley DB database hash or
btree files containing extra
configuration data in key/value
pairs
•maintained with the makemap and
editmap utilities
•by convention, a map file named
“foo” contains the ASCII input data,
whereas “foo.db” contains the
compiled binary database structures
•in commands and *.cf files, a map
file reference of “foo” actually refers
to “foo.db”!