Patch-ID# 102981-04
Keywords: sendmail.cf sendmail non-unix dns numeric login gethostbyaddr security
Synopsis: SunOS 5.5_x86: sendmail patch
Date: May/21/96

Solaris Release: 2.5_x86

SunOS Release: 5.5_x86

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 102980

Topic: SunOS 5.5_x86: sendmail fixes

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1210872 1232712 1237695 1239516 1244027

Changes incorporated in this version: 1244027

Relevant Architectures: i386

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch:

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/etc/mail/main.cf
/etc/mail/sendmail.cf
/etc/mail/subsidiary.cf
/usr/lib/sendmail

Problem Description:

1244027 NIS mail.aliases DBM map built from v8 sendmail breaks v5 sendmail clients

(from 102981-03)

1239516 sendmail should check gethostbyaddr return values

(from 102981-02)

1237695 with V8 sendmail mail to numeric login IDs returns user unknown
1232712 sendmail in Sol 2.5 doesn't works with dns

(from 102981-01)

1210872 sending mail to non-UNIX machines is broken

Patch Installation Instructions:
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Refer to the Install.info file within the patch for instructions on
using the generic 'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided
with each patch. Any other special or non-generic installation
instructions should be described below.

Special Install Instructions:
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Rebuild the mail.aliases map:

	# /usr/lib/sendmail -bi -oA/var/yp/<domain>/mail.aliases