spf at misc
Mar 23, 2004, 12:38 PM
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begin Tuesday 23 March 2004 20:25, Stuart D. Gathman quote:
> [root [at] spide mail]# /usr/lib/sendmail -bt -Cspidey.cf
> WARNING: Ruleset ParseLocal=98 has multiple definitions
> WARNING: Ruleset EnvFromSMTP has multiple definitions
> ADDRESS TEST MODE (ruleset 3 NOT automatically invoked)
> Enter <ruleset> <address>
>
>
> I was amazed that the cf macros were smart enough to merge lines
> from multiple features for a subroutine. But I apparently didn't
> need to be. :-)
>
> Or is sendmail smart enough to do this, even though it complains with
> a warning? Or does it use the last definition?
It is sendmail that is smart enough to do the merging. If there are
several S lines with the same ruleset name, all rules are merged
within that same ruleset.
The warning also only occurs for sendmail -bt (testing mode), not for
actually running sendmail in queue or daemon mode. Probably, the
reasoning is that the multiple definitions might be accidental, and
that's why testmode warns about it. However, if you know that it is
intentional, you can safely ignore the warning.
http://www.busan.edu/~nic/networking/sendmail/ch29_01.htm#SML2-CH-29-SECT-1-5
Rule sets need not be declared in any particular order. Any order
that clarifies the intention of the configuration file as a whole
is acceptable. If a rule set appears more than once in a
configuration file, V8 sendmail will print a warning:
WARNING: Ruleset name redefined Prior to V8.8
WARNING: Ruleset name has multiple definitions V8.8
...
Note that the warning is given in all cases prior to V8.8, but
beginning with V8.8, it is issued only in -bt rule-testing mode or
if the -d37.1 debugging switch is set.
Alain
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