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...where [[../../authinfo|/etc/mail/authinfo]] contains the user map to be used.
...where [[sendmail/files/authinfo|/etc/mail/authinfo]] contains the user map to be used.
==Links==
==Links==
* [http://www.sendmail.com/sm/open_source/docs/m4/smtp_auth.html SMTP authentication]
* [http://www.sendmail.com/sm/open_source/docs/m4/smtp_auth.html SMTP authentication]
* [http://www.sendmail.com/sm/open_source/docs/m4/features.html#authinfo very brief feature definition]
* [http://www.sendmail.com/sm/open_source/docs/m4/features.html#authinfo very brief feature definition]

Revision as of 21:43, 26 February 2014

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The authinfo feature allows external clients to relay mail via sendmail's SMTP by authenticating in various ways by providing a separate user map.

By default, the authinfo database specification is:

hash /etc/mail/authinfo

...where /etc/mail/authinfo contains the user map to be used.