9.1 on page 970) it automatically
creates the aliases.files database map so that it can easily look up
aliases. sendmail automatically creates the following database maps: aliases.files,
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aliases.nis, aliases.nisplus, aliases.netinfo, aliases.hesiod, passwd.files, passwd.nis,
passwd.nisplus, passwd.hesiod, and users. You should avoid using these database
maps in rule sets because they are essentially internal to sendmail and can change
without notice.
23.7 Alphabetized Database-Map Types
Recall that the K configuration command (?§23.2 on page 882) is used like this:
Kname type args
The type determines the type of database map that will be used. For example, the
type btree causes a db(3)-format database file to be used, whereas the type dequote
causes an internal routine of sendmail??™s to be called.
In this section, we present all the types in alphabetical order. They are summarized
in Table 23-2 on page 883. Most interaction with these types can be watched by
using the -d38.2 debugging switch(?§15.7.46 on page 564). Some specialty database
maps use other debugging switches, which we indicate where appropriate.
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