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This section discusses the defects fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 in the HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i v2, and HP-UX 11i v3 operating system.

It discusses the following topics:

Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v1 Operating System

Table 1-2 lists the defects fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 running on the HP-UX 11i v1 operating system.

Table 1-2 Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 on HP-UX 11i v1 Operating System

Identifier Description
Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 (B.11.11.1.007)
QXCR1000876812

When the Local Relay (DR) or the Mail Hub (DH) is defined in the /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file, sendmail(1M) does not send mails addressed to local users to the local relay specified.

QXCR1000834723

Under certain circumstances, the sendmail(1M) daemon dumps core while processing incoming mail.

QXCR1000812738

When the SASL-auth client is configured on the system, authentication fails when a mail is sent using sendmail(1M) and the following error message is displayed:

Deferred: Temporary AUTH failure

Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 (B.11.11.1.006)
JAGag44404

Under certain circumstances, sendmail(1M) running in a non-DNS environment fails to send mails and logs the following message in the /var/adm/syslog/mail.log file:

Transient parse error -- message queued for future delivery

JAGag50268

When the delay_check feature is enabled, sendmail(1M) does not accept a null (<>) sender address and displays the following error message:

501 5.5.4 Domain name required for sender address MAILER-DAEMON

JAGag47402 Under certain circumstances, an identd(1M) process waits indefinitely on a read(2) system call.
Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 (B.11.11.1.005)
JAGag21864

In some cases, sendmail(1M) does not remove the temporary data files (df) for messages from the queue directory.

JAGag20639

When sendmail(1M) is invoked as a Mail Submission program (MSP) with STARTTLS feature enabled, it does not work as expected and logs the following message in the /var/adm/syslog/mail.log:

random number generator not seeded

JAGag15759

sendmail(1M) does not work with the greet_pause feature.

Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 (B.11.11.1.004)
JAGag01864

In some cases, sendmail(1M) does not process MIME messages properly.

JAGaf97104

When sendmail(1M) is started in an IPv6-enabled system, sendmail(1M) logs the following message in the /var/adm/syslog/mail.log file:

getipnodebyaddr(IPv6:::1) failed: 1

Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 (B.11.11.1.003)

JAGaf98731

Under certain circumstances, sendmail(1M) does not handle timeouts properly.

JAGaf64962

When the Mail Submission Program (MSP) feature is enabled using the gen_cf script, sendmail(1M) does not allow non-root users to send any mail.

JAGaf81490

The genericstable functionality enabled through the gen_cf script does not work with the Mail Submission Program (MSP) feature.

JAGaf81261

The masquerade feature of sendmail(1M) does not work by default.

JAGaf72610

The send_only feature does not work when the Mail Submission Program (MSP) of sendmail(1M) is enabled.

JAGaf66392

sendmail(1M) by default connects to name_of_luser_relay to forward mails of non-existing local users.

Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 (B.11.11.1.001)

JAGaf39779

Port the Sendmail 8.13.3 on the HP-UX 11i v1 operating system.

JAGaf47102

Sendmail 8.11.1 Web upgrade does not include identd.

 

Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v2 Operating System

Table 1-3 lists the defects fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 running on the HP-UX 11i v2 operating system.

Table 1-3 Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 on the HP-UX 11i v2 Operating System

Identifier Description
Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 (B.11.23.1.006)
QXCR1000876814

When the Local Relay (DR) or the Mail Hub (DH) is defined in /etc/mail/sendmail.cf, sendmail(1M) does not send mails addressed to local users to the local relay specified.

QXCR1000865277

Under certain circumstances, sendmail(1M) daemon dumps core while processing incoming mail.

QXCR1000776073

When a SASL-auth client is configured on the system, authentication fails when a mail is sent using Sendmail and the following error message is displayed:

Deferred: Temporary AUTH failure

Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 (B.11.23.1.005)
JAGag44404

Under certain circumstances, sendmail(1M) running in a non-DNS environment fails to send mails and logs the following message in the /var/adm/syslog/mail.log file:

Transient parse error -- message queued for future delivery

JAGaf07217

When the delay_check feature is enabled, sendmail(1M) does not accept a null (<>) sender address and displays the following error message:

501 5.5.4 Domain name required for sender address MAILER-DAEMON

JAGag47402 Under certain circumstances, an identd(1M) process waits indefinitely on a read(2) system call.
Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 (B.11.23.1.004)
JAGag23897

In some cases, sendmail(1M) does not remove the temporary data files (df) for messages from the queue directory.

JAGag20640

When sendmail(1M) is invoked as a Mail Submission Program (MSP) with the STARTTLS feature, it does not work as expected and logs the following message in the /var/adm/syslog/mail.log file:

random number generator not seeded

JAGag16550

sendmail(1M) does not work with the greet_pause feature.

Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 (B.11.23.1.003)
JAGag01405

Under certain circumstances, sendmail(1M) does not handle timeouts properly.

JAGag02753

In some cases, sendmail(1M) does not process MIME messages properly.

JAGaf66498

When the Mail Submission Program (MSP) feature is enabled using the gen_cf script, sendmail(1M) does not allow non-root users to send any mail.

JAGaf83757

The genericstable functionality enabled through the gen_cf script does not work with the Mail Submission Program (MSP) feature.

JAGaf83753

The masquerade feature of sendmail(1M) does not work by default.

JAGaf95763

The send_only feature does not work when the Mail Submission Program (MSP) of sendmail(1M) is enabled.

JAGaf95849

sendmail(1M) by default connects to name_of_luser_relay to forward mails of non-existing local users.

JAGaf97105

When sendmail(1M) is started in an IPv6-enabled system, sendmail(1M) logs the following message in the /var/adm/syslog/mail.log file:

getipnodebyaddr(IPv6:::1) failed: 1

Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 (B.11.23.1.001)

JAGaf39779

Port Sendmail 8.13.3 on the HP-UX 11i v2 operating system.

 

Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 Operating System

Table 1-4 lists the defects fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 running on the HP-UX 11i v3 operating system.

Table 1-4 Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 Operating System

Identifier Description
Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 (C.8.13.3.3)
QXCR1000865276 Under certain circumstances, previously freed variable is referenced and the Sendmail daemon dumps core.
QXCR1000861552

Sendmail logs the following additional message in the /var/adm/syslog/mail.log file:

sm_gethostbyname:name :(hostname) family:22

QXCR1000847730

When the Local Relay (DR) or the Mail Hub (DH) is defined in the /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file, sendmail(1M) does not send mails addressed to local users to the local relay specified.

Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 (C.8.13.3.2)
QXCR1000755528 Sendmail processes the first 20 user groups of any user from the /etc/groups file.
QXCR1000798076

When a SASL-auth client is configured on the system, authentication fails when a mail is sent using Sendmail and the following error message is displayed:

Deferred: Temporary AUTH failure

Defects Fixed in Sendmail 8.13.3 (C.8.13.3.1)
QXCR1000593988

When the delay_check feature is enabled, sendmail(1M) does not accept a null (<>) sender address and displays the following error message:

501 5.5.4 Domain name required for sender address MAILER-DAEMON

QXCR1000589037

Under certain circumstances, sendmail(1M) running in a non-DNS environment fails to send mails and logs the following message in /var/adm/syslog/mail.log file:

Transient parse error -- message queued for future delivery

QXCR1000591531

Under certain circumstances, an inetd(1M) process waits indefinitely on a read(2) system call.