Package: sendmail-base Version: 8.17.1.9-2 Hi,
As far as I understood, since Debian 12, isc-dhcp-client is considered obsolete, and dhcpcd is recommended instead. However, dhcpcd appears to be slightly slower, with the result that on startup sendmail sees an empty /etc/resolv.conf file. Apparently, sendmail only reads this file once at startup (and on reload), meaning that it won't be able to process outbound mails, as it can't look any domain names up. There actually *is* a /usr/share/sendmail/dynamic script meant to reload sendmail when the network changes (i.e. nameservers become available), but unfortunately it only leaves 2 choices: 1. DAEMON_NETMODE="Static" => do not reload sendmail on network change 2. DAEMON_NETMODE="Dynamic" => recompile the entire configuration, and reload sendmail on network change Not only is Static the default (which means that people having newly upgraded to Debian 12 might miss it), but Dynamic is over the top (we don't need a complete recompilation of the configuration: it never mentions the server's anywhere) So could we have a "Semi-Dynamic" setting instead, which would be the default after upgrade, and which would only do the reload, without preceding config recompilation? Thanks, Alain -- Alain Knaff Ingénieur Informaticien LE GOUVERNEMENT DU GRAND-DUCHÉ DE LUXEMBOURG Ministère de l'Environnement, du Climat et du Développement durable Administration de l'environnement 1, avenue du Rock'n'Roll . L-4361 Esch-sur-Alzette Tél. (+352) 40 56 56-309 E-Mail: alain.kn...@aev.etat.lu www.emwelt.lu . www.environnement.public.lu . www.luxembourg.lu
