out of curiosity: reload and restart

[Mike Kercher]

mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info <> scribbled on :

> On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:54:42 -0800, Scott Silva <ssilva at sgvwater.com>
> wrote:
> 
> 
>>> With only reloading MS, my MTA is accepting the new acces
> config (To:
>>> domain RELAY) are am I dreaming ;-)
>>> 
>>> 
>> If you are rebuilding the access file (makemap) sendmail
> will read it.
>> It only seems to need a restart if you rebuild the cf file.
> 
> So if I understand you well, if I  modify the access file
> (something I need to do very often) and I do a 'make -C
> /etc/mail' afterwards, I wouldn't have to restart sendmail
> (and thus not MailScanner neither)?
> 
> 
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That is correct.  I modify my access file all the time and don't restart
anything.

Mike