2 files changed, 6 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/etc/defaults/periodic.conf b/etc/defaults/periodic.conf
index 14f22825856a..6213f25e61e2 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/periodic.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/periodic.conf
@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@ daily_clean_rwho_days=7					# If not modified for
 daily_clean_rwho_verbose="YES"				# Mention files deleted
 
 # 150.clean-hoststat
-daily_clean_hoststat_enable="YES"			# Delete .hoststat daily
-daily_clean_hoststat_days=3				# If not modified for
-daily_clean_hoststat_verbose="YES"			# Mention files deleted
+daily_clean_hoststat_enable="YES"			# Purge sendmail MX
+							# host cache daily
 
 # 200.backup-passwd
 daily_backup_passwd_enable="YES"			# Backup passwd & group
diff --git a/etc/periodic/daily/150.clean-hoststat b/etc/periodic/daily/150.clean-hoststat
index dba30093eb99..473c45bf3bfd 100755
--- a/etc/periodic/daily/150.clean-hoststat
+++ b/etc/periodic/daily/150.clean-hoststat
@@ -14,34 +14,13 @@ fi
 
 case "$daily_clean_hoststat_enable" in
     [Yy][Ee][Ss])
-	if [ -z "$daily_clean_hoststat_days" ]; then
-	    echo '$daily_clean_hoststat_enable is enabled but' \
-		'$daily_clean_hoststat_days is not set'
-	    rc=2
-	elif [ ! -d /var/spool/.hoststat ]; then
-	    echo '$daily_clean_hoststat_enable is enabled but' \
-		"/var/spool/.hoststat doesn't exist"
+	if [ -z "$(sendmail -bh 2>&1)" ]; then
 	    rc=2
 	else
 	    echo ""
-	    echo "Removing stale files from /var/spool/.hoststat:"
-
-	    case "$daily_clean_hoststat_verbose" in
-		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-		    print=-print;;
-		*)
-		    print=;;
-	    esac
-
-	    if [ -d /var/spool/.hoststat ]; then
-		cd /var/spool/.hoststat
-		rc=$(find . ! -name . -mtime +$daily_clean_hoststat_days \
-		    -delete $print | tee /dev/stderr | wc -l)
-		[ -z "$print" ] && rc=0
-		[ $rc -gt 1 ] && rc=1
-	    else
-		rc=3
-	    fi
+	    echo "Removing stale entries from sendmail host status cache:"
+	    rc=0
+	    sendmail -bH || rc=1
 	fi;;
 
     *)  rc=0;;