diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 0274ac1eaa..8c8aa7c0b6 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ $Date$
 <!ENTITY lfs-vim-version              "7.3">
 <!-- End LFS versions -->
 
-<!ENTITY blfs-bootscripts-version     "20120509">
+<!ENTITY blfs-bootscripts-version     "201205010">
 <!ENTITY blfs-bootscripts-download    "&downloads-root;/blfs-bootscripts-&blfs-bootscripts-version;.tar.bz2">
 
 <!ENTITY blfs-wiki                    "http://wiki.&lfs-domainname;/blfs/wiki">
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ $Date$
 <!ENTITY exim-version                 "4.77">
 <!ENTITY postfix-version              "2.9.1">
 <!ENTITY qpopper-version              "4.1.0">
-<!ENTITY sendmail-version             "8.14.4">
+<!ENTITY sendmail-version             "8.14.5">
 
 <!-- Obsolete
 <!ENTITY courier-version              "0.47">
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index 3c612b665d..da4c99ae4e 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -44,12 +44,15 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>May 10th, 2012</para>
       <itemizedlist>
-	<listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to sendmail-8.14.5.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
           <para>[rthomsen] - Updated taglib to 1.7.2.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[rthomsen] - Set Cyrus-SASL as required dependency for kdepimlibs.
-	  Fixes <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;3356">#3356</ulink>.</para>
+           Fixes <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;3356">#3356</ulink>.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[rthomsen] - Updated KDE to 4.8.3.</para>
diff --git a/networking/netutils/avahi.xml b/networking/netutils/avahi.xml
index 836e8f4b2b..28ae0af5f7 100644
--- a/networking/netutils/avahi.xml
+++ b/networking/netutils/avahi.xml
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
     <para role="optional">
-    <xref linkend="libdaemon"/>,
-    <!-- <xref linkend="qt"/>,--> and
-    <xref linkend="qt4"/></para>
+      <xref linkend="libdaemon"/> (required to build the daemons), and
+      <xref linkend="qt4"/>
+    </para>
 
     <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
     <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/avahi"/></para>
@@ -93,16 +93,16 @@
   <sect2 role="installation">
     <title>Installation of avahi</title>
 
-    <para>It is recommended to have a dedicated user and group to take
+    <para>There should be a dedicated user and group to take
     control of the <command>avahi-daemon</command> daemon after it is
     started. Issue the following commands as the
     <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
 
 <screen role='root'><userinput>groupadd -fg 84 avahi &amp;&amp;
 useradd -c "Avahi Daemon Owner" -d /dev/null -u 84 \
-    -g avahi -s /bin/false avahi  || [ $? == 9 ]</userinput></screen>
+    -g avahi -s /bin/false avahi</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>It is recommended to have a dedicated priviliged access group for
+    <para>There should also be a dedicated priviliged access group for
     <application>Avahi</application> clients. Issue the following command as
     the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
 
@@ -111,19 +111,19 @@ useradd -c "Avahi Daemon Owner" -d /dev/null -u 84 \
     <para>Install <application>avahi</application> by running the following
     commands:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput><!--patch -Np1 -i ../avahi-&avahi-version;-lfs_initscript_fixes-1.patch &amp;&amp;
-autoreconf -i -v &amp;&amp;-->./configure --prefix=/usr \
-            --sysconfdir=/etc \
+<screen><userinput>
+./configure --prefix=/usr        \
+            --sysconfdir=/etc    \
             --localstatedir=/var \
-            --disable-static \
-            --disable-libdaemon \
-            --disable-mono \
-            --disable-monodoc \
-            --disable-python \
-            --disable-qt3 \
-            --disable-qt4 \
-            --enable-core-docs \
-            --with-distro=lfs &amp;&amp;
+            --disable-static     \
+            --disable-libdaemon  \
+            --disable-mono       \
+            --disable-monodoc    \
+            --disable-python     \
+            --disable-qt3        \
+            --disable-qt4        \
+            --enable-core-docs   \
+            --with-distro=none &amp;&amp;
 make</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ make</userinput></screen>
     <para><parameter>--enable-core-docs</parameter>: This parameter enables the
     building of documentation.</para>
 
-    <para><parameter>--with-distro=lfs</parameter>: This parameter specifies the
-    distribution to target.</para>
+    <para><parameter>--with-distro=none</parameter>: There is an obsolete
+    boot script in the distribution for LFS.  This option disables it.</para>
 
     <para><option>--disable-dbus</option>: This parameter disables the use
     of <application>D-Bus</application>. Do not use this option if you intend
diff --git a/server/mail/sendmail.xml b/server/mail/sendmail.xml
index 9f92f254d1..81aec12fad 100644
--- a/server/mail/sendmail.xml
+++ b/server/mail/sendmail.xml
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 
   <!ENTITY sendmail-download-http "http://www.sendmail.org/ftp/sendmail.&sendmail-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY sendmail-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.sendmail.org/pub/sendmail/sendmail.&sendmail-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY sendmail-md5sum        "1b23d5000c8e7bfe82ec1a27f2f5fdc5">
+  <!ENTITY sendmail-md5sum        "02ccfc331cc81ed00ec8bb5ecfc69018">
   <!ENTITY sendmail-size          "2.0 MB">
   <!ENTITY sendmail-buildsize     "19 MB">
   <!ENTITY sendmail-time          "0.3 SBU">
 ]>
 
-<sect1 id="sendmail" xreflabel="Sendmail-&sendmail-version;">
+<sect1 id="sendmail" xreflabel="sendmail-&sendmail-version;">
   <?dbhtml filename="sendmail.html"?>
 
   <sect1info>
@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@
     <date>$Date$</date>
   </sect1info>
 
-  <title>Sendmail-&sendmail-version;</title>
+  <title>sendmail-&sendmail-version;</title>
 
   <indexterm zone="sendmail">
-    <primary sortas="a-Sendmail">Sendmail</primary>
+    <primary sortas="a-sendmail">sendmail</primary>
   </indexterm>
 
   <sect2 role="package">
-    <title>Introduction to Sendmail</title>
+    <title>Introduction to sendmail</title>
 
-    <para>The <application>Sendmail</application> package contains a Mail
+    <para>The <application>sendmail</application> package contains a Mail
     Transport Agent (MTA).</para>
 
-    &lfs65_needs_update;
+    &lfs70_checked;
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
     <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
@@ -56,20 +56,22 @@
       </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
 
-    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Sendmail Dependencies</bridgehead>
+    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">sendmail Dependencies</bridgehead>
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
-    <para role="required"><xref linkend="db"/></para>
+    <para role="required">
+      <xref linkend="openldap"/>
+    </para>
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
-    <para role="optional"><xref linkend="openssl"/>,
-    <xref linkend="openldap"/>,
-    <xref linkend="tcpwrappers"/>,
-    <xref linkend="cyrus-sasl"/>,
-    <xref linkend="procmail"/>,
-    <ulink url="http://www.feep.net/nph/">nph</ulink>, and
-    <xref linkend="gs"/><!-- or <xref linkend="espgs"/> --> (for creating
-    PDF documentation)</para>
+    <para role="optional">
+      <xref linkend="openssl"/>,
+      <xref linkend="tcpwrappers"/>,
+      <xref linkend="cyrus-sasl"/>,
+      <xref linkend="procmail"/>,
+      <ulink url="http://www.feep.net/nph/">nph</ulink>, and
+      <xref linkend="gs"/> (for creating PDF documentation)
+    </para>
 
     <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
     <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/sendmail"/></para>
@@ -77,9 +79,9 @@
   </sect2>
 
   <sect2 role="installation">
-    <title>Installation of Sendmail</title>
+    <title>Installation of sendmail</title>
 
-    <para>Before building <application>Sendmail</application>, create the
+    <para>Before building <application>sendmail</application>, create the
     required user, group and directory with the following commands issued as
     the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
 
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ APPENDDEF(`confLIBS', `-lssl -lcrypto -lwrap -lsasl2 -lldap -llber')
 APPENDDEF(`confINCDIRS', `-I/usr/include/sasl')</literal>
 EOF</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>Install <application>Sendmail</application> with the following
+    <para>Install <application>sendmail</application> with the following
     commands:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>cat &gt;&gt; devtools/Site/site.config.m4 &lt;&lt; "EOF"
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ install -v -m444 sendmail/mailq.1      /usr/share/man/man1 &amp;&amp;
 install -v -m444 sendmail/newaliases.1 /usr/share/man/man1 &amp;&amp;
 install -v -m444 vacation/vacation.1   /usr/share/man/man1</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>Install the <application>Sendmail</application> Installation and
+    <para>Install the <application>sendmail</application> Installation and
     Operations Guide with the following commands:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>cd doc/op &amp;&amp;
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ cd ../..</userinput></screen>
     This creates a configuration file changing some of the default settings.</para>
 
     <para><command>sh Build; sh Build sendmail.cf; sh Build install-cf;
-    sh Build install</command>: <application>Sendmail</application> uses an
+    sh Build install</command>: <application>sendmail</application> uses an
     <application>m4</application> based build script to create the various
     <filename>Makefile</filename>s. These commands build and install the
     package.</para>
@@ -188,7 +190,7 @@ cd ../..</userinput></screen>
   </sect2>
 
   <sect2 role="configuration">
-    <title>Configuring Sendmail</title>
+    <title>Configuring sendmail</title>
 
     <sect3 id="sendmail-config">
       <title>Config Files</title>
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ MAILER-DAEMON: root</literal>
 EOF
 newaliases -v</userinput></screen>
 
-      <para><application>Sendmail</application>'s primary configuration file,
+      <para><application>sendmail</application>'s primary configuration file,
       <filename>/etc/mail/sendmail.cf</filename>, is complex and not meant to be
       directly edited. The recommended method for changing it is to modify
       <filename>/etc/mail/sendmail.mc</filename> and various
@@ -235,7 +237,7 @@ newaliases -v</userinput></screen>
     <sect3  id="sendmail-init">
       <title>Boot Script</title>
 
-      <para>To automate the running of <application>Sendmail</application>
+      <para>To automate the running of <application>sendmail</application>
       at startup, install the <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail</filename>
       init script included in the
       <xref linkend="bootscripts"/> package.</para>
@@ -248,7 +250,7 @@ newaliases -v</userinput></screen>
 
       <note>
         <para>The -qNm option to <command>sendmail</command>, where N is number
-        of minutes, controls how often <application>Sendmail</application> will
+        of minutes, controls how often <application>sendmail</application> will
         process the mail queue. A default of 5 minutes is used in the init
         script. Individual workstation users may want to set this as low as 1
         minute, large installations handling more mail may want to set it
@@ -284,7 +286,7 @@ newaliases -v</userinput></screen>
       <varlistentry id="editmap">
         <term><command>editmap</command></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>queries and edits <application>Sendmail</application> map
+          <para>queries and edits <application>sendmail</application> map
           files.</para>
           <indexterm zone="sendmail editmap">
             <primary sortas="b-editmap">editmap</primary>
@@ -295,7 +297,7 @@ newaliases -v</userinput></screen>
       <varlistentry id="hoststat">
         <term><command>hoststat</command></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>prints <application>Sendmail</application>'s persistent host
+          <para>prints <application>sendmail</application>'s persistent host
           status.</para>
           <indexterm zone="sendmail hoststat">
             <primary sortas="b-hoststat">hoststat</primary>
@@ -306,7 +308,7 @@ newaliases -v</userinput></screen>
       <varlistentry id="mailstats">
         <term><command>mailstats</command></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>displays <application>Sendmail</application> statistics.</para>
+          <para>displays <application>sendmail</application> statistics.</para>
           <indexterm zone="sendmail mailstats">
             <primary sortas="b-mailstats">mailstats</primary>
           </indexterm>
@@ -327,7 +329,7 @@ newaliases -v</userinput></screen>
       <varlistentry id="makemap">
         <term><command>makemap</command></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>creates <application>Sendmail</application> map files.</para>
+          <para>creates <application>sendmail</application> map files.</para>
           <indexterm zone="sendmail makemap">
             <primary sortas="b-makemap">makemap</primary>
           </indexterm>
@@ -348,7 +350,7 @@ newaliases -v</userinput></screen>
       <varlistentry id="praliases">
         <term><command>praliases</command></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>displays current <application>Sendmail</application>
+          <para>displays current <application>sendmail</application>
           aliases.</para>
           <indexterm zone="sendmail praliases">
             <primary sortas="b-praliases">praliases</primary>
@@ -359,7 +361,7 @@ newaliases -v</userinput></screen>
       <varlistentry id="purgestat">
         <term><command>purgestat</command></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para> causes <application>Sendmail</application> to clear (purge)
+          <para> causes <application>sendmail</application> to clear (purge)
           all its host-status information.</para>
           <indexterm zone="sendmail purgestat">
             <primary sortas="b-purgestat">purgestat</primary>
@@ -370,7 +372,7 @@ newaliases -v</userinput></screen>
       <varlistentry id="sendmail-prog-sendmail">
         <term><command>sendmail</command></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>is the <application>Sendmail</application> mail transport
+          <para>is the <application>sendmail</application> mail transport
           agent.</para>
           <indexterm zone="sendmail sendmail-prog-sendmail">
             <primary sortas="b-sendmail">sendmail</primary>
@@ -382,7 +384,7 @@ newaliases -v</userinput></screen>
         <term><command>smrsh</command></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>is a restricted shell for
-          <application>Sendmail</application>.</para>
+          <application>sendmail</application>.</para>
           <indexterm zone="sendmail smrsh">
             <primary sortas="b-smrsh">smrsh</primary>
           </indexterm>