find recipients for sendmail

[mmh] / man / spost.man8

diff --git a/man/spost.man8 b/man/spost.man8
index 1e0429d..76d10a8 100644 (file)
--- a/man/spost.man8
+++ b/man/spost.man8
@@ -9,14 +9,9 @@ spost \- feed a message to sendmail
 .na
 .HP 5
 .B spost
 .na
 .HP 5
 .B spost

-.RB [ \-alias
-.IR aliasfile
-.RB " | " \-noalias ]
-.RB [ \-dist ]

 .RB [ \-verbose " | " \-noverbose ]
 .RB [ \-verbose " | " \-noverbose ]

-.RB [ \-watch " | " \-nowatch ]

 .I file
 .I file

-.RB [ \-version ]
+.RB [ \-Version ]

 .RB [ \-help ]
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .RB [ \-help ]
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION

@@ -38,18 +33,26 @@ acting as a preprocessor.
 Thus, it is
 .B spost
 which parses the various header fields, appends
 Thus, it is
 .B spost
 which parses the various header fields, appends

-\*(lqFrom:\*(rq and \*(lqDate:\*(rq lines,
+`From:' and `Date:' lines,

 and finally feeds the message to the MTA.
 .B Spost
 will not normally be called directly by the user.
 .PP
 .B Spost
 and finally feeds the message to the MTA.
 .B Spost
 will not normally be called directly by the user.
 .PP
 .B Spost

-searches the \*(lqTo:\*(rq, \*(lqCc:\*(rq, \*(lqBcc:\*(rq,
-\*(lqFcc:\*(rq, and \*(lqResent\-xxx:\*(rq header lines of the specified
+searches the `To:', `Cc:', `Bcc:',
+`Fcc:', and `Resent\-xxx:' header lines of the specified

 message for destination addresses,
 .PP
 message for destination addresses,
 .PP

-If a \*(lqBcc:\*(rq field is encountered, its addresses will be used for
-delivery, and the \*(lqBcc:\*(rq field will be removed from the message
+.B Sendmail
+is called witch all recipients, expect these from Bcc-field
+.br
+.B sendmail
+.B \-i
+.RB [ \-v ]
+.I recipients ...
+.PP
+If a `Bcc:' field is encountered, its addresses will be used for
+delivery, and the `Bcc:' field will be removed from the message

 sent to sighted recipients.  The blind recipients will receive a newly
 constructed message with a copy of the original message attached.
 MIME rules are used for encapsulation.
 sent to sighted recipients.  The blind recipients will receive a newly
 constructed message with a copy of the original message attached.
 MIME rules are used for encapsulation.

@@ -58,51 +61,55 @@ invokes
 .B send
 to send the Bcc message.)
 .PP
 .B send
 to send the Bcc message.)
 .PP

-The
-.B \-alias
-.I aliasfile
-switch can be used to specify a file that spost
-should take aliases from.  More than one file can be specified, each
-being preceded with
-.BR \-alias .
-In any event, the alias file, set with the `Aliasfile' profile entry, is
-read first.
+The `Aliasfile' profile entry
+can be used to specify one or more files that spost
+should take aliases from.

 .PP
 .PP

-The
-.B \-verbose
-enables the output of informational messages.
-This option sets \-watch, too.
+Aliasing is done on any address-field will.
+The address-fields are `From:', `To:', `Bcc:',
+or rather the `Resent\-xxx:' versions of this fields.

 .PP
 The
 .PP
 The

-.B \-watch
-switch adds the `\-v' switch to the
+.B \-verbose
+switch enables informational messages.
+For example, the `\-v' switch will be added to the

 .B sendmail
 invocation.
 .PP
 .B Spost
 .B sendmail
 invocation.
 .PP
 .B Spost

-constructs the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq line of the
+puts the
+.RI ` Default-From '
+profile entry in the `From:' line of the message.
+If `Default-From' is not set,
+.B spost
+constructs the `From:' line of the

 message from the user's login name and the full name from the GECOS field
 of the passwd file.
 message from the user's login name and the full name from the GECOS field
 of the passwd file.

-An example is \*(lqFrom: Dan Harkless <dan>\*(rq.
+An example is `From: Dan Harkless <dan>'.

 .PP
 If you set the
 .B $SIGNATURE
 environment variable.
 Its value overrides the full name from the GECOS field.
 .PP
 .PP
 If you set the
 .B $SIGNATURE
 environment variable.
 Its value overrides the full name from the GECOS field.
 .PP

-If you specify a \*(lqFrom:\*(rq
+If you specify a `From:'

 line manually in the message draft.
 It will be used as provided.
 line manually in the message draft.
 It will be used as provided.

-However, a \*(lqSender:\*(rq header with the user's
+A `Sender:' header with the user's

 .B real
 .B real

-address will be added.
+address will be added, if the `From' line don't contain a address
+from the user
+.RI ` Alternate-Mailboxes '.

 .PP
 .PP

-Note that this applies equally to \*(lqResent\-From:\*(rq lines
+Note that this applies equally to `Resent\-From:' lines

 in messages sent with
 .BR dist .
 .PP
 in messages sent with
 .BR dist .
 .PP

-Your MTA is supposed to care to fully qualitfy the addresses
-with the correct domain name.
+.B Spost
+takes care about full qualitfy addresses,
+in every address-field.
+Your MTA is supposed to care to add the correct domain,
+if there is no after aliasing.

 .PP
 The draft is filed to the folders in the Fcc headers by
 .BR refile .
 .PP
 The draft is filed to the folders in the Fcc headers by
 .BR refile .

@@ -115,10 +122,14 @@ None
 .fi
 
 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
 .fi
 
 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"

-.B spost
-does
-.B NOT
-consult the user's profile.
+.fc ^ ~
+.nf
+.ta 3.5i
+.ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName  'u
+^Aliasfile:~^For default alias files
+^Default\-From:~^The default From header
+^Alternate\-Mailboxes:~^The user's addresses
+.fi

 
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 send(1), mh\-mail(5), mh\-alias(5), mh\-tailor(5), refile(1),
 
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 send(1), mh\-mail(5), mh\-alias(5), mh\-tailor(5), refile(1),

@@ -128,13 +139,10 @@ send(1), mh\-mail(5), mh\-alias(5), mh\-tailor(5), refile(1),
 .SH DEFAULTS
 .nf
 .RB ` \-noverbose '
 .SH DEFAULTS
 .nf
 .RB ` \-noverbose '

-.RB ` \-nowatch '

 .fi
 
 .SH CONTEXT
 None
 
 .SH BUGS
 .fi
 
 .SH CONTEXT
 None
 
 .SH BUGS

-Spost does not qualify addresses.
-.PP
-Spost does only basic processing and checking, yet.
+None