X-Git-Url: http://git.marmaro.de/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fmh-tailor.man;h=8c76e4b53398e8aa9378620ee42e2ddf6fc07497;hb=2667af48dccbcb9e25709dea50451dd58d40aeae;hp=98eec985593b64400b1067d14fe492746da7fff6;hpb=a1e2db74e04c31153801efabcc31b6f68587eeb4;p=mmh diff --git a/man/mh-tailor.man b/man/mh-tailor.man index 98eec98..8c76e4b 100644 --- a/man/mh-tailor.man +++ b/man/mh-tailor.man @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ +.TH MH-TAILOR %manext5% "July 11, 2012" "%nmhversion%" .\" .\" %nmhwarning% .\" -.TH MH-TAILOR %manext5% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%] .SH NAME -mh-tailor, mts.conf \- mail transport customization for nmh message handler +mh-tailor, mts.conf \- mail transport configuration for nmh message handler .SH SYNOPSIS .I %etcdir%/mts.conf .SH DESCRIPTION @@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ default values and a description of their meanings are listed below: .PP .BR mts : .RS 5 -The mail transport method to use. The two acceptable options are +The mail transport method to use. The three acceptable options are .B smtp -(which is the default), and -.BR sendmail . +(which is the default), +.BR sendmail/smtp , +and +.BR sendmail/pipe . .PP If you use .BR smtp , @@ -48,15 +50,33 @@ to the mail port on the machine specified in the entry. .PP If you use -.BR sendmail , +.BR sendmail/smtp , then .B post will send messages by forking a local copy of .BR sendmail . -Currently it will still speak SMTP with this local -copy of +It will still speak SMTP with this local copy of +.BR sendmail . +For backward compatibility, +.B sendmail/smtp +can be abbreviated to .BR sendmail . +.PP +The third alternative, +.BR sendmail/pipe , +also forks a local copy of +.B sendmail +but feeds the message directly to it, using +.B sendmail +.BR -t . +This replaces the old, undocumented +.B spost +mechanism and retains some of its limitations, such as lack of +support for the +.B \-whom +switch and +\*(lqDcc:\*(rq header field. .RE .PP .BR localname : @@ -171,7 +191,7 @@ The name of the system-wide default .I maildelivery file. See -.BR slocal (1) +.IR slocal (1) for the details. .RE .PP @@ -199,8 +219,8 @@ to localhost .RS 5 A lists of hosts and networks which to look for SMTP servers when -posting local mail. It turns out this is a major win for hosts which -don't run an message transport system. The value of +posting non\-local mail. It turns out this is a major win for hosts +which don't run an message transport system. The value of .B servers should be one or more items. Each item is the name of a host which is (hopefully) running a SMTP server. @@ -237,11 +257,9 @@ the named POP service host is consulted. \" .RS 5 \" The local BBoards domain (a UCI hack). \" .RE - \" .SS "BBoards & The POP" \" These options are only available if you compiled \fInmh\fP with \" \*(lqbboards:\ pop\*(rq and \*(lqpop:\ on\*(rq. - \" .PP \" .BR popbbhost : \" .RS 5 @@ -265,7 +283,6 @@ the named POP service host is consulted. \" present, then no check is made. This variable should be set on the POP \" BBoards service host. \" .RE - .SS "File Locking" A few words on locking: .B nmh @@ -306,19 +323,30 @@ Prior to installing .BR nmh , you should see how locking is done at your site, and set the appropriate values. - .SH FILES .fc ^ ~ .nf .ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u ^%etcdir%/mts.conf~^nmh mts configuration file .fi - .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS" None - .SH "SEE ALSO" -mh\-mts(8), post(8) - +.IR mh\-mts (8), +.IR post (8) .SH DEFAULTS -As listed above +As listed above. The path of the mail transport configuration +file can be changed with the +.B MHMTSCONF +environment variable and augmented with the +.B MHMTSUSERCONF +environment variable, see mh\-profile(5). +.SH BUGS +Failure to open any mail transport configuration file is silently +ignored. Therefore, it's best to avoid dynamic creation of such +a file with the intent of use via the +.B MHMTSCONF +or +.B MHMTSUSERCONF +environment variables. If such use is necessary, the ability +to successfully open the file should first be verified.