X-Git-Url: http://git.marmaro.de/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fmh-tailor.man;h=98eec985593b64400b1067d14fe492746da7fff6;hb=d9fa36589ef2aa786b65cbca2105e88f927be829;hp=a8d400aa89ec1b2bfb1f095d590a5a43b8b89689;hpb=58e2db8c886765caf1ce294ba8336fe683bcd888;p=mmh diff --git a/man/mh-tailor.man b/man/mh-tailor.man index a8d400a..98eec98 100644 --- a/man/mh-tailor.man +++ b/man/mh-tailor.man @@ -164,79 +164,6 @@ The beginning-of-message delimiter for maildrops. The end-of-message delimiter for maildrops. .RE .PP -.BR masquerade: -.RS 5 -This directive controls three different types of email address masquerading. -The three possible values, which may be specified in any combination on the -line, separated by spaces, are \*(lqdraft_from\*(rq, \*(lqmmailid\*(rq, and -\*(lqusername_extension\*(rq. -.PP -\*(lqmmailid\*(rq was the only type of masquerading in the original MH package, and -apparently stands for \*(lqmasquerade mail identification\*(rq. This type of -masquerading keys off of the GECOS field of the passwd file. When enabled, -.B nmh -will check if the user's pw_gecos field in the passwd file is of the -form: -.PP -.RS 5 -Full Name -.RE -.PP -If it is, the internal -.B nmh -routines that find the username and full name -of that user will return \*(lqfakeusername\*(rq and \*(lqFull Name\*(rq respectively. This is -useful if you want the messages you send to always appear to come from the name -of an MTA alias rather than your actual account name. For instance, many -organizations set up \*(lqFirst.Last\*(rq sendmail aliases for all users. If this is -the case, the GECOS field for each user should look like: -.PP -.RS 5 -First [Middle] Last -.RE -.PP -\*(lqusername_extension\*(rq, when specified on the \*(lqmasquerade:\*(rq line, allows a second -type of username masquerading. If the user sets the -.B $USERNAME_EXTENSION -environment variable, its value will be appended to the actual login name. For -instance, if I am \*(lqdan@example.com\*(rq, and I set -.B $USERNAME_EXTENSION -to \*(lq\-www\*(rq, my mail will appear to come from \*(lqdan\-www@example.com\*(rq. This is meant -to interact with qmail's \*(lquser\-extension\*(rq feature, where mail sent to -.IR user \- string -will be delivered to -.IR user . -Likewise, those using -versions of sendmail for which \*(lqplussed user\*(rq processing is active can set -.B $USERNAME_EXTENSION -to \*(lq+\fIstring\fR\*(rq. These MTA features are useful -because they allow one to use different email addresses in different situations -(to aid in automatic mail filtering or in determining where spammers got one's -address) while only actually having a single account. Note that -.B $USERNAME_EXTENSION -is only appended to the username when \fIpost\fR is -generating \*(lq[Resent\-]From:\*(rq lines and the SMTP envelope -\*(lqFrom:\*(rq. -.BR inc , -for instance, will not try to read from a maildrop file called \*(lqdan\-www\*(rq (to -recall the earlier example). -.PP -\*(lqdraft_from\*(rq controls the most powerful type of address masquerading. Normally, -when a user explicitly specifies a \*(lqFrom:\*(rq header in a draft, -.B nmh -uses it -rather than constructing its own. However, to discourage email forgery, the -SMTP envelope \*(lqFrom:\*(rq and a \*(lqSender:\*(rq header are set to the user's real address. -When \*(lqdraft_from\*(rq is turned on, though, the envelope \*(lqFrom:\*(rq will use the -address specified in the draft, and there will be no \*(lqSender:\*(rq header. This is -useful when a user wants to pretend to be sending mail \*(lqdirectly\*(rq from a remote -POP3 account, or when remote mail robots incorrectly use the envelope \*(lqFrom:\*(rq in -preference to the body \*(lqFrom:\*(rq (or refuse to take action when the two don't -match). Note that the MTA may still reveal the user's real identity (e.g. -.BR sendmail 's -\*(lqX\-Authentication\-Warning:\*(rq header). -.RE -.PP .BR maildelivery : %libdir%/maildelivery .RS 5 @@ -263,29 +190,11 @@ indicates that mail for \*(lqeveryone\*(rq should not be sent to them. This is useful for handling admin, dummy, and guest logins. .RE .SS "SMTP support" -These options are only available if you set +This option is only available if you set .B mts to .BR smtp . .PP -.BR hostable : -%etcdir%/hosts -.RS 5 -The exceptions file for /etc/hosts used by -.B post -to try to find -official names. The format of this file is quite simple: -.PP -.IP 1. 4 -Comments are surrounded by sharp (`#') and newline. -.IP 2. 4 -Words are surrounded by white space. -.IP 3. 4 -The first word on the line is the official name of a host. -.IP 4. 4 -All words following the official names are aliases for that host. -.RE -.PP .BR servers : localhost .RS 5