.BR conflict ,
.BR inc ,
.BR msgchk ,
-.BR msh ,
.BR post ,
.BR rcvdist ,
and
which begin with `#' are ignored. The options available along with
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
-.B smtp
-(which is the default), and
-.BR sendmail .
-.PP
-If you use
-.BR smtp ,
-this will enable a direct SMTP (simple mail transport
-protocol) interface in
-.BR nmh .
-When sending mail, instead of passing the
-message to the mail transport agent,
-.B post
-will open a socket connection
-to the mail port on the machine specified in the
-.B servers
-entry.
-.PP
-If you use
-.BR sendmail ,
-then
-.B post
+.B spost
will send messages by forking a
local copy of
.BR sendmail .
-Currently it will still speak SMTP with this local
-copy of
-.BR sendmail .
-.RE
-.PP
-.BR localname :
-.RS 5
-The hostname
-.B nmh
-considers local. It should typically be a fully
-qualified hostname. If this is not set, depending on the version of
-UNIX you're running,
-.B nmh
-will query the system for this value
-(e.g. uname, gethostname, etc.), and attempt to fully qualify this
-value.
.PP
If you are using POP to retrieve new messages, you may want to set this
value to the name of the POP server, so that outgoing message appear to
have originated on the POP server.
.RE
.PP
-.BR localdomain :
-.RS 5
-If this is set, a `.' followed by this string will be appended to your
-hostname.
-.PP
This should only be needed, if for some reason
.B nmh
is not able to
gethostname, etc.).
.RE
.PP
-.BR clientname :
-.RS 5
-This option specifies the host name that
-.B nmh
-will give in the
-SMTP
-.B HELO
-(and
-.BR EHLO )
-command, when posting mail. If not
-set, the default is to use the host name that
-.B nmh
-considers local
-(see
-.B localname
-above). If this option is set, but empty, no
-.B HELO
-command will be given.
-.PP
-Although the
-/B HELO
-command is required by RFC\-821, many SMTP servers
-do not require it. Early versions of
-.I SendMail
-will fail if the hostname
-given in the
-.B HELO
-command is the local host. Later versions of
-.I SendMail
-will complain if you omit the
-.B HELO
-command. If you run
-.IR SendMail ,
-find out what your system expects and set this field if needed.
-.RE
-.PP
-.BR systemname :
-.RS 5
-This option is only used for UUCP mail. It specifies the name of the
-local host in the UUCP \*(lqdomain\*(rq. If not set, depending
-on the version of UNIX you're running,
-.B nmh
-will query the system
-for this value. This has no equivalent in the
-.B nmh
-configuration
-file.
-.RE
-.PP
.BR mmdfldir :
%mailspool%
.RS 5
login shell equivalent to the given value (e.g., \*(lq/bin/csh\*(rq)
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
-.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
-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
-.B servers
-should be one or more items. Each item is the name of a host which
-is (hopefully) running a SMTP server.
-.SS "SendMail"
-This option is only available if you set
-.B mts
-to
-.BR sendmail .
-.PP
-.BR sendmail :
-%sendmailpath%
-.RS 5
-The pathname to the
-.B sendmail
-program.
-.RE
-.SS "Post Office Protocol"
-This option is only available if you have compiled
-.B nmh
-with POP support enabled (i.e., \*(lq--enable-pop\*(rq).
-.PP
-.BR pophost :
-.RS 5
-The name of the default POP service host. If this is not set, then
-.B nmh
-looks in the standard maildrop areas for waiting mail, otherwise
-the named POP service host is consulted.
-.RE
-\" .SS "BBoards Delivery"
-\" This option is only available if you compiled \fInmh\fP with
-\" \*(lqbbdelivery:\ on\*(rq.
-\" .PP
-\" .BR bbdomain :
-\" .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
-\" The POP service host which also acts as a BBoard server. This variable
-\" should be set on the POP BBoards client host.
-\" .RE
-\" .PP
-\" .BR popbbuser :
-\" .RS 5
-\" The guest account on the POP/BB service host. This should be a different
-\" login ID than either the POP user or the BBoards user. (The user-id
-\" \*(lqftp\*(rq is highly recommended.) This variable should be set on
-\" both the POP BBoards client and service hosts.
-\" .RE
-\" .PP
-\" .BR popbblist :
-\" %etcdir%/hosts.popbb
-\" .RS 5
-\" A file containing of lists of hosts that are allowed to use the POP
-\" facility to access BBoards using the guest account. If this file is not
-\" present, then no check is made. This variable should be set on the POP
-\" BBoards service host.
-\" .RE
-
-\" .SS "BBoards & The NNTP"
-\" This option is only available if you compiled \fInmh\fP with
-\" \*(lqbboards:\ nntp\*(rq and \*(lqpop:\ on\*(rq.
-\" .PP
-\" .BR nntphost :
-\" .RS 5
-\" The host which provides the NNTP service. This variable should be set
-\" on the NNTP BBoards client host.
-\" .RE
.SS "File Locking"
A few words on locking:
.B nmh
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