X-Git-Url: http://git.marmaro.de/?p=mmh;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fmh-tailor.man5;h=60545daa30edce4af8a6695a0dcae65bed2e4638;hp=8213cb74282bb460c3f11ee1eeea41c467a89900;hb=32b2354dbaf4bf934936eb5b102a4a3d2fdd209a;hpb=a0f6183a0f52f9c0f48ce42b4f10592ceec2b014 diff --git a/man/mh-tailor.man5 b/man/mh-tailor.man5 index 8213cb7..60545da 100644 --- a/man/mh-tailor.man5 +++ b/man/mh-tailor.man5 @@ -3,146 +3,24 @@ .\" .TH MH-TAILOR %manext5% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%] .SH NAME -mh-tailor, mts.conf \- mail transport customization for nmh message handler -.SH SYNOPSIS -.I %etcdir%/mts.conf +mh\-tailor \- obsolete man page .SH DESCRIPTION -The file -.I %etcdir%/mts.conf -defines run-time options for those -.B nmh -programs which interact (in some form) with the message transport system. -At present, these (user) programs are: -.BR ap , -.BR conflict , -.BR inc , -.BR msgchk , -.BR post , -.BR rcvdist , -and -.BR rcvpack . -.PP -Each option should be given on a single line. Blank lines and lines -which begin with `#' are ignored. The options available along with -default values and a description of their meanings are listed below: -.PP +.B "This man page is in transition state. +.B "It's original use is gone. +.B "Eventually it will be removed. +.B "Until then, it contains information that have no better place yet. +.SS "Spost's handling of From: headers .B spost will send messages by forking a local copy of .BR sendmail . .PP -.BR mmdfldir : -%mailspool% -.RS 5 -The directory where maildrops are kept. If this option is set, but empty, -the user's home directory is used. This overrides the default value -chosen at the time of compilation. -.RE -.PP -.BR mmdflfil : -.RS 5 -The name of the maildrop file in the directory where maildrops are kept. -If this is empty, the user's login name is used. This overrides the default -value (which is empty). -.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@company.com\*(rq, and I set -.B $USERNAME_EXTENSION -to \*(lq\-www\*(rq, my mail will appear to come from \*(lqdan\-www@company.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, +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 -The name of the system-wide default -.I maildelivery -file. -See -.BR slocal (1) -for the details. -.RE -.PP -.BR everyone : -200 -.RS 5 -The highest user-id which should NOT receive mail addressed to -\*(lqeveryone\*(rq. -.RE -.PP -.BR noshell : -.RS 5 -If set, then each user-id greater than \*(lqeveryone\*(rq that has a -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. .SS "File Locking" A few words on locking: .B nmh @@ -184,19 +62,3 @@ 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) - -.SH DEFAULTS -As listed above