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diff --git a/mail/deliver/DESCR b/mail/deliver/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..501ee590224 --- /dev/null +++ b/mail/deliver/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +Deliver delivers E-Mail on the local system. + +Deliver allows any user to write a shell script that processes all +incoming mail messages for that user. The system administrator may +also install scripts that process all messages. + +The output of a script is a list of mail addresses, files and programs +that should receive the message. It has access to each message as it +is processed, so the action can be content dependent. The script may +also generate automatic replies, like the "vacation" program, or pass +along a modified version of the original message. + +Deliver can be used to construct mail-based services (e.g. automatic +mailing list maintenance). It can also be used to filter mail +automatically in prearranged ways (e.g. encryption and decryption, +tossing junk mail, or vacation notices). + +Although deliver works best when installed set-user-id root, it can +perform many of its functions even when installed in the private bin +directory of a regular user. |