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diff --git a/debian/local/sensible-mda.8 b/debian/local/sensible-mda.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bdb1186 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/local/sensible-mda.8 @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 1998, 1999 Richard A Nelson <cowboy@debian.org> +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" You may distribute under the terms of the GNU General Public +.\" License +.\" +.\" $Id: sendmailconfig.8,v 2.0 1999/10/21 11:30:00 cowboy Exp $ +.\" +.TH SENDMAILCONFIG 8 "October 21 1999" +.UC 4 +.SH NAME +sensible\-mda \- a generic sendmail local MDA for Debian systems +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B sensible\-mda +.IR from +.IR to +.IR detail +.IR client\-addr +.br +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B sensible\-mda +is used to simplify the installation and configuration of +.BR sendmail (8) +for use on Debian systems. With sensible\-mda, sendmail can support +a plethora of MDAs (procmail, deliver, etc.) without having pick any +.I one +of them as required. +.LP +.SH FUNCTION +.B sensible\-mda +is called by sendmail as a local mailer when the following exists in +sendmail.mc: +.br +.I define(`LOCAL_MAILER_ARGS', `sensible-mda $g $u $h ${client_addr}')dnl +.LP +sensible-mda +will look for the following MDAs (in this order), and pass the mail +on to the first SUID MDA found: +.BR procmail (1), +.BR deliver (8) +.LP +.SH OPTIONS +Available command line options are the following: +.TP +.I from +The sender of this email +(sendmail $g variable) +.TP +.I to +The recipient of this email +(sendmail $u variable) +.TP +.I detail +The detail portion of the recipient userid +(sendmail $h variable) +\- ie: +.br +cowboy\+\fIsendmail\fP@debian.org +.TP +.I client\-addr +TCP/IP address of the sender +(sendmail ${client_addr} variable) +Not used (for the nonce) +.SH FILES +.TP +.I /etc/mail/sendmail.mc +sendmail m4 input to generate sendmail.cf +.TP +.I /etc/mail/sendmail.cf +actual sendmail configuration file (treated as a binary file) +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR sendmail (8), +.BR procmail (1), +.BR deliver (8) +.br +.SH BUGS +None known so far. +.SH AUTHOR +Richard Nelson <cowboy@debian.org> +.SH HISTORY |