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added some words about exim to docs/uucp-setup exim's rmail handling is similar to the one masqmail had now masqmail's rmail approach is similar to postfix's but it still can be called as `rmail' and behaves like exim in that case then
author meillo@marmaro.de
date Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:18:46 +0200
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7 UUCP setups call the MTA as `rmail'. Until version 0.2.23 masqmail 7 UUCP setups call the MTA as `rmail'. Until version 0.2.23 masqmail
8 could be called with this name. It switched to read-message-from-stdin 8 could be called with this name. It switched to read-message-from-stdin
9 mode then. AFAIK this is not enough to support UUCP, at least not at 9 mode then. AFAIK this is not enough to support UUCP, at least not at
10 the level that is presumed by UUCP software. It seems as if at least 10 the level that is presumed by UUCP software. It seems as if at least
11 the first input line should be handled special as it includes the 11 the first input line should be handled special as it includes the
12 envelope recipient. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) 12 envelope recipient. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) I discovered that exim
13 has rmail support like this. That's probably the reason why it was
14 the same in masqmail.
13 15
14 A better, through still basic approach, was introduced with 0.2.24: 16 A better, through still basic approach, was introduced with 0.2.24:
15 misc/rmail is a small shell script (taken from postfix), which calls 17 misc/rmail is a small shell script (taken from postfix), which calls
16 masqmail with appropriate options. Copy the script into your path and 18 masqmail with appropriate options. Copy the script into your path and
17 ensure that the included sendmail variable points to the masqmail 19 ensure that the included sendmail variable points to the masqmail