masqmail

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meillo@67 1 Masqmail README
meillo@67 2 ===============
meillo@0 3
meillo@67 4 Masqmail is a mail server designed for hosts that are not permanently
meillo@0 5 connected to the internet. It handles outgoing messages, i.e. those
meillo@0 6 that are to be sent over the non-permanent link (usually a ppp or slip
meillo@0 7 connection over a modem or ISDN adapter) specially and delivers them
meillo@0 8 only when explicitely told to do so. There is support for multiple
meillo@0 9 providers, it is possible to write different configurations for each
meillo@0 10 one. The configuration chosen is selected at delivery time, so that if
meillo@0 11 for example a delivery of a message failed while connected with
meillo@0 12 provider 1, it may be delivered when connected to provider 2. For each
meillo@0 13 provider another mail host (or none) can be specified.
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meillo@67 15 Masqmail provides (a yet simple) mechanism to rewrite headers, also
meillo@0 16 depending on the current connection. This makes it possible to deliver
meillo@0 17 messages with a return address on the local network which will be
meillo@0 18 rewitten at delivery time. The purpose of this is:
meillo@0 19
meillo@0 20 - to allow delivery failure messages that are produced on the local
meillo@0 21 network to be delivered immediately, while those that are produced
meillo@0 22 outside can be delivered to a mailbox on the internet, to be retrieved
meillo@0 23 later.
meillo@0 24
meillo@0 25 - to give mail servers a return address which they can accept if they
meillo@0 26 check for spam mail. Many mail servers require a return address which
meillo@0 27 has the same domain as the server it is getting the message from. If
meillo@0 28 you normally connect to only one provider, this is usually not a
meillo@0 29 problem as you can configure your mailer to a fixed address (but then
meillo@0 30 there is still the problem with the failure messages...), but it is a
meillo@0 31 problem if you use different ones from time to time.
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meillo@67 33 Masqmail shall once be a complete replacement for sendmail (or other
meillo@0 34 MTAs such as exim, qmail or smail) on a local network, but it is NOT
meillo@0 35 supposed to be installed in a network with a permanent internet
meillo@0 36 connection (at least if it is not behind a secure firewall) because
meillo@0 37 it has no ability to check for undesired relaying or spam filtering.
meillo@0 38
meillo@0 39
meillo@67 40 Masqmail's website is:
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meillo@67 42 http://marmaro.de/prog/masqmail
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meillo@67 44 The email address of it's mailing list is:
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meillo@67 46 <masqmail@marmaro.de>
meillo@67 47
meillo@67 48 To subscribe yourself to the list, send a mail with the subject
meillo@67 49 ``subscribe masqmail'' to <minimalist@marmaro.de>. The mailing list
meillo@67 50 archive is accessible at: http://lists.marmaro.de/masqmail/ . If you
meillo@67 51 have any problems, contact me: markus schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de>.
meillo@67 52
meillo@67 53
meillo@67 54 INSTALLATION
meillo@67 55 ------------
meillo@0 56
meillo@0 57 For installation instructions, see INSTALL.
meillo@0 58
meillo@0 59
meillo@67 60 BUGS
meillo@67 61 ----
meillo@67 62
meillo@292 63 There are probably bugs in masqmail. Please report any one you discover
meillo@292 64 to me. The more bug reports I get, the better masqmail will get.
meillo@67 65
meillo@67 66 See docs/howto-report-bugs for detailed instructions.
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meillo@67 68
meillo@67 69 CREDITS
meillo@67 70 -------
meillo@0 71
meillo@0 72 I would like to thank everyone who has submitted suggestions and bug
meillo@196 73 reports.
meillo@0 74
meillo@196 75 See THANKS.
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meillo@67 79 This file was originally written by by Oliver Kurth <oku@masqmail.cx>.
meillo@67 80 Later updated and extended by markus schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de>.