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1 Additional information may be available in docs/ or on the website. 1 Additional information may be available in docs/ or on the website.
2 For installing on GNU/Linux distributions read docs/linux-distris. 2 For installing on GNU/Linux distributions read docs/INSTALL.linux.
3 3
4 4
5 Installation instructions 5 Installation instructions
6 ------------------------- 6 -------------------------
7 7
24 you can use any (not yet used) number you like, but preferably one 24 you can use any (not yet used) number you like, but preferably one
25 lower than 100. It does not have to be the same for the user `mail' 25 lower than 100. It does not have to be the same for the user `mail'
26 and the group `trusted'. 26 and the group `trusted'.
27 27
28 28
29 Compliling is a matter of the usual procedure. In the source directory, 29 Compiling is a matter of the usual procedure. In the source directory,
30 after unpacking do: 30 after unpacking do:
31 31
32 ./configure 32 ./configure
33 make 33 make
34 make install 34 make install
71 71
72 --enable-maildir 72 --enable-maildir
73 enables qmail style Maildir support (disabled by default) 73 enables qmail style Maildir support (disabled by default)
74 74
75 --enable-ident 75 --enable-ident
76 enable RFC 1413 support. If you have the libident dynamic library 76 enables RFC 1413 support. If you have the libident dynamic library
77 installed, this will be linked, otherwise it will be statically linked 77 installed, this will be linked, otherwise it will be statically linked
78 using the sources included in the package. 78 using the sources included in the package.
79 79
80 --enable-pop3 80 --enable-pop3
81 enables pop3 support (disabled by default) 81 enables POP3 support (disabled by default)
82 82
83 --disable-resolver 83 --disable-resolver
84 disable resolver support. Without the resolver functions, masqmail 84 disables resolver support. Without the resolver functions, masqmail
85 uses only gethostbyname() to resolve DNS names, and you cannot send 85 uses only gethostbyname() to resolve DNS names, and you cannot send
86 mail without a smart host. Not recommended. 86 mail without a smart host. Not recommended.
87 87
88 --disable-smtp-server 88 --disable-smtp-server
89 disable SMTP server support. You may want this if you do not need 89 disables SMTP server support. You may want this if you do not need
90 masqmail to listen. In this case, you cannot use masqmail as a smart 90 masqmail to listen. In this case, you cannot use masqmail as a smart
91 host for other hosts on your LAN, you cannot use mail clients that 91 host for other hosts on your LAN, you cannot use mail clients that
92 send SMTP, you cannot even use pine. In short, use of this option is 92 send SMTP, you cannot even use pine. In short, use of this option is
93 discouraged unless your resources are extremely limited. 93 discouraged unless your resources are extremely limited.
94 94
95 95
96 --with-libcryto 96 --with-libcryto
97 instead of using the md5 and hmac functions within the package, link 97 instead of using the md5 and hmac functions within the package, link
98 dynamically with libcrypto. This applies only if you have pop3 or SMTP 98 dynamically with libcrypto. This applies only if you have POP3 or SMTP
99 AUTH enabled. Makes only sense if your resources are limited and you 99 AUTH enabled. Only makes sense if your resources are limited and you
100 have libcrypto installed. Untested. 100 have libcrypto installed. Untested.
101 101
102 --with-glib-static 102 --with-glib-static
103 link with glib statically. This makes the binary larger by around 30K 103 links with glib statically. This makes the binary larger by around 30K
104 (i386 architecture), but if masqmail is the only binary using glib, 104 (i386 architecture), but if masqmail is the only binary using glib,
105 you save some space in total, because you do not need the shared glib 105 you save some space in total, because you do not need the shared glib
106 library installed. 106 library installed.
107 107
108 108
109 --disable-debug 109 --disable-debug
110 disable debugging, setting it on by command line or configuration has 110 disables debugging; setting it on the command line or in the
111 no effect. Strongly discouraged, since you miss valuable information 111 configuration has no effect. Strongly discouraged, since you miss
112 if something goes wrong. 112 valuable information if something goes wrong.
113 113
114 114
115 115
116 Checking the installation 116 Checking the installation
117 ------------------------- 117 -------------------------
118 118
119 Check that 'make install' worked correctly. The following command: 119 Check that 'make install' worked correctly. The following command:
120 120
121 ls -ld /usr/local/sbin/masqmail /etc/masqmail /var/log/masqmail/ \ 121 ls -ld /usr/sbin/masqmail /etc/masqmail /var/log/masqmail/ \
122 /var/run/masqmail /var/spool/masqmail/ /var/spool/masqmail/* 122 /var/run/masqmail /var/spool/masqmail/ /var/spool/masqmail/*
123 123
124 should give output similar to 124 should give output similar to
125 125
126 -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 399356 May 10 12:34 /usr/local/sbin/masqmail 126 -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 399356 May 10 12:34 /usr/local/sbin/masqmail
127 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 10 12:34 /etc/masqmail 127 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 10 12:34 /etc/masqmail