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removed the mserver feature i.e. the functionality itself in the code the `mserver' value of online_detect and `mserver_iface' config options and the --enable-mserver configure option All functionality, however, is still available through mservdetect
author meillo@marmaro.de
date Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:01:33 +0200
parents 6dd3a289989b
children 25b769efafe6
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356 .TP 356 .TP
357 \fBonline_detect = \fIstring\fR 357 \fBonline_detect = \fIstring\fR
358 358
359 Defines the method masqmail uses to detect whether there is currently an online connection. 359 Defines the method masqmail uses to detect whether there is currently an online connection.
360 It can have the values \fIfile\fR, \fIpipe\fR, or \fImserver\fR. 360 It can have the values \fIfile\fR or \fIpipe\fR.
361 361
362 When it is set to \fIfile\fR, masqmail first checks for the existence of \fBonline_file\fR 362 When it is set to \fIfile\fR, masqmail first checks for the existence of \fBonline_file\fR
363 (see below) and if it exists, it reads it. 363 (see below) and if it exists, it reads it.
364 The content of the file should be the name of the current connection as defined 364 The content of the file should be the name of the current connection as defined
365 with \fBconnect_route.\fIname\fR (trailing whitespace is removed). 365 with \fBconnect_route.\fIname\fR (trailing whitespace is removed).
366 366
367 When it is set to \fIpipe\fR, masqmail calls the executable given by the 367 When it is set to \fIpipe\fR, masqmail calls the executable given by the
368 \fBonline_pipe\fR option (see below) and reads the current online status from its standard output. 368 \fBonline_pipe\fR option (see below) and reads the current online status from its standard output.
369
370 When it is set to \fImserver\fR, masqmail connects to the masqdialer server
371 using the value of \fBmserver_iface\fR and asks it whether a connection exists and for the name,
372 which should be the name of the current connection as defined with \fBconnect_route.\fIname\fR.
373 \fBThe mserver detection method is OBSOLETE.\fR
374 See mserver_iface for a note on how to replace it.
375 369
376 No matter how masqmail detects the online status, 370 No matter how masqmail detects the online status,
377 only messages that are accepted at online time will be delivered using the connection. 371 only messages that are accepted at online time will be delivered using the connection.
378 The spool still has to be emptied with masqmail \fB\-qo\fIconnection\fR. 372 The spool still has to be emptied with masqmail \fB\-qo\fIconnection\fR.
379 373
414 It can contain optional arguments. 408 It can contain optional arguments.
415 409
416 Example: \fI/bin/echo foo\fR 410 Example: \fI/bin/echo foo\fR
417 (This tells masqmail to be always online with connection `foo'.) 411 (This tells masqmail to be always online with connection `foo'.)
418 412
419 .TP 413 For querying a masqdialer server
420 \fBmserver_iface = \fIinterface\fR 414 (= asking it whether a connection exists and what its name is)
421 415 use:
422 \fBThis option is OBSOLETE\fP, use
423 416
424 online_method=pipe 417 online_method=pipe
425 418
426 online_pipe="/usr/bin/mservdetect localhost 222" 419 online_pipe="/usr/bin/mservdetect localhost 224"
427 420
428 instead.
429
430 The interface the masqdialer server is listening to.
431 Usually this will be "localhost:224" if mserver is running on the same host as masqmail.
432 But using this option, you can also let masqmail run on another host by setting
433 \fBmserver_iface\fR to another hostname, e.g. "foo:224".
434 421
435 .TP 422 .TP
436 \fBget.\fIname\fR = \fIfile\fR 423 \fBget.\fIname\fR = \fIfile\fR
437 424
438 Replace \fIname\fR with a name to identify a get configuration. 425 Replace \fIname\fR with a name to identify a get configuration.