meillo@0: MasqMail README
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: MasqMail is a mail server designed for hosts that are not permanently
meillo@0: connected to the internet. It handles outgoing messages, i.e. those
meillo@0: that are to be sent over the non-permanent link (usually a ppp or slip
meillo@0: connection over a modem or ISDN adapter) specially and delivers them
meillo@0: only when explicitely told to do so. There is support for multiple
meillo@0: providers, it is possible to write different configurations for each
meillo@0: one. The configuration chosen is selected at delivery time, so that if
meillo@0: for example a delivery of a message failed while connected with
meillo@0: provider 1, it may be delivered when connected to provider 2. For each
meillo@0: provider another mail host (or none) can be specified.
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: MasqMail provides (a yet simple) mechanism to rewrite headers, also
meillo@0: depending on the current connection. This makes it possible to deliver
meillo@0: messages with a return address on the local network which will be
meillo@0: rewitten at delivery time. The purpose of this is:
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: - to allow delivery failure messages that are produced on the local
meillo@0: network to be delivered immediately, while those that are produced
meillo@0: outside can be delivered to a mailbox on the internet, to be retrieved
meillo@0: later.
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: - to give mail servers a return address which they can accept if they
meillo@0: check for spam mail. Many mail servers require a return address which
meillo@0: has the same domain as the server it is getting the message from. If
meillo@0: you normally connect to only one provider, this is usually not a
meillo@0: problem as you can configure your mailer to a fixed address (but then
meillo@0: there is still the problem with the failure messages...), but it is a
meillo@0: problem if you use different ones from time to time.
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: MasqMail shall once be a complete replacement for sendmail (or other
meillo@0: MTAs such as exim, qmail or smail) on a local network, but it is NOT
meillo@0: supposed to be installed in a network with a permanent internet
meillo@0: connection (at least if it is not behind a secure firewall) because
meillo@0: it has no ability to check for undesired relaying or spam filtering.
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: Missing, but soon to be realized features:
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meillo@0: - .forward file support (alias file is supported)
meillo@0: - mailer demon messages (mail from the server in cases of delivery failures
meillo@0: or malformed addresses)
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: Future plans are:
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: - initiate connections on its own
meillo@0: - integration to the masqdialer system (mserver) as an option
meillo@0: - possibly a pop3 server
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: For installation instructions, see INSTALL.
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: Bugs: MasqMail is still very young, and there are probably at lot of
meillo@0: bugs in it. I need every bug reported to me! If you do, please send me
meillo@0: the configuration files, the logs, the version, and a good description
meillo@0: on how to reproduce the error. The more bug reports I get, the better
meillo@0: masqmail will get!
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: CREDITS:
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meillo@0: I would like to thank everyone who has submitted suggestions and bug
meillo@0: reports. Special thanks to:
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meillo@0: Gregor Hoffleit for beta testing and his suggestions for delivering
meillo@0: mail immediately when online.
meillo@0: Gregor Hoffleit again for supplying a patch which made maqmail work with mutt.
meillo@0: And again for making the Debian package. And more patches.
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: Dale Perkel for patiently trying to make MM compile and run with libc5 and
meillo@0: various bug reports.
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: Andre Masloch for finding most bugs.
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: Edouard G. Parmelan for many patches and bug reports
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: Iain Lea for the Redhat spec file
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: ...and many others
meillo@0: --
meillo@0: Oliver Kurth <oku@masqmail.cx>
meillo@0: http://masqmail.cx/
meillo@0: last change: Feb. 3, 2000