# HG changeset patch # User markus schnalke # Date 1315150862 -7200 # Node ID 7a8d706f0ff1300d351112eb66f2faca40abb04c # Parent 84e6b552f6ad3a6f76b43a7b8b492bc0cb4c2547 Added explanation about --enable-ident diff -r 84e6b552f6ad -r 7a8d706f0ff1 INSTALL --- a/INSTALL Sun Sep 04 17:40:13 2011 +0200 +++ b/INSTALL Sun Sep 04 17:41:02 2011 +0200 @@ -72,7 +72,12 @@ --enable-ident enables RFC 1413 support. If you have the libident dynamic library installed, this will be linked, otherwise it will be statically linked -using the sources included in the package. +using the sources included in the package. Ident support brings few +advantages. If mail is received from machines that run identd, the +Received headers and log messages include a user name too. Additionally +a user can remove queued mail if it had been sent by himself from another +machine running identd. In any case: You cannot trust the ident +information more than you trust the specific remote machine. --disable-resolver disables resolver support. Without the resolver functions, masqmail