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author | Todd C. Miller <millert@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1998-07-12 17:11:08 +0000 |
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committer | Todd C. Miller <millert@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1998-07-12 17:11:08 +0000 |
commit | f8069cb39a663cdd00f477339a91d5d3ada544f2 (patch) | |
tree | 8c094e54bf8589901efe4db75482b88be2709169 /usr.sbin/sendmail/doc/intro | |
parent | 43ae4ae94dbd926fb5bb814dc5379e0832559972 (diff) |
sendmail 8.9.1
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Ar)87 431 R(guments)-.1 E F1(Ar)127 447.2 Q .376 +(guments may be \215ags and addresses.)-.18 F .377(Flags set v)5.377 F +.377(arious processing options.)-.25 F -.15(Fo)5.377 G(llo).15 E .377 +(wing \215ag)-.25 F(ar)102 459.2 Q .281(guments, address ar)-.18 F .281 +(guments may be gi)-.18 F -.15(ve)-.25 G .281 +(n, unless we are running in SMTP mode.).15 F .28(Addresses fol-)5.28 F +(lo)102 471.2 Q 2.5(wt)-.25 G(he syntax in RFC822 [Crock)-2.5 E +(er82] for ARP)-.1 E(ANET address formats.)-.92 E +(In brief, the format is:)5 E 12.5(\(1\) An)107 487.4 R +(ything in parentheses is thro)-.15 E(wn a)-.25 E -.1(wa)-.15 G 2.5(y\() +.1 G(as a comment\).)-2.5 E 12.5(\(2\) An)107 503.6 R .051 +(ything in angle brack)-.15 F .051(ets \(\231<)-.1 F .051 +(>\232\) is preferred o)1.666 F -.15(ve)-.15 G 2.551(ra).15 G -.15(ny) +-2.551 G .051(thing else.).15 F .051(This rule implements the)5.051 F +(ARP)133.66 515.6 Q(ANET standard that addresses of the form)-.92 E +(user name <machine-address>)173.66 531.8 Q(will send to the electronic \231machine-address\232 rather than the human \231user name.) +133.66 548 Q<9a>-.7 E 12.5(\(3\) Double)107 564.2 R 2.246(quotes \() +4.746 F -2.754 2.5("\) q)2.5 H 2.246 +(uote phrases; backslashes quote characters.)-2.5 F 2.246 +(Backslashes are more)7.246 F(po)133.66 576.2 Q .654(werful in that the) +-.25 F 3.154(yw)-.15 G .655(ill cause otherwise equi)-3.154 F -.25(va) +-.25 G .655(lent phrases to compare dif).25 F .655(ferently \212 for) +-.25 F -.15(ex)133.66 588.2 S(ample,).15 E F2(user)2.5 E F1(and)2.5 E F2 +("user")2.5 E F1(are equi)2.5 E -.25(va)-.25 G(lent, b).25 E(ut)-.2 E F2 +(\\user)2.5 E F1(is dif)2.5 E(ferent from either of them.)-.25 E -.15 +(Pa)127 604.4 S 1.12(rentheses, angle brack).15 F 1.12 +(ets, and double quotes must be properly balanced and nested.)-.1 F(The) +6.12 E(re)102 618.4 Q(writing rules control remaining parsing)-.25 E F3 +(3)-4 I F1(.)4 I .32 LW 76 646 72 646 DL 80 646 76 646 DL 84 646 80 646 +DL 88 646 84 646 DL 92 646 88 646 DL 96 646 92 646 DL 100 646 96 646 DL +104 646 100 646 DL 108 646 104 646 DL 112 646 108 646 DL 116 646 112 646 +DL 120 646 116 646 DL 124 646 120 646 DL 128 646 124 646 DL 132 646 128 +646 DL 136 646 132 646 DL 140 646 136 646 DL 144 646 140 646 DL 148 646 +144 646 DL 152 646 148 646 DL 156 646 152 646 DL 160 646 156 646 DL 164 +646 160 646 DL 168 646 164 646 DL 172 646 168 646 DL 176 646 172 646 DL +180 646 176 646 DL 184 646 180 646 DL 188 646 184 646 DL 192 646 188 646 +DL 196 646 192 646 DL 200 646 196 646 DL 204 646 200 646 DL 208 646 204 +646 DL 212 646 208 646 DL 216 646 212 646 DL/F4 5/Times-Roman@0 SF(2) +93.6 656.4 Q/F5 8/Times-Roman@0 SF(Ob)3.2 I(viously)-.12 E 2.226(,i)-.52 +G 2.226(ft)-2.226 G .226(he site gi)-2.226 F .226(ving the error is not the originating site, the only reasonable option is to mail back to the sender) +-.2 F 4.227(.A)-.44 G(lso,)-4.227 E .191(there are man)72 669.2 R 2.191 +(ym)-.12 G .19(ore error disposition options, b)-2.191 F .19(ut the)-.16 +F 2.19(yo)-.12 G .19(nly ef)-2.19 F .19(fect the error message \212 the \231return to sender\232 function is al) +-.2 F -.08(wa)-.08 G .19(ys han-).08 F(dled in one of these tw)72 678.8 +Q 2(ow)-.08 G(ays.)-2.08 E F4(3)93.6 689.2 Q F5 +(Disclaimer: Some special processing is done after re)3.2 I +(writing local names; see belo)-.2 E -.52(w.)-.2 G EP +%%Page: 6 6 +%%BeginPageSetup +BP +%%EndPageSetup +/F0 10/Times-Bold@0 SF 192.28(SMM:9-6 SENDMAIL)72 60 R 2.5<8a41>2.5 G +2.5(nI)-2.5 G(nter)-2.5 E(netw)-.15 E(ork Mail Router)-.1 E 2.5 +(3.2. 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F)117 606.6 R +(or e)-.15 E(xample, an alias of the form:)-.15 E +(project: :include:/usr/project/userlist)157 622.8 Q 1.93(is a method of letting a project maintain a mailing list without interaction with the system) +117 639 R(administration, e)117 651 Q -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.5(ni).15 G 2.5 +(ft)-2.5 G(he alias \214le is protected.)-2.5 E 2.024 +(It is not necessary to reb)142 667.2 R 2.024(uild the inde)-.2 F 4.524 +(xo)-.15 G 4.524(nt)-4.524 G 2.025 +(he alias database when a :include: list is)-4.524 F(changed.)117 679.2 +Q EP +%%Page: 7 7 +%%BeginPageSetup +BP +%%EndPageSetup +/F0 10/Times-Bold@0 SF(SENDMAIL \212 An Inter)72 60 Q(netw)-.15 E +(ork Mail Router)-.1 E(SMM:9-7)194.78 E 2.5(3.4. 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