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| -rw-r--r-- | NEWS | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | TODO | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | esmtp.1 | 4 |
4 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ News * Extraction of the recipients from the headers ('-t' option). - * 8bit-MIME extension ('-B' option). + * 8bit-MIME extension support ('-B' option). - * Further Delivery Status Notification ('-R' and '-V' options). + * Further Delivery Status Notification support ('-R' and '-V' options). * Version 0.3 (2003-03-10): @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ mda "/usr/bin/procmail -d %T" * Configuration options ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Options are speficied by giving a <keyword=value> in the configuration + Options are specified by giving a <keyword=value> in the configuration file. The equal sign is optional and can be replaced by whitespace. The value may be enclose in simple or double quotes, in which case special characters can be escaped as in normal <C> strings. @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ mda "/usr/bin/procmail -d %T" Note (from <<libESMTP>> documentation): the default port number is set to 587 since this is the port that should be used for mail submission, see RFC - 2476. By choosing this default now, the API does not change behaviour + 2476. By choosing this default now, the API does not change behavior unexpectedly in the future as use of the new standard becomes commonplace. The hostport notation simplifies things for the application, the user can type <<<localhost:smtp>>> or <<<localhost:25>>> where the application @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Interfacing to Mail User Agents the makefile when building from source. If by any reason it is not possible to have (such as no administrator - priviledges or the use of another MTA for local delivery) then you will have + privileges or the use of another MTA for local delivery) then you will have to reconfigure your MUA to use the esmtp executable instead. @@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Interfacing with other mail applications By default <<fetchmail>> delivers messages via SMTP to port 25 on the machine it is running. Because <<esmtp>> has no SMTP server if you are not using another MTA for local delivery then you will need to configure <<fetchmail>> to use - <<esmtp>> executable. This is acomplished by adding the following lines to the top + <<esmtp>> executable. This is accomplished by adding the following lines to the top of your <<<~/.fetchmailrc>>>: ------------------------------------- @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ To do ~~~~~ - <<esmtp>> already fullfils all my needs, and I don't plan to spend more time + <<esmtp>> already fulfills all my needs, and I don't plan to spend more time on it besides bug-fixing and some minor feature enhancements. Here is a list of what can still be done: @@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ esmtp libESMTP to Sendmail compatibility interface .SH SYNOPSIS +.na +.nf \fBesmtp\fR [\fIflags\fR] [\fIaddress ...\fR] \fBsendmail\fR [\fIflags\fR] [\fIaddress ...\fR] @@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ retrieve their mail up from a centralized mailhub using programs such as \fBmutt\fR. .SH OPTIONS -Most \fBsendmail\fR options are irrelevent to \fBesmtp\fR . Those marked +Most \fBsendmail\fR options are irrelevant to \fBesmtp\fR . Those marked ``ignored'' or ``default'' have no effect on mail transfer. Those marked ``unsupported'' are fatal errors. |