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A generic local MDA router for Debian systems.
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October 21 1999
SENSIBLE-MDA(8) System Manager's Manual SENSIBLE-MDA(8)
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client-addr
TCP/IP address of the sender (sendmail ${client_addr} variable) Not used (for the
nonce)
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NAME
sensible-mda - a generic local MDA router for Debian systemsSYNOPSIS
sensible-mda from to detail client-addrDESCRIPTION
sensible-mda is used to simplify the installation and configuration of sendmail(8) , or other MTAs for use on Debian systems. With sensible-mda, sendmail can support a plethora of MDAs (procmail, maildrop, deliver, etc.) without having pick any one of them as required.FUNCTION
sensible-mda is called by sendmail as a local mailer when the following exists in send‐ mail.mc: define(`LOCAL_MAILER_ARGS', `sensible-mda $g $u $h ${client_addr}')dnl sensible-mda will look for the following MDAs (in this order), and pass the mail on to the first SUID MDA found (Or first found MDA, if run w/euid=root): procmail(1), maildrop(1), deliver(8), mail.local(8)OPTIONS
Available command line options are the following: from The sender of this email (sendmail $g variable) to The recipient of this email (sendmail $u variable) detail The detail portion of the recipient userid (sendmail $h variable) - ie: cowboy+@debian.org
client-addr
TCP/IP address of the sender (sendmail ${client_addr} variable) Not used (for the
nonce)
FILES
/etc/mail/sendmail.mc sendmail m4 input to generate sendmail.cf /etc/mail/sendmail.cf actual sendmail configuration file (treated as a binary file)SEE ALSO
sendmail(8), procmail(1), maildrop(1), deliver(8), mail.local(8)BUGS
None known so far.AUTHOR
Richard Nelson <@debian.org>HISTORY
4th Berkeley Distribution October 21 1999 SENSIBLE-MDA(8)| This manual | Reference | Other manuals |
|---|---|---|
| sensible-mda(8) | referred by | |
| refer to | mail.local(8) | maildrop(1) | procmail(1) | sendmail(8) |