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Autor: Barry A. Warsaw
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Para: J C Lawrence
CC: exim-users, mailman-developers
Assunto: [Exim] Re: [Mailman-Developers] Overhauled 'Exim and Mailman' doc
>>>>> "JCL" == J C Lawrence <claw@???> writes:

    >> Is the document Exim specific, or can you write it to be
    >> somewhat agnostic towards the mta?


    JCL> It is absurdly MTA specific.  There's really not much choice
    JCL> about that -- TMDA really needs to get into the mail system
    JCL> at a level just above acceptance and just below delivery, and
    JCL> that level is quite MTA specific.  Achieving the same ends
    JCL> under Postfix requires bleeding edge features of Postfix
    JCL> (we;ll, bleeding edge when I did the HOW-TO, I've not checked
    JCL> since then) and resorting to sub-domains and other gross
    JCL> perturbations of a mail system.  I've not looked at what
    JCL> would be needed for Sendmail.  Jason M of TMDA fame at one
    JCL> point said he'd write a QMail based HOW-TO, but I haven't
    JCL> noticed that go by yet.


Gotcha.

    >> If so, I'd be happy to add a README.TMDA, or point to any
    >> documentation in the TMDA web pages.


    JCL> There's a FAQ entry:


    JCL> http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq06.007.htp


    JCL> It needs updating for Exim4 and newer revs of TMDA, but I'm a
    JCL> mite short of time for that.


The FAQ entry is certainly extensive! If you do get it updated and
can distill it out of html, I'd be happy to add a README if you want.

-Barry