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@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ the latest updates.
You may also find these useful:
- d. devtools/README
- e. devtools/Site/README
- f. mail.local/README
- g. smrsh/README
+ d. sendmail/SECURITY
+ e. devtools/README
+ f. devtools/Site/README
+ g. libmilter/README
+ h. mail.local/README
+ i. smrsh/README
4. Read cf/README.
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ the items in the file to be marked as safe for file and program
delivery.
Other files affected by this strengthened security include class
-files (i.e. Fw /etc/mail/local-host-names), persistent host status files,
+files (i.e., Fw /etc/mail/local-host-names), persistent host status files,
and the files specified by the ErrorHeader and HelpFile options. Similar
DontBlameSendmail flags are available for the class, ErrorHeader, and
HelpFile files.
@@ -174,15 +176,13 @@ Important RFCs for electronic mail are:
RFC974 MX routing
RFC976 UUCP mail format
RFC1123 Host requirements (modifies 821, 822, and 974)
- RFC1413 Identification server
- RFC1869 SMTP Service Extensions (ESMTP spec)
- RFC1652 SMTP Service Extension for 8bit-MIMEtransport
- RFC1870 SMTP Service Extension for Message Size Declaration
- RFC2045 Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part One:
- Format of Internet Message Bodies
RFC1344 Implications of MIME for Internet Mail Gateways
+ RFC1413 Identification server
RFC1428 Transition of Internet Mail from Just-Send-8 to
8-bit SMTP/MIME
+ RFC1652 SMTP Service Extension for 8bit-MIMEtransport
+ RFC1869 SMTP Service Extensions (ESMTP spec)
+ RFC1870 SMTP Service Extension for Message Size Declaration
RFC1891 SMTP Service Extension for Delivery Status Notifications
RFC1892 Multipart/Report Content Type for the Reporting of
Mail System Administrative Messages
@@ -192,9 +192,15 @@ Important RFCs for electronic mail are:
RFC1985 SMTP Service Extension for Remote Message Queue Starting
RFC2033 Local Mail Transfer Protocol (LMTP)
RFC2034 SMTP Service Extension for Returning Enhanced Error Codes
+ RFC2045 Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part One:
+ Format of Internet Message Bodies
RFC2476 Message Submission
RFC2487 SMTP Service Extension for Secure SMTP over TLS
RFC2554 SMTP Service Extension for Authentication
+ RFC2821 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
+ RFC2822 Internet Message Format
+ RFC2852 Deliver By SMTP Service Extension
+ RFC2920 SMTP Service Extension for Command Pipelining
Other standards that may be of interest (but which are less directly
relevant to sendmail) are:
@@ -221,8 +227,8 @@ PARTS OF THE WORLD. SO, WHEN YOU IMPORT THIS PACKAGE TO YOUR
COUNTRY, RE-DISTRIBUTE IT FROM THERE OR EVEN JUST EMAIL TECHNICAL
SUGGESTIONS OR EVEN SOURCE PATCHES TO THE AUTHOR OR OTHER PEOPLE
YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO ANY EXPORT/IMPORT
-AND/OR USE LAWS WHICH APPLY TO YOU. THE AUTHORS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR
-ANY VIOLATIONS YOU MAKE HERE. SO BE CAREFUL, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
+AND/OR USE LAWS WHICH APPLY TO YOU. THE AUTHORS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR
+ANY VIOLATIONS YOU MAKE HERE. SO BE CAREFUL, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
If you use OpenSSL then make sure you read their README file which
contains information about patents etc.
@@ -360,6 +366,8 @@ contrib Some contributed tools to help with sendmail. THESE
devtools Build environment. See devtools/README.
doc Documentation. If you are getting source, read
op.me -- it's long, but worth it.
+editmap A program to edit and query maps that have been created
+ with makemap, e.g., adding and deleting entries.
include Include files used by multiple programs in the distribution.
libsmdb sendmail database library with support for Berkeley DB 1.X,
Berkeley DB 2.X, Berkeley DB 3.X, and NDBM.
@@ -392,4 +400,4 @@ sendmail Source for the sendmail program itself.
test Some test scripts (currently only for compilation aids).
vacation Source for the vacation program. NOT PART OF SENDMAIL!
-$Revision: 8.71.4.8 $, Last updated $Date: 2001/07/31 22:42:46 $
+$Revision: 8.81 $, Last updated $Date: 2001/09/26 16:22:19 $
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