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--- ./doc/tech-notes.txt.orig 2008-03-17 17:26:52.000000000 -0500
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+++ ./doc/tech-notes.txt 2008-08-06 21:16:06.000000000 -0500
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The selection of which MTA to use depends on the settings of smtp-server,
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sendmail-path, and compile-time options. The first MTA specified in the
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following list is used:
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- 1. _sendmail-path_ in /usr/local/lib/pine.conf.fixed
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- 2. _smtp-server_ in /usr/local/pine.conf.fixed
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+ 1. _sendmail-path_ in /etc/pine.conf.fixed
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+ 2. _smtp-server_ in /etc/pine.conf.fixed
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3. _sendmail-path_ specified on the command line.
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4. _smtp-server_ specified on the command line.
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5. _sendmail-path_ in the user's .pinerc file.
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6. _smtp-server_ in the user's .pinerc file.
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- 7. _sendmail-path_ in /usr/local/lib/pine.conf
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- 8. _smtp-server_ in /usr/local/pine.conf
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+ 7. _sendmail-path_ in /etc/pine.conf
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+ 8. _smtp-server_ in /etc/pine.conf
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9. DF_SENDMAIL_PATH defined at compile time.
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10. SENDMAIL and SENDMAILFLAGS defined at compile time.
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@@ -600,8 +600,8 @@
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into _Alpine_ so there are no _required_ auxiliary files. Instead of copying
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the binaries manually, you may use make install to install them.
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- There are three optional auxiliary files: /usr/local/lib/pine.info,
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- /usr/local/lib/pine.conf, and /usr/local/lib/pine.conf.fixed. The file
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+ There are three optional auxiliary files: /usr/pine.info,
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+ /etc/pine.conf, and /etc/pine.conf.fixed. The file
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pine.info contains text on how to get further help on the local system. It
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is part of the help text for the main menu and should probably refer to the
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local help desk or the system administrator. If this file doesn't exist a
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This section lists the various files which _Alpine_ uses which are not email
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folders. All of these are the default names of files, they may vary based on
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_Alpine_'s configuration.
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- /usr/local/lib/pine.conf
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+ /etc/pine.conf
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Pine's global configuration file.
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- /usr/local/lib/pine.conf.fixed
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+ /etc/pine.conf.fixed
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Non-overridable global configuration file.
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- /usr/local/lib/pine.info
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+ /etc/pine.info
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Local pointer to system administrator.
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~/.pinerc
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Personal configuration file for each user.
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Configuration: Prints a sample system configuration file to the
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screen or standard output. To generate an initial system
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configuration file, execute
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- alpine -conf > /usr/local/lib/pine.conf
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+ alpine -conf > /etc/pine.conf
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To generate a system configuration file using settings from an old
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system configuration file, execute
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- alpine -P old-pine.conf -conf > /usr/local/lib/pine.conf
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+ alpine -P old-pine.conf -conf > /etc/pine.conf
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A system configuration file is not required.
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-convert_sigs _-p pinerc_
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Convert signatures contained in signature files into literal
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Pinerc may be either a local file or a remote configuration folder.
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-P _pinerc_
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Uses the named file as the system wide configuration file instead of
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- _/usr/local/lib/pine.conf_ on UNIX, or nothing on _PC-Alpine_. Pinerc
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+ _/etc/pine.conf_ on UNIX, or nothing on _PC-Alpine_. Pinerc
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may be either a local file or a remote configuration folder.
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-passfile _passfile_
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This tells _Alpine_ what file should be used as the password file.
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configuration. In most cases, the compiled-in preferences will suit users
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and administrators just fine. When running _Alpine_ on a UNIX system, the
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default built-in configuration can be changed by setting variables in the
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- system configuration files, /usr/local/lib/pine.conf or
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- /usr/local/lib/pine.conf.fixed. (Actually, these files can be changed using
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+ system configuration files, /etc/pine.conf or
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+ /etc/pine.conf.fixed. (Actually, these files can be changed using
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the configure arguments --with-system-pinerc=VALUE or
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--with-system-fixed-pinerc=VALUE.) The location of the pine.conf file can be
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changed with the -P command line argument. Both _Alpine_ and _PC-Alpine_
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For Unix _Alpine_ the program _ispell_ works well as an alternate
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spell checker. If your Unix system has _ispell_ it is probably
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reasonable to make it the default speller by configuring it as the
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- default in the system configuration file, /usr/local/lib/pine.conf.
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+ default in the system configuration file, /etc/pine.conf.
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If this option is not set, then the system's _spell_ command is used.
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The spell command does not work the same as the alternate speller. It
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produces a list of misspelled words on its standard output, instead,
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must exist as a full path or a path relative to your home directory).
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Now for an example:
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- url-viewers=_TEST("test -n '${DISPLAY}'")_ /usr/local/bin/netscape,
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- /usr/local/bin/lynx, C:\BIN\NETSCAPE.BAT
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+ url-viewers=_TEST("test -n '${DISPLAY}'")_ /usr/bin/firefox,
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+ /usr/bin/lynx, C:\BIN\NETSCAPE.BAT
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This example shows that for the first browser in the list to be used
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the environment variable DISPLAY must be defined. If it is, then the
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- file /usr/local/bin/netscape must exist. If either condition is not
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- met, then the file /usr/local/bin/lynx must exist. If it doesn't,
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+ file /usr/bin/firefox must exist. If either condition is not
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+ met, then the file /usr/bin/lynx must exist. If it doesn't,
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then the final path and file must exist. Note that the last entry is
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a DOS/Windows path. This is one way to support _Alpine_ running on
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more than one architecture with the same configuration file.
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4. a command line argument
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5. the system-wide _fixed_ configuration file (Unix _Alpine_ only)
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- The fixed configuration file is normally /usr/local/lib/pine.conf.fixed.
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+ The fixed configuration file is normally /etc/pine.conf.fixed.
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- The system-wide configuration file is normally /usr/local/lib/pine.conf for
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+ The system-wide configuration file is normally /etc/pine.conf for
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Unix _Alpine_ and is normally not set for _PC-Alpine_. For _PC-Alpine_, if
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the environment variable _$PINECONF_ is set, that is used for the
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system-wide configuration. This location can be set or changed on the
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* A program that implements the SMTP or ESMTP protocol via stdio.
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* An entry in /etc/services for the alternate service.
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* An entry in /etc/inetd.conf for the alternate service.
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- * An entry in /usr/local/lib/pine.conf, /usr/local/lib/pine.conf.fixed or
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+ * An entry in /etc/pine.conf, /etc/pine.conf.fixed or
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~/.pinerc.
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_________________________________________________________________
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The second selection is the standard UNIX print command. The default is
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_lpr_, but it can be changed on a system basis to anything so desired in
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- /usr/local/lib/pine.conf.
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+ /etc/pine.conf.
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The third selection is the user's personal choice for a UNIX print command.
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The text to be printed is piped into the command. _Enscript_ or _lpr_ with
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