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2006-04-22 Sergey Poznyakoff <gray@gnu.org.ua>
* NEWS, README: Updated
* configure.ac: Minor change
* guimb/scm/Makefile.am (sieve.scm): Use auxiliary sed script to
create.
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GNU mailutils NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. 2006-04-19
GNU mailutils NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. 2006-05-24
Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
See the end of file for copying conditions.
......@@ -7,9 +7,16 @@ Please send mailutils bug reports to <bug-mailutils@gnu.org>.
Version 0.6.94:
* Add support for Berkeley DB 3.x and 4.x
See the description of --with-berkeley-db option in the README file.
* Add support for Guile 1.8.x
* The module mailutils.scm is now defined as (mailutils mailutils). Please
change your (use-modules) statements accordingly.
* Scheme modules can now be installed in the site-wide Guile directory.
See the description of --with-guiledir option in the README file.
* Bugfixes:
** Fix handling of file names containing whitespace characters in imap4 server
and library.
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......@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This package contains a series of useful mail clients, servers, and
libraries. These are the primary mail utilities of the GNU system.
Specifically, this package contains a POP3 server, an IMAP4 server,
and a Sieve mail filter. It also provides a POSIX `mailx' client,
and a Sieve mail filter. It also provides a POSIX `mailx' client,
and a collection of other tools.
The central library is capable of reading mail from an `mbox' mailbox,
......@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ as well as off of local or remote POP3 and IMAP4 servers.
You're welcome to use this library in your own programs, please see
the examples subdirectory or these other applications. All libraries
are licensed using the GNU LGPL. The documentation is licensed under
the GNU FDL, and everything else is licensed using the GNU GPL. The
the GNU FDL, and everything else is licensed using the GNU GPL. The
complete texts of the corresponding licences are included in the files
COPYING.LESSER, COPYING and doc/texinfo/COPYING.DOC.
This software is part of the GNU Project and belongs to the Free Software
Foundation.
This software is part of the GNU Project and belongs to the Free
Software Foundation.
* Why use this package?
=======================
......@@ -41,19 +41,20 @@ it to compile cleanly on all the platforms supported there.
================
Please see the INSTALL file in this directory for the generic instructions
on how to use configure. The following short summary describes the mailutils-
specific configuration options:
on how to use configure. The following short summary describes the
mailutils-specific configuration options:
--enable-debug
Compile Mailutils with debugging support. This disables compiler
optimizations and adds debugging information to the binaries.
Compile Mailutils with debugging support. This disables
compiler optimizations and adds debugging information to the
binaries.
--disable-pam
Do not build PAM support. By default configure will build PAM support
if the host system supports it. Use this option to suppress this
behaviour.
Do not build PAM support. By default configure will build PAM
support if the host system supports it. Use this option to
suppress this behaviour.
--disable-pthread
......@@ -65,9 +66,10 @@ specific configuration options:
--with-sql=MODLIST
Enable support for authentication using given SQL modules. MODLIST
is a colon-separated list of SQL modules to use. Available modules
are 'mysql', 'postgres' and 'odbc'. E.g., to enable all modules:
Enable support for authentication using given SQL modules.
MODLIST is a colon-separated list of SQL modules to use.
Available modules are 'mysql', 'postgres' and 'odbc'. E.g.,
to enable all modules:
--with-sql=mysql:postgres:odbc
......@@ -98,36 +100,38 @@ specific configuration options:
Equivalent to --with-sql=postgres
You may have to explicitly specify LIBS and CPPFLAGS (see above).
You may have to explicitly specify LIBS and CPPFLAGS (see
above).
--with-odbc[={odbc|iodbc}]
Without arguments or with 'odbc' as its argument it is equivalent
to --with-sql=odbc.
Without arguments or with 'odbc' as its argument it is
equivalent to --with-sql=odbc.
--with-odbc=iodbc enables ODBC support via libiodbc.
You may have to explicitly specify LIBS and CPPFLAGS (see above).
You may have to explicitly specify LIBS and CPPFLAGS (see
above).
--enable-mh-utils
Build a suite of MH utilities. The GNU implementation of MH is
primarily aiming to provide an interface between Mailutils and
Emacs using mh-e module. For more information, refer to files
README and TODO in the mh subdirectory.
Build a suite of MH utilities. The GNU implementation of MH
is primarily aiming to provide an interface between Mailutils
and Emacs using mh-e module. For more information, refer to
files README and TODO in the mh subdirectory.
--with-mh-bindir=DIR
By default the MH binaries are installed in ${exec_prefix}/bin/mu-mh.
To change this, use --with-mh-bindir option. If DIR starts with '/'
it is taken as an absolute path specification, otherwise ${prefix} is
prepended to it.
By default the MH binaries are installed in
${exec_prefix}/bin/mu-mh. To change this, use --with-mh-bindir
option. If DIR starts with '/' it is taken as an absolute
path specification, otherwise ${prefix} is prepended to it.
--with-virtual-pwddir=DIR
Use DIR instead of $sysconfdir/domain as the location of
virtual mail domain database. This option is ignored if
virtual mail domain database. This option is ignored if
--disable-virtual-domains is specified.
--without-readline
......@@ -141,57 +145,75 @@ specific configuration options:
--with-gsasl
Enable GNU SASL support (Simple Authentication and Security Layer
framework). IMAP4d supports this mechanism.
This requires GSASL version 0.2.3 or newer.
Enable GNU SASL support (Simple Authentication and Security
Layer framework). IMAP4d supports this mechanism. This
requires GSASL version 0.2.3 or newer.
--with-gssapi
Enable GSSAPI authentication. For this to work, you will have
Enable GSSAPI authentication. For this to work, you will have
to have Kerberos V installed on your system.
--without-guile
Do not build Guile interface library.
--with-guiledir[=DIR]
Specify the directory to install guile modules to. By default
they are installed in
$(prefix)/share/mailutils/$(VERSION)/guile.
The option --with-guiledir used without argument instructs
configure script to install modules to the site-wide Guile
directory, where it is easier to find them. This directory is
defined as $(guile_pkgdatadir)/site where guile_pkgdatadir is
the Guile package data directory as returned by `guile-config
info pkgdatadir'.
Otherwise, if an argument to the option is given, it specifies
the absolute file name of the installation directory for Guile
modules.
--with-mail-rc=FILE
Set the location of the system-wide configuration file for mail
utility. FILE must be an absolute filename specification. Default
is $sysconfdir/mail.rc
utility. FILE must be an absolute filename specification.
Default is $sysconfdir/mail.rc
--with-mail-spool=PATH
Override the location of the mailspool. The default value depends
on the system. Usually it is either /var/spool/mail or /var/mail.
PATH is either an absolute directory name, or a valid `mbox' URL
in the form:
Override the location of the mailspool. The default value
depends on the system. Usually it is either /var/spool/mail
or /var/mail. PATH is either an absolute directory name, or a
valid `mbox' URL in the form:
mbox:path;type=TYPE;param=N;user=
This method allows you to use indexed mailspools. For servers with
a really big number of users this may provide a significant speedup
in opening the mailbox.
This method allows you to use indexed mailspools. For servers
with a really big number of users this may provide a
significant speedup in opening the mailbox.
TYPE is one of:
hash -- The user's mailbox is kept in a subdirectory
whose name is determined by hashing first
N characters of the user name. There are
N characters of the user name. There are
256 subdirectories named from 00 through FF.
index -- The user's mailbox is located PARAM directories
down the `path'. The directories are named
down the `path'. The directories are named
after the first N letters of a login name.
For example, when N=2 the mailbox for
user `smith' is `/var/spool/mail/s/m/smith'.
rev-index -- Same as above, except that the last letters
are used, thus the mailbox for `smith' will
be /var/spool/mail/h/t/smith. This may provide
be /var/spool/mail/h/t/smith. This may provide
a better average distribution than the `index'
method.
--with-log-facility=facility
Enable logging to the given syslog facility. Default is `mail'.
Enable logging to the given syslog facility. Default is `mail'.
--without-included-regex
......@@ -209,10 +231,10 @@ specific configuration options:
--with-included-argp
Use the argp library supplied with the package, instead of the
one from your libc. You will need this option if the libc library
one from your libc. You will need this option if the libc library
on your system was compiled without NLS support.
The following options enable DBM support in Mailutils. DBM support is
The following options enable DBM support in Mailutils. DBM support is
necessary if you wish to use APOP authentication in POP3 daemon or to
use DBM-based mail box quotas with mail.local.
......@@ -222,8 +244,8 @@ use DBM-based mail box quotas with mail.local.
--with-berkeley-db[=ARG]
Use Berkeley DB. If ARG is not specified, configure will
attempt to autodetect the database version to use. Unless ARG
Use Berkeley DB. If ARG is not specified, configure will
attempt to autodetect the database version to use. Unless ARG
begins with a digit, it is taken as a library name, without
the `lib' prefix and library type suffix, so that specifying
......@@ -232,8 +254,8 @@ use DBM-based mail box quotas with mail.local.
instructs configure to use library libdb-3.1.so (or
libdb-3.1.a).
Otherwise, if ARG begins with a digit, it is understood as a
library version number to link to. In this case configure
assumes a Slackware-like installation layout. Thus, using
library version number to link to. In this case configure
assumes a Slackware-like installation layout. Thus, using
--with-berkeley-db=3.1
......@@ -248,27 +270,28 @@ use DBM-based mail box quotas with mail.local.
Use old DBM
Only one dbm option may be specified. Which one depends on the flavor
of DBM you are using. GDBM is most common for GNU system.
Only one dbm option may be specified. Which one depends on
the flavor of DBM you are using. GDBM is most common for GNU
system.
Use following options to disable support for particular protocols or
features:
--disable-imap Disables IMAP protocol support.
--disable-pop Disables POP protocol support.
--disable-smtp Disables support for SMTP mailer. With this
--disable-smtp Disables support for SMTP mailer. With this
option `mail.remote' is not built.
--disable-sendmail Disables support for `Sendmail' mailer.
--disable-mh Disables support for MH mailbox format.
--disable-virtual-domains
Disables support for authentication using virtual
mail domains.
Disables support for authentication using
virtual mail domains.
Several environment variables affect the configuration. Currently,
the only mailutils-specific variable is DEFAULT_CUPS_CONFDIR. It
Several environment variables affect the configuration. Currently,
the only mailutils-specific variable is DEFAULT_CUPS_CONFDIR. It
sets the location of CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) configuration
directory, which is needed for `mimeview' utility. By default, this
location is $sysconfdir/cups. On most sites, however, it may be
directory, which is needed for `mimeview' utility. By default, this
location is $sysconfdir/cups. On most sites, however, it may be
reasonable to set it to /etc/cups, e.g.:
./configure DEFAULT_CUPS_CONFDIR=/etc/cups ...
......@@ -277,19 +300,19 @@ reasonable to set it to /etc/cups, e.g.:
* Where to report BUGS
======================
Please report any bugs to <bug-mailutils@gnu.org>. We encourage sysadmins
who will be using this package to subscribe to this list by sending an email
to <bug-mailutils-request@gnu.org> with the word `subscribe' in the body of
the message. Another way to subscribe is by visiting
http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-mailutils.
Please report any bugs to <bug-mailutils@gnu.org>. We encourage
sysadmins who will be using this package to subscribe to this list by
sending an email to <bug-mailutils-request@gnu.org> with the word
`subscribe' in the body of the message. Another way to subscribe is
by visiting http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-mailutils.
* Copyright information:
Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute verbatim copies
of this document as received, in any medium, provided that the
copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved,
Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute verbatim
copies of this document as received, in any medium, provided that
the copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved,
thus giving the recipient permission to redistribute in turn.
Permission is granted to distribute modified versions
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......@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ guile-procedures.txt: $(DOT_DOC_FILES)
mailutils.scm: mailutils.scm.in $(C_SRCS:.c=.inc)
m4 -DVERSION=$(VERSION) -DLIBDIR=$(libdir) \
-DBUILDDIR=$(top_builddir)/libmu_scm \
mailutils.scm.in > $@
$(srcdir)/mailutils.scm.in > $@
## Add -MG to make the .x magic work with auto-dep code.
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# Error messages for GNU Mailutils
# Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
# Copyright (C) 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
#
# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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