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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Mailfromd NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. 2016-10-30 +Mailfromd NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. 2016-11-02 Copyright (C) 2005-2016 Sergey Poznyakoff See the end of file for copying conditions. @@ -7,14 +7,23 @@ Please send Mailfromd bug reports to <bug-mailfromd@gnu.org.ua> Version 7.99.97, (Git) -This version is highly experimental and lacks documentation. -Use `git log' for a detailed description of changes. +This version is a major rewrite. Main changes: * Requires Mailutils 3.0 -* New utility mfdbtool * New daemon calloutd +The calloutd utility is a stand-alone callout daemon. It allows you +to run sender address verification from a separate server. See the +section 'Milter and Callout servers' below, for a detailed explanation. + +* New utility mfdbtool + +In previous versions database management tasks were performed by +mailfromd itself when it was called with appropriate options (--list, +--delete, --expire). Now these options are gone, and all database +management tasks are carried out by a stand alone utility mfdbtool. + * Changes to mailfromd configuration ** enable-vrfy @@ -65,7 +74,7 @@ must be invoked with some additional option passed to mailfromd (say --no-user-conf), it can now be written as: #!/bin/sh - exec /usr/sbin/mailfromd --no-user-conf --run $0 $@ + exec /usr/sbin/mailfromd --no-config --run $0 $@ !# func main(...) @@ -503,10 +512,9 @@ following sub-statement: When arg is `yes', this server is marked as the default callout server for all milter servers declared in the configuration. -Alternatively, you may use a remote callout server, i.e. a separate -instance of mailfromd, dedicated for that purpose. In that case, -the address of a callout server is declared using the `callout-url' -statement: +Alternatively, you may use a remote callout server run by a separate +daemon 'calloutd'. In that case, the URL of a callout server is +declared using the `callout-url' statement: callout-url <url: string>; |