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diff --git a/doc/pies.texi b/doc/pies.texi index 22c0f83..3f9ec4b 100644 --- a/doc/pies.texi +++ b/doc/pies.texi @@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ described above. This mode of operation is similar to that of @cindex smtps The third type of components, supported by @command{pies} are @dfn{meta1-style} components. As the name suggests this type is -designed expressly as a support for MeTA1 components, namely +designed expressly as a support for MeTA1@footnote{See +@uref{http://www.meta1.org}} components, namely @command{smtps}. This type can be regarded as a mixture of the above two. For each meta1-style component @command{pies} opens a socket after start-up, and then executes the component. Once the component @@ -1210,9 +1211,16 @@ acl common @{ @node include-meta1 @section Using MeTA1 Configuration File -@cindex /etc/meta1/meta1.conf - @command{Pies} is able to take a list of components from MeTA1 -configuration file: +@flindex /etc/meta1/meta1.conf + MeTA1 is a mail transfer agent of new generation, designed +to replace Sendmail in the future (@uref{http://www.meta1.org}). +It has a modular structure, each module being an independent +program, which is responsible for a particular task. The components +are configured in the MeTA1 configuration file +@file{/etc/meta1/meta1.conf}. + + @command{Pies} is able to take a list of components directly +from MeTA1 configuration file: @deffn {Config} include-meta1 @var{file} Parse @var{file} as MeTA1 configuration file and incorporate @@ -1224,12 +1232,14 @@ include-meta1 /etc/meta1/meta1.conf; @end deffn Thus, you can use @command{pies} instead of the default MeTA1 program -manager @command{mcp}. +manager @command{mcp}. This is particularly useful if you use +@samp{Mailfromd} (@uref{http://mailfromd.software.gnu.org.ua}) to +control the mail flow. -To ensure compatibility with MeTA1, the components read from MeTA1 -configuration are started in the reverse order (i.e. from last to first), -and stopped in the order of their appearance in @var{file}. Of course, -this does not affect normal @command{pies} components. +To ensure compatibility with MeTA1, the components read from its +configuration file are started in the reverse order (i.e. from last to +first), and stopped in the order of their appearance in @var{file}. +Of course, this does not affect normal @command{pies} components. The following @command{pies} statements are silently applied to all MeTA1 components: @@ -1711,7 +1721,7 @@ Display program version and license information and exit. @node Reporting Bugs @chapter How to Report a Bug - Send bug-reports and suggestions to @email{bug-mailfromd@@gnu.org.ua}. + Send bug-reports and suggestions to @email{bug-pies@@gnu.org.ua}. If you think you've found a bug, please be sure to include maximum information needed to reliably reproduce it, or at least to analyze |