Linux smail binary release
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This is the smail 3.1.28 binary distribution for Linux.  It contains additional
examples and all the confiuration files you need to use all the power smail
can offer.

Distribution
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Smail 3.1.28 was written by Ron Karr (tron@veritas.com).  It is copyrighted
by him and distributed under the GNU Public License.  The Free Software
Foundation has adopted smail as the official GNU mail subsystem.

This binary distribution of smail 3.1.28 was ported to Linux by Ian Kluft.
There were only two changes to source files and they are noted here.  Several
additional README files and a configuration script have been included in
this binary distribution.  THEY MAY BE DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE SAME TERMS AS
SMAIL ITSELF.  To those files and this one, the following message applies:

   Copyright (c) 1993 Ian Kluft
   Distribution permitted under the GNU Public License revision 2 or higher


History
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3.1.28 binary 1.4	10/20/93  w/ libc 4.4.4  -O2 -m486 etc.
	Additional compile-time optimizations which significantly increase
	the speed of smail (see CFLAGS in EDITME-sample.)  Now includes a
	copy of Chris Lewis' e-mail software survey & FAQ in "email-sw-FAQ"
	for a good overall picture of what you're getting yourself into. :-)
	Also includes the Linux UUCP HOWTO document.
3.1.28 binary 1.3	10/1/93	 w/ libc 4.4.1  -O2 -m486
	An error was pointed out where 1.1 and 1.2 were statically linked.
	1.3 returns to dynamic linking, saving some space.  Smail's PD
	/bin/mail is included to end, once and for all, the problem of old
	/bin/mails confusing people by not using smail.  Also it was compiled
	with -m486 (no difference for 386 but improves 486 performance.)
3.1.28 binary 1.2       9/17/93	 w/ libc 4.4.1  -O2
	update to remove transports and directors files from the tar
	archive - they are supposed to be generated by mkconfig but
	it won't replace them if they exist.
3.1.28 binary 1.1	9/04/93	 w/ libc 4.4.1  -O2
	includes full examples, expanded mkconfig script,
	copy of email-HOWTO included, using shadow library
	as workaround for libc pwd problem
3.1.28 binary 1.0	3/07/93	 w/ libc 4.3  -O2
	intial release, first Linux smail to include dynamic
	libraries or TCP/IP support, includes new mkconfig script

This Linux smail binary distribution was originally provided as an alternative
to the SLS distribution's smail which, back in March 1993, did not include
TCP/IP support.  Immediately upon the announcement of this distribution, SLS
also added TCP/IP support to their smail.  Since the main difference between
the two was the mkconfig script, that was sent for inclusion in the SLS smail
and this release was discontinued.

But the mkconfig script was apparently never included in the SLS smail.
So, this smail binary distribution will be made available for users who
want full access to smail's powerful features.  Original examples and
all of those available from the sources are included.  The mkconfig
script has been enhanced to automate even more of the common setup
problems based on reports after the first release.

This will be an ongoing effort.  Improvements are coming as a result of
trouble reports by users and make future revisions even better.  This
iterative process has already been through 3 cycles.  As expected, the
1.3 version is leaps and bounds improved over the original 1.0.

Remember that the purpose of this distribution is to give you enough
information and features to experiment with on your own.  You have as
much information about smail as I do.  Go ahead and explore!  That's
how I learned to use it.

Getting Started
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To run smail on your system:
1. Untar the archive: (assuming you put it in /tmp)

   # remember to run this as root
   cd /
   tar -xzvvof /tmp/linux-smail13.tgz

   it will unpack files into /bin, /usr/bin, /usr/man, and /usr/lib/smail.

2. Set up your smail configuration file.

   a. If you are familiar with smail, proceed on your own from here.  Smail
      is ready for you.

   b. If you are not familiar with smail, a configuration script is included
      to ask you some questions and make the configuration file for you.  Do
      the following steps:

      # remember to run this as root
      cd /usr/lib/smail
      tools.linux/mkconfig

      Once you answer the questions, it will make your config file and
      you should be, at least minimally, ready to run.  You can change
      things in the future by editing /usr/lib/smail/config with the
      smail(5) man page at your side.  (There are many specialized features
      you may want to look into.)

Where to Find More Information about Smail
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When getting started, almost all your questions will be common ones.  Check
the Linux e-mail and UUCP HOWTO documents, which are included with this
binary release in /usr/lib/smail/tools.linux.  Many questions about
establishing smail and UUCP service will be answered there.  Also look for
the NET-2 FAQ & HOWTO if you have network problems.  All the Linux FAQs
can be downloaded from sunsite.unc.edu in /pub/Linux/docs/faqs or
tsx-11.mit.edu in /pub/linux/docs.  Some Linux FAQs can be found on
rtfm.mit.edu in /pub/usenet/news.answers/linux.  (Most newsgroups' FAQs
can be found there under /pub/usenet/news.answers so explore and have fun!)

Once you have established e-mail contact with the outside world, you may
want to join the smail3-users mailing list.  Send a request e-mail to
   smail3-users-request@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca
Once you have joined the list, you may participate in the discussion.  You
may ask for help but you should also try to provide help after you learn a
little about smail.

At the time of this writing, there is no UseNet newsgroup for smail nor
any proposal for one.  If you believe there should be a newsgroup for
smail, say so.  It's beginning to look like the time will soon come to
propose one.

Try to avoid posting to comp.os.linux.help (and certainly do not post help
requests to any of the other comp.os.linux groups) until you have exhausted
almost all other possibilities.

The one exception is that you probably should seek help from the newsgroup
before requesting help on the Linux Activists mail channels...  Send a
message to the following address for more information:
   linux-activists-request@niksula.hut.fi
An automated e-mail server will reply with instructions.

Where to Report Problems with the Binary Release
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Problem reports specific to this binary installation or the mkconfig
script should be sent to Ian Kluft (ikluft@kluft.com).  

Where to Find the Source Code for Smail
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The sources for smail 3.1.28, as installed here, can be obtained via
anonymous FTP (if you have Internet access) from the following locations:
   ftp.uu.net		/networking/mail/smail/		USA (East Coast)
   uxc.cso.uiuc.edu	/pub/				USA (Midwest)
   qiclab.scn.rain.com  /pub/network/			USA (West Coast)
   mcsun.eu.net		/mail/smail/			Europe (Mainland)
   unix.hensa.ac.uk	/pub/uunet/networking/mail/smail/ Europe (UK)
   krynn.efd.lth.se	/pub/mail/smail/		Europe (Sweden)
Sample conf/os/linux and conf/EDITME files, which were used in preparing
these binaries, are provided with this archive in /usr/lib/smail/tools.linux.
There is also a patch file for the changes that were made to the sources
on this distribution.

In this binary release, compiled under Linux 0.99p12, gcc 2.4.5 and libc 4.4.4,
there were 2 minor changes made to smail source files which are included
in the patch file: /usr/lib/smail/tools.linux/source.patches
