fix Privacy Flags example (Ob => Op)

[unix-history] / usr / src / usr.sbin / sendmail / READ_ME

diff --git a/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/READ_ME b/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/READ_ME
index b159335..cb876aa 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/READ_ME
+++ b/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/READ_ME
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 /*-
 /*-

- *     @(#)READ_ME     6.5 (Berkeley) %G%
+ *     @(#)READ_ME     6.10 (Berkeley) %G%

  */
 
  */
 

-THIS IS AN ALPHA VERSION OF SENDMAIL.  DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT USING IT
-IN A HEAVY PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT.  We've been running it (in various
+THIS IS A BETA VERSION OF SENDMAIL.  We've been running it (in various

 forms) at Berkeley for several months, but our environment is far from
 general.  In particular, it hasn't been heavily tested for non-SMTP
 environments.  The good news is that most of the changes have been
 forms) at Berkeley for several months, but our environment is far from
 general.  In particular, it hasn't been heavily tested for non-SMTP
 environments.  The good news is that most of the changes have been


@@ -13,14 +12,16 @@ REPORT ANY BUGS to sendmail@CS.Berkeley.EDU.
 
 THIS IS COPYRIGHTED CODE.  BY COMPILING AND RUNNING THIS CODE YOU AGREE
 to upgrade to the production release when it comes out.  You understand
 
 THIS IS COPYRIGHTED CODE.  BY COMPILING AND RUNNING THIS CODE YOU AGREE
 to upgrade to the production release when it comes out.  You understand

-that we hope this will be by March, but if there are serious problems
+that we hope this will be by June, but if there are serious problems

 it may be longer than that.
 
 it may be longer than that.
 

-You don't have to install mail.local to run the new version of sendmail.
-Many versions of /bin/mail take a "-d" flag or do local delivery already.
-In particular, mail.local is largely specific to 4.4 BSD, and will not
-be easy to compile elsewhere.  It was written by Keith Bostic, not myself,
-and was not intended for the "general case".
+PLEASE DO NOT MAKE THIS AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC FTP.  Since it is still an
+early release, I'd prefer that people get copies directly from Berkeley
+to make certain that they have the most recent version.  This isn't
+an attempt to limit access, just to make certain that everyone is able
+to keep up.  If you got this version from anywhere other than direct
+from Berkeley, check the machine FTP.CS.Berkeley.EDU, directory
+/ucb/sendmail for the latest version.

 
 There are several related RFCs that you may wish to read -- they are
 available via anonymous FTP to several sites, including nic.ddn.mil
 
 There are several related RFCs that you may wish to read -- they are
 available via anonymous FTP to several sites, including nic.ddn.mil


@@ -43,11 +44,13 @@ Important RFCs for electronic mail are:
        RFC974  MX routing
        RFC976  UUCP mail format
        RFC1123 Host requirements (modifies 821, 822, and 974)
        RFC974  MX routing
        RFC976  UUCP mail format
        RFC1123 Host requirements (modifies 821, 822, and 974)

+       RFC1413 Identification server
+       RFC1341 MIME: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
+       RFC1344 Implications of MIME for Internet Mail Gateways

 
 Other standards that may be of interest (but which are less directly
 relevant to sendmail) are:
 
 
 Other standards that may be of interest (but which are less directly
 relevant to sendmail) are:
 

-       RFC931  Authentication server

        RFC987  Mapping between RFC822 and X.400
        RFC1049 Content-Type header field (extension to RFC822)
 
        RFC987  Mapping between RFC822 and X.400
        RFC1049 Content-Type header field (extension to RFC822)
 


@@ -77,15 +80,11 @@ cf          Source for Berkeley configuration files.  These are
                different than what you've seen before.  They are a
                fairly dramatic rewrite, requiring the new sendmail
                (since they use new features).
                different than what you've seen before.  They are a
                fairly dramatic rewrite, requiring the new sendmail
                (since they use new features).

+contrib                Some contributed tools to help with sendmail.  THESE
+               ARE NOT SUPPORTED by Berkeley -- contact the original
+               authors if you have problems.

 doc            Documentation.  If you are getting source, read
                op.me -- it's long, but worth it.
 doc            Documentation.  If you are getting source, read
                op.me -- it's long, but worth it.

-mail.local     Source for mail.local(8), a local delivery program.
-               Older versions of sendmail called /bin/mail with a
-               special -d flag to mean "really deliver this mail";
-               this is a completely new (and much smaller) program
-               that does absolutely nothing but deliver local mail.
-               THIS IS SPECIFIC TO 4.4BSD, and is not under my
-               control.

 mailstats      Statistics printing program.  It has the pathname of
                sendmail.st compiled in, so if you've changed that,
                beware.  This isn't all that useful.
 mailstats      Statistics printing program.  It has the pathname of
                sendmail.st compiled in, so if you've changed that,
                beware.  This isn't all that useful.