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1.1     ! misho       1:      mini_sendmail - accept email on behalf of real sendmail
        !             2:                    version 1.3.6 of 29jun2005
        !             3: 
        !             4: mini_sendmail reads its standard input up to an end-of-file and
        !             5: sends a copy of the message found there to all of the addresses
        !             6: listed.  The message is sent by connecting to a local SMTP server.
        !             7: This means mini_sendmail can be used to send email from inside a
        !             8: chroot(2) area.
        !             9: 
        !            10: See the manual entry for more details.
        !            11: 
        !            12: Files in this distribution:
        !            13: 
        !            14:     README             this
        !            15:     Makefile           guess
        !            16:     mini_sendmail.c    source file
        !            17:     mini_sendmail.8    manual entry
        !            18: 
        !            19: To build: If you're on a SysV-like machine (which includes old Linux systems
        !            20: but not new Linux systems), edit the Makefile and uncomment the SYSV_LIBS
        !            21: line.  Otherwise, just do a make.
        !            22: 
        !            23: After it's built, you must test it to make sure your local sendmail
        !            24: daemon is (a) running and (b) accepting local mail for delivery
        !            25: elsewhere.  Here's what a successful test run might look like:
        !            26: 
        !            27:     % echo 'Subject: test' | ./mini_sendmail -v jef@mail.acme.com
        !            28:     <<<< 220 gate.acme.com ESMTP Sendmail; Thu, 16 Dec 1999 17:17:37 -0800 (PST)
        !            29:     >>>> HELO localhost
        !            30:     <<<< 250 gate.acme.com Hello localhost [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet you
        !            31:     >>>> MAIL FROM:<jef@gate.acme.com>
        !            32:     <<<< 250 <jef@gate.acme.com>... Sender ok
        !            33:     >>>> RCPT TO:<jef@mail.acme.com>
        !            34:     <<<< 250 <jef@mail.acme.com>... Recipient ok
        !            35:     >>>> DATA
        !            36:     <<<< 354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself
        !            37:     <<<< 250 RAA58877 Message accepted for delivery
        !            38:     >>>> QUIT
        !            39:     <<<< 221 gate.acme.com closing connection
        !            40:     % 
        !            41: 
        !            42: And here's an unsuccessful run where there's no local sendmail
        !            43: daemon running:
        !            44: 
        !            45:     % echo 'Subject: test' | ./mini_sendmail -v jef@mail.acme.com
        !            46:     ./mini_sendmail: connect: Connection refused
        !            47:     % 
        !            48: 
        !            49: 
        !            50: Feedback is welcome - send bug reports, enhancements, checks, money
        !            51: orders, etc. to the addresses below.
        !            52: 
        !            53:     Jef Poskanzer  jef@mail.acme.com  http://www.acme.com/jef/