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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/