Pmail 0.9 3/7/1999 ------------------ Pmail is a mail transfer client based on the protocols of POP3 and SMTP. As a POP3 client, pmail surports for the multidrop accounters, previews the remote mails for the purpose of processing (download, remove, list) specified mails. As a SMTP client, pmail forwards the mails were written off-line. It also can irrigates the mailbody into an external pipeline such as PGP, mmencode and so on before delivers them. Pmail is not a MUA. But it can be integrated with tools such as mailx, elm or text editor because either retrieval or forwarding mails, pmail adopts FromSPACE the standard UNIX mail/mailx format. Installation ------------ Extract the package then make make install or copy the attached ELF binary into the destination path directly. Configuration ------------- There is a file named "pmailrc" in this package. Copy it to user's home directory and rename it to ".pmailrc", then edit this file. In this file some option ought to specify: pop3host - specifies the default POP3 server. smtp - specifies a default SMTP server. outbox - the mailbox for outgoing mails by SMTP client action. sender - user's information and the default reply address. Read that file for other options information. I think the RC file should be self-explaination. Copyright --------- See the file "COPYRIGHT" inside this package. Examples -------- pmail The "default" item is set to "pop3,sbox" as default action. Though pmail will connect to the POP3 server specified by the "pop3host" item, download the mails (or other action specified by user), then connect to the SMTP server specified by the "smtp" item, send the mails stored in the outgoing mailbox specified by "outbox" option. pmail -dd -h pop3.noname.com -f localbox Retrieval mails from the server of pop3.noname.com and save them in the file of localbox, then remove them from server. pmail -o -h smtp.noname.com -f outbox Forward mails stored in the file of outbox via the SMTP server smtp.noname.com pmail -h smtp.noname.com xuming@bigfoot.com Write a letter to <xuming@bigfoot.com> then deliver it immediately via the server of smtp.noname.com.
