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From: lyndon@ncc.UUCP (Lyndon Nerenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: smail "front end" query
Message-ID: <127@ncc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 15-Oct-87 01:52:17 EDT
Article-I.D.: ncc.127
Posted: Thu Oct 15 01:52:17 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 17-Oct-87 05:28:14 EDT
References: <838@seradg.Dayton.NCR.COM>
Organization: Nexus Computing Corp.
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Keywords: smail mailx Subject etc
Summary: Here's a clean System V smail/mailx interface

I always thought the svbinmail interface was a bit of a crock. Here's
what I came up with...

1) Compile smail as per usual, but change defs.h to reflect the
   paths indicated below.

2) Move /bin/rmail somewhere (we use /etc/local/rmail).

3) Remove /bin/mail and /bin/rmail.

4) Link mailx to /bin/mail

5) Move smail to /bin/rmail

This has the effect of making mailx the default UA, and installs smail
in it's proper function as the MTA. Note that on most systems mailx
uses /bin/rmail for delivery. Make sure your mailx does so also or
you'll wonder where your mail is going...

Here are the relevent parts of defs.h:

#define SMAIL		"/bin/rmail"	/* location of smail command */

#define HANDLE	ALL
#define ROUTING ALWAYS
/* The above combination is necessary to keep uux from
   bitching when mail for an alias arrives... */

#define LMAIL(frm,sys)	"/etc/local/rmail"	/* SV  local delivery agent */