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diff --git a/proto/UUCP_README.html b/proto/UUCP_README.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c614cee --- /dev/null +++ b/proto/UUCP_README.html @@ -0,0 +1,200 @@ +<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> + +<html> + +<head> + +<title>Postfix and UUCP </title> + +<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> + +</head> + +<body> + +<h1><img src="postfix-logo.jpg" width="203" height="98" ALT="">Postfix and UUCP </h1> + +<hr> + +<h2><a name="uucp-tcp">Using UUCP over TCP</a></h2> + +<p> Despite a serious lack of sex-appeal, email via UUCP over TCP +is a practical option for sites without permanent Internet connections, +and for sites without a fixed IP address. For first-hand information, +see the following guides: </p> + +<ul> + +<li> Jim Seymour's guide for using UUCP over TCP at +http://jimsun.LinxNet.com/jdp/uucp_over_tcp/index.html, + +<li> Craig Sanders's guide for SSL-encrypted UUCP over TCP +using stunnel at http://taz.net.au/postfix/uucp/. + +</ul> + +Here's a graphical description of what this document is about: + +<blockquote> + +<table> + +<tr> <td> Local network <tt> <---> </tt> </td> + +<td bgcolor="#f0f0ff" align="center"><a href="#lan-uucp">LAN to<br> +UUCP<br> Gateway</a></td> + +<td> <tt> <--- </tt> UUCP <tt> ---> </tt> </td> + +<td bgcolor="#f0f0ff" align="center"><a href="#internet-uucp">Internet<br> +to UUCP<br> Gateway</a></td> + +<td> <tt> <---> </tt> Internet </td> </tr> + +</table> + +</blockquote> + +<p> And here's the table of contents of this document: </p> + +<ul> + +<li><a href="#internet-uucp">Setting up a Postfix Internet to UUCP +gateway</a> + +<li><a href="#lan-uucp">Setting up a Postfix LAN to UUCP +gateway</a> + +</ul> + +<h2><a name="internet-uucp">Setting up a Postfix Internet to UUCP +gateway</a></h2> + +<p> Here is how to set up a machine that sits on the Internet and +that forwards mail to a LAN that is connected via UUCP. See +the <a href="#lan-uucp">LAN to UUCP gateway</a> section for +the other side of the story. </p> + +<ul> + +<li> <p> You need an <b>rmail</b> program that extracts the sender +address from mail that arrives via UUCP, and that feeds the mail +into the Postfix <b>sendmail</b> command. Most UNIX systems come +with an <b>rmail</b> utility. If you're in a pinch, try the one +bundled with the Postfix source code in the <b>auxiliary/rmail</b> +directory. </p> + +<li> <p> Define a pipe(8) based mail delivery transport for delivery +via UUCP: </p> + +<pre> +/etc/postfix/master.cf: + uucp unix - n n - - pipe + flags=F user=uucp argv=uux -r -n -z -a$sender - $nexthop!rmail ($recipient) +</pre> + +<p> This runs the <b>uux</b> command to place outgoing mail into +the UUCP queue after replacing $nexthop by the next-hop hostname +(the receiving UUCP host) and after replacing $recipient by the +recipients. The pipe(8) delivery agent executes the <b>uux</b> +command without assistance from the shell, so there are no problems +with shell meta characters in command-line parameters. </p> + +<li> <p> Specify that mail for <i>example.com</i>, should be +delivered via UUCP, to a host named <i>uucp-host</i>: </p> + +<pre> +/etc/postfix/transport: + example.com uucp:uucp-host + .example.com uucp:uucp-host +</pre> + +<p> See the transport(5) manual page for more details. </p> + +<li> <p> Execute the command "<b>postmap /etc/postfix/transport</b>" +whenever you change the <b>transport</b> file. </p> + +<li> <p> Enable <b>transport</b> table lookups: </p> + +<pre> +/etc/postfix/main.cf: + transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport +</pre> + +<p> Specify <b>dbm</b> instead of <b>hash</b> if your system uses +<b>dbm</b> files instead of <b>db</b> files. To find out what map +types Postfix supports, use the command "<b>postconf -m</b>". </p> + +<li> <p> Add <i>example.com</i> to the list of domains that your site +is willing to relay mail for. </p> + +<pre> +/etc/postfix/main.cf: + relay_domains = example.com ...<i>other relay domains</i>... +</pre> + +<p> See the relay_domains configuration parameter description for +details. </p> + +<li> <p> Execute the command "<b>postfix reload</b>" to make the +changes effective. </p> + +</ul> + +<h2><a name="lan-uucp">Setting up a Postfix LAN to UUCP +gateway</a></h2> + +<p> Here is how to relay mail from a LAN via UUCP to the +Internet. See the <a href="#internet-uucp">Internet to UUCP +gateway</a> section for the other side of the story. </p> + +<ul> + +<li> <p> You need an <b>rmail</b> program that extracts the sender +address from mail that arrives via UUCP, and that feeds the mail +into the Postfix <b>sendmail</b> command. Most UNIX systems come +with an <b>rmail</b> utility. If you're in a pinch, try the one +bundled with the Postfix source code in the <b>auxiliary/rmail</b> +directory. </p> + +<li> <p> Specify that all remote mail must be sent via the <b>uucp</b> +mail transport to your UUCP gateway host, say, <i>uucp-gateway</i>: </p> + +<pre> +/etc/postfix/main.cf: + relayhost = uucp-gateway + default_transport = uucp +</pre> + +<p> Postfix 2.0 and later also allows the following more succinct form: </p> + +<pre> +/etc/postfix/main.cf: + default_transport = uucp:uucp-gateway +</pre> + +<li> <p> Define a pipe(8) based message delivery transport for mail +delivery via UUCP: </p> + +<pre> +/etc/postfix/master.cf: + uucp unix - n n - - pipe + flags=F user=uucp argv=uux -r -n -z -a$sender - $nexthop!rmail ($recipient) +</pre> + +<p> This runs the <b>uux</b> command to place outgoing mail into +the UUCP queue. It substitutes the next-hop hostname (<i>uucp-gateway</i>, +or whatever you specified) and the recipients before executing the +command. The <b>uux</b> command is executed without assistance +from the shell, so there are no problems with shell meta characters. +</p> + +<li> <p> Execute the command "<b>postfix reload</b>" to make the +changes effective. </p> + +</ul> + +</body> + +</html> |