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diff --git a/AAAREADME b/AAAREADME new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7b7a4b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/AAAREADME @@ -0,0 +1,184 @@ +Purpose of this document +======================== + +This document provides a road map of the Postfix mail system source +code distribution. I suggest that you + +- take a few minutes to read this file, + +- review the RELEASE_NOTES file for incompatible changes, + +- and then proceed with the INSTALL instructions. + +Introduction +============ + +This is the public release of the Postfix mail system. Thank you +for your interest in this project. Send me a postcard if you like +it. My postal address is below. + +You must read the LICENSE file, if you didn't do so already. A copy +of the LICENSE must be distributed with every original, modified, +complete, source, or binary copy of this software or parts thereof. +I suggest that you keep a copy of the file in /etc/postfix/LICENSE. + +Purpose of the Postfix mail system +================================== + +Postfix aims to be an alternative to the widely-used sendmail +program. + +Although IBM supported the Postfix development, it abstains from +control over its evolution. The goal is to have Postfix installed +on as many systems as possible. To this end, the software is given +away with no strings attached to it, so that it can evolve with +input from and under control by its users. + +In other words, IBM releases Postfix only once. I will be around +to guide its development for a limited time. + +On-line resources devoted to the Postfix mail system +==================================================== + +Web sites: + + http://www.postfix.org/ current release information + +Mail addresses (PLEASE send questions to the mailing list) + + postfix-users@postfix.org Postfix users mailing list + +In order to subscribe to the mailing list, see http://www.postfix.org/. + +Acknowledgments +=============== + +This release could not have happened without the input from a team +of competent alpha testers. Their names appear in numerous places +in the HISTORY file. I appreciate the input from my colleagues at +the IBM Global Security Analysis Laboratory: Paul Karger, Dave +Safford, Douglas Schales, and Leendert van Doorn. I also appreciate +the support by Charles Palmer under whose leadership I began this +project, and who had the privilege to name the software, twice. + +Postcards +========= + +If you wish to express your appreciation for the Postfix software, +you are welcome to send a postcard to: + + Wietse Venema + Google + 111 8th Avenue, 4th floor + New York, NY 10011 + USA + +Roadmap of the Postfix source distribution +========================================== + +The RELEASE_NOTES file describes new features, and lists incompatible +changes with respect to previous Postfix versions. + +The INSTALL file provides a step-by-step guide for building and +installing Postfix on many popular UNIX platforms. + +The COMPATIBILITY file lists features that Postfix does or does +not yet implement, and how well it works with other software. + +The HISTORY file gives a detailed log of changes to the software. + +Point your browser at html/index.html for Postfix documentation +and for hyperlinked versions of Postfix manual pages. Expect +to see updated versions on-line at http://www.postfix.org/ + +Point your MANPATH environment variable at the `man' directory (use +an absolute path) for UNIX-style on-line manual pages. These pages +are also available through the HTML interface, which allows you to +navigate faster. + +The PORTING file discusses how to go about porting Postfix to other +UNIX platforms. + +Documentation: + + README_FILES/ Instructions for specific Postfix features + html/ HTML format + man/ UNIX on-line manual page format + +Example files: + + conf/ configuration files, run-time scripts + examples/ chroot environments, virtual domains + +Library routines: + + src/dns/ DNS client library + src/global/ Postfix-specific support routines + src/milter/ Postfix Milter (mail filter) client + src/tls/ TLS client and server support + src/util/ General-purpose support routines + src/xsasl/ SASL plug-in API + +Command-line utilities: + + src/postalias/ Alias database management + src/postcat/ List Postfix queue file + src/postconf/ Configuration utility + src/postdrop/ Postfix mail submission program + src/postfix/ Postfix administrative interface + src/postkick/ Postfix IPC for shell scripts + src/postlock/ Postfix locking for shell scripts + src/postlog/ Postfix logging for shell scripts + src/postmap/ Postfix lookup table management + src/postmulti/ Postfix multi-instance manager + src/postqueue/ Postfix queue control program + src/postsuper/ Postfix house keeping program + src/sendmail/ Sendmail compatibility interface + +Postfix daemons: + + src/anvil/ Connection count/rate limiter + src/bounce/ Bounce or defer mail + src/cleanup/ Canonicalize and enqueue mail + src/discard/ Trivial discard mailer + src/dnsblog/ DNS agent for postscreen + src/error/ Trivial error mailer + src/flush/ Support for ETRN, sendmail -qI, sendmail -qR + src/local/ Local delivery + src/master/ Postfix resident superserver + src/oqmgr/ Old queue manager + src/pickup/ Local pickup + src/pipe/ Pipe delivery + src/postlogd/ Syslog alternative, logs to file or stdout + src/postscreen/ Zombie blocker + src/proxymap/ Table lookup proxy agent + src/qmgr/ Queue manager + src/qmqpd/ QMQPD server + src/scache/ Postfix SMTP session cache + src/showq/ List Postfix queue status + src/smtp/ SMTP and LMTP client + src/smtpd/ SMTP server + src/spawn/ Run non-Postfix server + src/tlsmgr/ TLS session keys and random pool + src/tlsproxy/ TLS proxy for postscreen and outbound connection reuse + src/trivial-rewrite/ Address rewriting and resolving + src/verify/ address verification service + src/virtual/ virtual mailbox-only delivery agent + +Test programs: + + src/fsstone/ Measure file system overhead + src/posttls-finger/ Postfix SMTP/LMTP TLS probe utility + src/smtpstone/ SMTP and QMQP server torture test + +Miscellaneous: + + auxiliary/ Auxiliary software etc. + bin/ Postfix command executables + conf/ Configuration files, run-time scripts + include/ Include files + implementation-notes/ Background information + lib/ Object libraries + libexec/ Postfix daemon executables + mantools/ Documentation utilities + proto/ Documentation source |