Tailors the Message Handler (MH) environment to the local environment.
The entries located in the /etc/mh/mtstailor file specify how MH commands work. The following list describes the file entries and their default values. All of the file entries are optional.
| Entry | Description |
|---|---|
| localname: | Specifies the host name of the local system. If this entry is not defined, MH queries the system for the default value. |
| systemname: | Specifies the host name of the local system in the UUCP domain. If this entry is not defined, MH queries the system for the default value. |
| mmdfldir: | Specifies the location of mail drops. If this entry is present and empty, mail drops are located in the user's $HOME directory. If this entry does not exist, mail drops are located in the /usr/mail directory. |
| mmdflfil: | Specifies the name of the file used as the mail drop. If this entry is not defined, the default file name is the same as the user name. |
| mmdelim1: | Specifies the beginning-of-message delimiter for mail drops. The default value is four Ctrl + A key sequences followed by a new-line character (. 001. 001. 001. 001. 012). A Ctrl + A key sequence is a nonprintable character not displayed on the screen. |
| mmdelim2: | Specifies the end-of-message delimiter for mail drops. The default value is four Ctrl + A key sequences followed by a new-line character (. 001. 001. 001. 001. 012). A Ctrl + A key sequence is a nonprintable character not displayed on the screen. |
| mmailid: | Specifies whether support
for the MMailID variable
in the /etc/passwd file
is enabled. If the mmailid: entry is set to a nonzero value,
support is enabled. The pw_gecos: field in the /etc/passwd file has the following form: When support for the MMailID variable is enabled, the internal MH routines that deal with user and full names return the MailID variable and the My Full Name, respectively. The default value is 0. |
| lockstyle: | Specifies the locking discipline. A value of 0 (zero) uses the lockf system call to perform locks. A value of 1 creates lock names by appending .lock to the name of the file being locked. The default is 0 (zero). |
| lockldir: | Specifies the directory for locked files. The default value is the /etc/locks file. |
| sendmail: | Specifies the path name of the sendmail command. The default value is the /usr/lib/sendmail file. |
| maildelivery: | Specifies the path name of the file containing the system default mail delivery instructions. The default value is the /etc/mh/maildelivery file. |
| everyone: | Specifies the users to receive messages addressed to everyone. All users having UIDs greater than the specified number (not inclusive) receive messages addressed to everyone. The default value is 200. |
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| /etc/mh/mtstailor | Contains MH command definitions. |