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diff --git a/docs/HOWTO.md b/docs/HOWTO.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e39c123 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/HOWTO.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +MUST BE FINISHED! + + +It is a (very) small HOWTO to make pyg working properly. + +pygm2n: + +Pre: a fully working MTA (ie postfix) where you can run procmail or any other MDA. +A news server (local or remote) where you can create groups (admin +privileges). + +Create a user, ie mailgate, set its procmail as: + +:0 bhc: +| pygm2n -n local.test + +or its maildrop (thanks to Joy): + +dotlock pygm2n.`echo $$`.lock { + `pygm2n -n local.test` +} + +you can use -a your@address and -s nntphost if local.test is moderated, +or nntphost isn't localhost + +[NOTE: if you've configuration for any other MDA, please file a wishlist +bug against pyg] + +Create local.test (if it doen't exist). + +Now any mail you will write to mailgate user, will be sent to the +server. Read local.test on localhost (or nntphost), you will see +message. diff --git a/docs/pygm2n.1 b/docs/pygm2n.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..63f2e09 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/pygm2n.1 @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +.\" wing requests are required for all man pages. +.TH pygm2n 1 "Sun Sep 12 18:10:00 CEST 2000" "" "Python Gateway mail to news" +.SH NAME +pygm2n - Python Gateway mail to news +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B pygm2n +.BR -n +.IR newsgroups +[ +.BR -s +.IR newsserver +] +[ +.BR -h +] + +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B IMPORTANT: +this man page is to be continued. The Whole pyg gateway is in +.B devel.\ state. +try -h option for more detailed option. + +pygm2n reads from stdin an email, sending it to newsgroups, a comma separated list without spaces of newsgroup names (at least one), rfc799 compliant. + +If pygm2n reads from stdin a sigle line starting with /, it is +considered an absolute path to a single-email mailbox, +so pygm2n will open and read it. + +.B Note +that now pyg can't read a real mailbox, with many emails. If you +give it in input, pyg will post the whole mailbox as a single email. + +\" The following requests should be uncommented and +.\" used where appropriate. This next request is +.\" for sections 2 and 3 function return values only. +.\" .Sh RETURN VALUES +.\" This next request is for sections 1, 6, 7 & 8 only +.\" .Sh ENVIRONMENT +.\" .Sh FILES +.SH EXAMPLES +There is some documetation in /urs/share/doc/pyg + +I created mailgate user (moderator of local.moderated ng). +Subscribe to a list with this user (or simply email one message to). +Every email posted to this user will send to newsgroups, +in its .procmailrc I've put something like: + +:0 bh +* ^From *mailinglist-request@lists.debian.org +| $HOME/pygm2n -n local.debian.mailinglist + + +.\" This next request is for sections 1, 6, 7 & 8 only +.\" (command return values (to shell) and +.\" fprintf/stderr type diagnostics) +.\" .Sh DIAGNOSTICS +.\" The next request is for sections 2 and 3 error +.\" and signal handling only. +.\" .Sh ERRORS +.\" .Sh SEE ALSO +.\" .Sh STANDARDS +.\" .Sh HISTORY +.SH AUTHORS +Cosimo Alfarano <alfarano@students.cs.unibo.it> + +.SH BUGS +Boh. send any bug, advice or opinion to the author, please. + diff --git a/docs/pygn2m.1 b/docs/pygn2m.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5b2750e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/pygn2m.1 @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +.\" wing requests are required for all man pages. +.TH pygn2m 1 "Sun Sep 12 22:40:00 CEST 2000" "" "Python Gateway news to mail" +.SH NAME +pygn2m - Python Gateway news to mail +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B pygs +.BR -t +.IR recipient@domain1 +.BR -s +.IR sender@domain2 +[ +.BR -e +.IR envelope@domain3 +] +[ +.BR -h +] + +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B IMPORTANT: +this man page is to be continued. The Whole pyg gateway is in +.B devel.\ state. +try -h option for more detailed option. + +pygn2m reads from stdin a nntp article, sending it to recipient@domain1 +a rfc822 compliant email setting Resent-Sender: sender@domain2 +and envelope envelope@domain3 if exists, else sender@domain2. + +If pygn2m reads from stdin a sigle line starting with /, it is +considered an absolute path to an article (ie in a spool), +so pygn2m will open and read it. + +\" The following requests should be uncommented and +.\" used where appropriate. This next request is +.\" for sections 2 and 3 function return values only. +.\" .Sh RETURN VALUES +.\" This next request is for sections 1, 6, 7 & 8 only +.\" .Sh ENVIRONMENT +.\" .Sh FILES +.SH EXAMPLES +There is some documetation in /urs/share/doc/pyg + +I created mailgate user (moderator of local.moderated ng). +Every article posted in local.moderated is sent to mailgate, +in its .procmailrc I've put: + +:0 bhc +* ^To: *local-moderated +| $HOME/pygs -t kalfa@localhost -e mailgate@students.cs.unibo.it -s 'cosimo@students.cs.unibo.it' + + +where kalfa@localhost is the recipient (usually a mailing list) + +Here is an header extract from kalfa@localhost mbox: + +From mailgate@students.cs.unibo.it +From: whosentnntparticle@domain4 +To: kalfa@localhost +Resent-Sender: cosimo@students.cs.unibo.it + +note that sender and envelope are different. rfc822 says that Sender: have to be a human user (not a program or similia). envelope can mailgate user. + + +.\" This next request is for sections 1, 6, 7 & 8 only +.\" (command return values (to shell) and +.\" fprintf/stderr type diagnostics) +.\" .Sh DIAGNOSTICS +.\" The next request is for sections 2 and 3 error +.\" and signal handling only. +.\" .Sh ERRORS +.\" .Sh SEE ALSO +.\" .Sh STANDARDS +.\" .Sh HISTORY +.SH AUTHOR +Cosimo Alfarano <alfarano@students.cs.unibo.it> + +.SH BUGS +Boh. send any bug to the author, please. + |