Add 21 indexterms

From: Usenix (3rd floor)
This commit is contained in:
Murray Stokely 2001-06-28 14:40:27 +00:00
parent 247ef368c6
commit 13cba3e9d6
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-08 03:00:23 +00:00
svn path=/head/; revision=9747

View file

@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
<!-- <!--
The FreeBSD Documentation Project The FreeBSD Documentation Project
$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mail/chapter.sgml,v 1.21 2001/04/09 00:33:53 dd Exp $ $FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mail/chapter.sgml,v 1.22 2001/06/26 15:40:27 phantom Exp $
--> -->
<chapter id="mail"> <chapter id="mail">
@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
<sect1> <sect1>
<title>Synopsis</title> <title>Synopsis</title>
<indexterm><primary>email</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>electronic mail</primary></indexterm>
<para>Electronic Mail, better known as email, is one of the most <para>Electronic Mail, better known as email, is one of the most
widely used forms of communication today. Millions of people use widely used forms of communication today. Millions of people use
@ -23,6 +25,7 @@
linkend="bibliography">System Administration</link> books. If you linkend="bibliography">System Administration</link> books. If you
plan on doing anything beyond setting up one mailhost for your plan on doing anything beyond setting up one mailhost for your
network, you need industrial strength help.</para> network, you need industrial strength help.</para>
<indexterm><primary>DNS</primary></indexterm>
<para>Some parts of email configuration are controlled in the Domain <para>Some parts of email configuration are controlled in the Domain
Name System (DNS). If you are going to run your own DNS server, be Name System (DNS). If you are going to run your own DNS server, be
@ -32,6 +35,8 @@
<sect1 id="mail-using"> <sect1 id="mail-using">
<title>Using Electronic Mail</title> <title>Using Electronic Mail</title>
<indexterm><primary>POP</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>IMAP</primary></indexterm>
<para>There are five major parts involved in an email exchange. They <para>There are five major parts involved in an email exchange. They
are: <link linkend="mail-mua">the user program</link>, <link are: <link linkend="mail-mua">the user program</link>, <link
@ -58,6 +63,22 @@
<sect2 id="mail-mta"> <sect2 id="mail-mta">
<title>Mailhost Server Daemon</title> <title>Mailhost Server Daemon</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>mail server daemon</primary>
<secondary>sendmail</secondary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>mail server daemon</primary>
<secondary>postfix</secondary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>mail server daemon</primary>
<secondary>qmail</secondary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>mail server daemon</primary>
<secondary>exim</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>This is usually <application>sendmail</application> (by <para>This is usually <application>sendmail</application> (by
default with FreeBSD) or one of the other mail server daemons such default with FreeBSD) or one of the other mail server daemons such
@ -98,6 +119,10 @@
<sect2 id="mail-receive"> <sect2 id="mail-receive">
<title>Receiving Mail</title> <title>Receiving Mail</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>email</primary>
<Secondary>receiving</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>Receiving mail for your domain is done by the mail host. It <para>Receiving mail for your domain is done by the mail host. It
will collect mail sent to you and store it for reading or pickup. will collect mail sent to you and store it for reading or pickup.
@ -106,6 +131,8 @@
want to read mail directly on the mail host, then a POP or IMAP want to read mail directly on the mail host, then a POP or IMAP
server is not needed.</para> server is not needed.</para>
<indexterm><primary>POP</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>IMAP</primary></indexterm>
<para>If you want to run a POP or IMAP server, there are two things <para>If you want to run a POP or IMAP server, there are two things
you need to do:</para> you need to do:</para>
@ -125,6 +152,7 @@
<sect2 id="mail-host"> <sect2 id="mail-host">
<title>The Mail Host</title> <title>The Mail Host</title>
<indexterm><primary>mail host</primary></indexterm>
<para>The mail host is the name given to a server that is <para>The mail host is the name given to a server that is
responsible for delivering and receiving mail for your host, and responsible for delivering and receiving mail for your host, and
@ -134,6 +162,10 @@
<sect1 id="mail-trouble"> <sect1 id="mail-trouble">
<title>Troubleshooting</title> <title>Troubleshooting</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>email</primary>
<secondary>troubleshooting</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>Here are some frequently asked questions and answers. These <para>Here are some frequently asked questions and answers. These
have been migrated from the <ulink url="../FAQ/">FAQ</ulink>.</para> have been migrated from the <ulink url="../FAQ/">FAQ</ulink>.</para>
@ -154,6 +186,7 @@
role="fqdn">mumble.bar.edu</hostid>, instead of just role="fqdn">mumble.bar.edu</hostid>, instead of just
<hostid>mumble</hostid>.</para> <hostid>mumble</hostid>.</para>
<indexterm><primary>BIND</primary></indexterm>
<para>Traditionally, this was allowed by BSD BIND resolvers. <para>Traditionally, this was allowed by BSD BIND resolvers.
However the current version of <application>BIND</application> However the current version of <application>BIND</application>
that ships with FreeBSD no longer provides default abbreviations that ships with FreeBSD no longer provides default abbreviations
@ -216,6 +249,7 @@ to /etc/sendmail.cf.</programlisting>
</qandaentry> </qandaentry>
<qandaentry> <qandaentry>
<indexterm><primary>PPP</primary></indexterm>
<question> <question>
<para>How can I do email with a dial-up PPP host?</para> <para>How can I do email with a dial-up PPP host?</para>
</question> </question>
@ -227,6 +261,7 @@ to /etc/sendmail.cf.</programlisting>
<para>There are at least two ways to do this.</para> <para>There are at least two ways to do this.</para>
<indexterm><primary>UUCP</primary></indexterm>
<para>The other is to use UUCP.</para> <para>The other is to use UUCP.</para>
<para>The key is to get a Internet site to provide secondary MX <para>The key is to get a Internet site to provide secondary MX
@ -306,6 +341,10 @@ the DNS for <quote>customer.com</quote>.</programlisting>
<sect2 id="mail-config"> <sect2 id="mail-config">
<title>Basic Configuration</title> <title>Basic Configuration</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>email</primary>
<secondary>configuration</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>Out of the box, you should be able to send email to external <para>Out of the box, you should be able to send email to external
hosts as long as you have set up hosts as long as you have set up
@ -328,6 +367,7 @@ the DNS for <quote>customer.com</quote>.</programlisting>
</listitem> </listitem>
</itemizedlist> </itemizedlist>
<indexterm><primary>SMTP</primary></indexterm>
<para>Regardless of which of the above you choose, in order to have <para>Regardless of which of the above you choose, in order to have
mail delivered directly to your host, you must have a permanent mail delivered directly to your host, you must have a permanent
(static) IP address (no dynamic PPP dial-up). If you are behind a (static) IP address (no dynamic PPP dial-up). If you are behind a
@ -336,6 +376,7 @@ the DNS for <quote>customer.com</quote>.</programlisting>
things:</para> things:</para>
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<indexterm><primary>MX record</primary></indexterm>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para>Make sure that the MX record in your DNS points to your <para>Make sure that the MX record in your DNS points to your
host's IP address.</para> host's IP address.</para>
@ -409,6 +450,7 @@ freefall MX 20 who.cdrom.com</programlisting>
server so your users can check their mail via POP or directly on server so your users can check their mail via POP or directly on
the server.</para> the server.</para>
<indexterm><primary>DNS</primary></indexterm>
<para>To make life easiest, a user account with the same <para>To make life easiest, a user account with the same
<emphasis>username</emphasis> should exist on both machines. Use <emphasis>username</emphasis> should exist on both machines. Use
<command>adduser</command> to do this.</para> <command>adduser</command> to do this.</para>