MH-TAILOR(5,F) AIX Technical Reference MH-TAILOR(5,F) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- mh-tailor PURPOSE Defines how MH commands work. DESCRIPTION The entries located in the file /usr/lib/mh/mtstailor tailor how MH commands work. FILE ENTRIES The following list describes the /usr/lib/mh/mtstailor file entries and their default values. All of the file entries are optional. File 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 not present, or is present and empty, mail drops are located in the user's $HOME directory. mmdflfil: Specifies the name of the file used as the maildrop. If this entry is not defined, the default file name is .newmail. mmdelim1: Specifies the beginning-of-message delimiter for mail drops. The default value is \001\001\001\001\n. mmdelim2: Specifies the end-of-message delimiter for mail drops. The default value is \001\001\001\001\n. mmailid: Specifies whether support for MMailids in /etc/passwd is enabled. If mmailid: is set to a nonzero value, support is enabled. The pw_gecos field in the password file has the form: My Full Name mailid When support for MMailids is enabled, the internal MH routines that deal with user and full names return mailid and My Full Name respectively. The default value is 0 (zero). Processed November 7, 1990 MH-TAILOR(5,F) 1 MH-TAILOR(5,F) AIX Technical Reference MH-TAILOR(5,F) lockstyle: Specifies the locking discipline. The default value is 0. lockldir: Specifies the directory for locked files. This entry is not used when lockstyle is 0. sendmail: Specifies the path name of the sendmail program. The default value is /usr/lib/sendmail. maildelivery: Specifies the path name of the file containing the system default maildelivery instructions. The default value is /usr/lib/mh/maildelivery. 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. FILE /usr/lib/mh/mtstailor The MH tailor file. RELATED INFORMATION The ap, conflict, inc, msgchk, msh, post, rcvdist, and rcvpack commands in AIX Operating System Commands Reference. The "Overview of the Message Handling Package" in Managing the AIX Operating System. Processed November 7, 1990 MH-TAILOR(5,F) 2