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1. Can we use other user as fml process ?
2. When should we change use to fml in installation ?
3. Can we install fml8 without document.
4. Can we specify per path in installation ?
5. Can we use jperl ?
6. Can we overwrite elena ML ?
7. Can we edit alias files under /var/spool/ml/etc ?
8. Can we use fml8 on Windows 2000/NT4 but MTA on Unix server ?
9. Can we initialize ML ?

1. Can we use other user as fml process ?

Run configure with --with-fml-owner option.

configure --with-fml-owner=$USER

Do not use your own account but use fml specific user for all fml processes.

Please use procmail et.al. if fml processes are kicked off by .forward not aliases. See /var/spool/ml/etc/procmail/procmailrc for more details on procmail usage.

2. When should we change use to fml in installation ?

In installation.

You can download source code and run configure by not user root (e.g. user fml), but run "make install" by user root. It may be better to run by user too always.

3. Can we install fml8 without document.

Yes by default. fml8 does not install document. If you need documentation, please install ./SOURCE/Documentation/ into /usr/local/share/doc/fml8/$FML_VERSION/.

4. Can we specify per path in installation ?

No directly. Run configure with proper environment variable PATH.

% env PATH=/some/where/:$PATH sh configure

5. Can we use jperl ?

Unknown.

6. Can we overwrite elena ML ?

Run "makefml newml" with --force option.

% makefml --force newml elena

7. Can we edit alias files under /var/spool/ml/etc ?

Yes but please control them by yourself. These files are controlled by makefml/fml scripts. These scripts edit them. If the ML is removed, the corresponding entries are removed and cannot be back.

8. Can we use fml8 on Windows 2000/NT4 but MTA on Unix server ?

Caution: not tested.

It can be. Run fetchfml on Windows 2000 or NT4 and run MTA on Unix.

9. Can we initialize ML ?

It is easy to run rmml once and newml again.

% makefml rmml elena
% makefml newml elena

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