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# Line 4  This is the GNU mailutils package Line 4  This is the GNU mailutils package
4  This package contains a series of useful mail clients, servers, and  This package contains a series of useful mail clients, servers, and
5  libraries.  These are the primary mail utilities of the GNU system.  libraries.  These are the primary mail utilities of the GNU system.
6    
7  Specifically, this package contains a pop3 server, and an imap4  Specifically, this package contains a POP3 server, and an IMAP4
8  server.  It also provides a POSIX `mailx' client, and a collection of  server.  It also provides a POSIX `mailx' client, and a collection of
9  other tools.  other tools.
10    
11  The central library is capable of reading mail from an `mbox' mailbox,  The central library is capable of reading mail from an `mbox' mailbox,
12  as well as off of local or remote pop3 and imap4 servers.  as well as off of local or remote POP3 and IMAP4 servers.
13    
14  You're welcome to use this library in your own programs, please see  You're welcome to use this library in your own programs, please see
15  the examples subdirectory or these other applications.  All libraries  the examples subdirectory or these other applications.  All libraries
16  are licensed using the GNU LGPL.  The documentation is licensed under  are licensed using the GNU LGPL.  The documentation is licensed under
17  the GNU FDL, and the Sieve library is licensed under a CMU license.  the GNU FDL, and everything else is licensed using the GNU GPL.
 Everything else is licensed using the GNU GPL.  
18    
19  This software is part of the GNU project and belongs to the Free Software  This software is part of the GNU Project and belongs to the Free Software
20  Foundation.  Foundation.
21    
22  Why use this package?  Why use this package?
23  =====================  =====================
24    
25  This package started off to try and handle large mailbox files more  This package started off to try and handle large mailbox files more
26  gracefully then current pop3 servers did.  While it handles this task,  gracefully then current POP3 servers did.  While it handles this task,
27  it also allows you to support a variety of different mailbox formats  it also allows you to support a variety of different mailbox formats
28  without any real effort on your part.  Also, if a new format is added  without any real effort on your part.  Also, if a new format is added
29  at a later date, your program will support that new format  at a later date, your program will support that new format
# Line 79  specific configuration options: Line 78  specific configuration options:
78    
79          Build 'mail' without readline support.          Build 'mail' without readline support.
80    
81        --with-gnutls
82    
83            Enable the TLS/SSL server-side encryption via GnuTLS
84            (a Transport Layer Security Library) in IMAP4/POP3 daemons.
85    
86        --with-gsasl
87    
88            Enable GNU SASL support (Simple Authentication and Security Layer
89            framework). IMAP4d supports this mechanism.
90    
91      --with-gssapi      --with-gssapi
92    
93          Enable GSSAPI authentication. For this to work, you will have          Enable GSSAPI authentication. For this to work, you will have
# Line 86  specific configuration options: Line 95  specific configuration options:
95    
96      --without-guile      --without-guile
97    
98          Do not build guile interface library.          Do not build Guile interface library.
99    
100      --with-mail-rc=FILE      --with-mail-rc=FILE
101    

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