docs/63780: Some fixs in the mail chapter of the handbook

Marco Trentini mark at remotelab.org
Thu Mar 4 23:30:15 UTC 2004


>Number:         63780
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       Some fixs in the mail chapter of the handbook
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Mar 04 15:30:14 PST 2004
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>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Marco Trentini
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD einstein.lab 5.2.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE #0: Sat Feb 28 17:12:44 CET 2004 mark at einstein.lab:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/EINSTEIN i386


	
>Description:

During my translation I've noted some posers.
However I am not sure of their correctness.

	
>How-To-Repeat:

Read the mail chapter of the handbook.

	
>Fix:

	

--- chapter.sgml.diff begins here ---
--- chapter.sgml.old	Fri Mar  5 00:06:18 2004
+++ chapter.sgml	Fri Mar  5 00:06:28 2004
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@
       <listitem>
 	<para>How to use SMTP with UUCP.</para>
       </listitem>
-
+      
+      <listitem>
+	<para>How to set up the system to send mail only.</para>
+      </listitem>
+      
       <listitem>
 	<para>How to use mail with a dialup connection.</para>
       </listitem>
@@ -1320,9 +1324,9 @@
       service, your agreement may forbid you from running a
       <quote>mail server</quote>.</para>
 
-    <para>The easiest way to fulfill those needs are to install the
+    <para>The easiest way to fulfill those needs is to install the
       <filename role="package">mail/ssmtp</filename> port.  Execute
-      the following commands as root:</para>
+      the following commands as <username>root</username>:</para>
 
     <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/mail/ssmtp</userinput></screen>
     <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>make install replace clean</userinput></screen>
@@ -1332,25 +1336,25 @@
       with a four-line file located at
       <filename>/usr/local/etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf</filename>:</para>
 
-    <programlisting>root=yourrealeamil at yourisp.com
-mailhub=mail.yourisp.com
-rewriteDomain=yourisp.com
+    <programlisting>root=your_real_email
+mailhub=mail.your_isp.com
+rewriteDomain=your_isp.com
 hostname=_HOSTNAME_</programlisting>
 
     <para>Make sure you use your real email address for
       <username>root</username>.  Enter your ISP's outgoing mail relay
-      in place of <literal>mail.yourisp.com</literal> (some ISPs call
+      in place of <literal>mail.your_isp.com</literal> (some ISPs call
       this the <quote>outgoing mail server</quote> or
       <quote>smtp server</quote>).</para>
 
     <para>Make sure you disable <application>sendmail</application> by
-      setting <option>sendmail_enable=</option><quote>"NONE"</quote>
+      setting <option>sendmail_enable=</option><quote>NONE</quote>
       in <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>.</para>
 
     <para><filename role="package">mail/ssmtp</filename> has some
       other options available.  See the example config file in
       <filename>/usr/local/etc/ssmtp</filename> or the manual page for
-      <application>ssmtp</application> some examples and more
+      <application>ssmtp</application> to some examples and more
       information.</para>
 
     <para>Setting up <application>ssmtp</application> in this manner
--- chapter.sgml.diff ends here ---


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