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@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
+.TH MH-TAILOR %manext5% "December 8, 2013" "%nmhversion%"
 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .\"
-.TH MH-TAILOR %manext5% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
 .SH NAME
 mh-tailor, mts.conf \- mail transport configuration for nmh message handler
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.I %etcdir%/mts.conf
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The file
 .I %etcdir%/mts.conf
@@ -29,10 +27,12 @@ default values and a description of their meanings are listed below:
 .PP
 .BR mts :
 .RS 5
-The mail transport method to use.  The two acceptable options are
+The mail transport method to use.  The three acceptable options are
 .B smtp
-(which is the default), and
-.BR sendmail .
+(which is the default),
+.BR sendmail/smtp ,
+and
+.BR sendmail/pipe .
 .PP
 If you use
 .BR smtp ,
@@ -48,15 +48,33 @@ to the mail port on the machine specified in the
 entry.
 .PP
 If you use
-.BR sendmail ,
+.BR sendmail/smtp ,
 then
 .B post
 will send messages by forking a
 local copy of
 .BR sendmail .
-Currently it will still speak SMTP with this local
-copy of
+It will still speak SMTP with this local copy of
 .BR sendmail .
+For backward compatibility,
+.B sendmail/smtp
+can be abbreviated to
+.BR sendmail .
+.PP
+The third alternative,
+.BR sendmail/pipe ,
+also forks a local copy of
+.B sendmail
+but feeds the message directly to it, using
+.B sendmail
+.BR -t .
+This replaces the old, undocumented
+.B spost
+mechanism and retains some of its limitations, such as lack of
+support for the
+.B \-whom
+switch and
+\*(lqDcc:\*(rq header field.
 .RE
 .PP
 .BR localname :
@@ -109,7 +127,7 @@ command will be given.
 .PP
 Although the
 .B HELO
-command is required by RFC\-821, many SMTP servers
+command is required by RFC 821, many SMTP servers
 do not require it.  Early versions of
 .I SendMail
 will fail if the hostname
@@ -164,6 +182,19 @@ The beginning-of-message delimiter for maildrops.
 The end-of-message delimiter for maildrops.
 .RE
 .PP
+.BR spoollocking :
+%default_locking%
+.RS 5
+The locking algorithm to use when opening the maildrop.  Can be any one of
+the following:
+.PP
+.RS 5
+.nf
+%supported_locks%
+.fi
+.RE
+.RE
+.PP
 .BR maildelivery :
 %libdir%/maildelivery
 .RS 5
@@ -171,7 +202,7 @@ The name of the system-wide default
 .I maildelivery
 file.
 See
-.BR slocal (1)
+.IR slocal (1)
 for the details.
 .RE
 .PP
@@ -199,8 +230,8 @@ to
 localhost
 .RS 5
 A lists of hosts and networks which to look for SMTP servers when
-posting local mail.  It turns out this is a major win for hosts which
-don't run an message transport system.  The value of
+posting non\-local mail.  It turns out this is a major win for hosts
+which don't run an message transport system.  The value of
 .B servers
 should be one or more items.  Each item is the name of a host which
 is (hopefully) running a SMTP server.
@@ -218,10 +249,6 @@ The pathname to the
 program.
 .RE
 .SS "Post Office Protocol"
-This option is only available if you have compiled
-.B nmh
-with POP support enabled (i.e., \*(lq--enable-pop\*(rq).
-.PP
 .BR pophost :
 .RS 5
 The name of the default POP service host.  If this is not set, then
@@ -229,74 +256,70 @@ The name of the default POP service host.  If this is not set, then
 looks in the standard maildrop areas for waiting mail, otherwise
 the named POP service host is consulted.
 .RE
-\"  .SS "BBoards Delivery"
-\"  This option is only available if you compiled \fInmh\fP with
-\"  \*(lqbbdelivery:\ on\*(rq.
-\"  .PP
-\"  .BR bbdomain :
-\"  .RS 5
-\"  The local BBoards domain (a UCI hack).
-\"  .RE
-
-\"  .SS "BBoards & The POP"
-\"  These options are only available if you compiled \fInmh\fP with
-\"  \*(lqbboards:\ pop\*(rq and \*(lqpop:\ on\*(rq.
-
-\"  .PP
-\"  .BR popbbhost :
-\"  .RS 5
-\"  The POP service host which also acts as a BBoard server.  This variable
-\"  should be set on the POP BBoards client host.
-\"  .RE
-\"  .PP
-\"  .BR popbbuser :
-\"  .RS 5
-\"  The guest account on the POP/BB service host.  This should be a different
-\"  login ID than either the POP user or the BBoards user.  (The user-id
-\"  \*(lqftp\*(rq is highly recommended.)  This variable should be set on
-\"  both the POP BBoards client and service hosts.
-\"  .RE
-\"  .PP
-\"  .BR popbblist :
-\"  %etcdir%/hosts.popbb
-\"  .RS 5
-\"  A file containing of lists of hosts that are allowed to use the POP
-\"  facility to access BBoards using the guest account.  If this file is not
-\"  present, then no check is made.  This variable should be set on the POP
-\"  BBoards service host.
-\"  .RE
-
+.\"  .SS "BBoards Delivery"
+.\"  This option is only available if you compiled \fInmh\fP with
+.\"  \*(lqbbdelivery:\ on\*(rq.
+.\"  .PP
+.\"  .BR bbdomain :
+.\"  .RS 5
+.\"  The local BBoards domain (a UCI hack).
+.\"  .RE
+.\"  .SS "BBoards & The POP"
+.\"  These options are only available if you compiled \fInmh\fP with
+.\"  \*(lqbboards:\ pop\*(rq and \*(lqpop:\ on\*(rq.
+.\"  .PP
+.\"  .BR popbbhost :
+.\"  .RS 5
+.\"  The POP service host which also acts as a BBoard server.  This variable
+.\"  should be set on the POP BBoards client host.
+.\"  .RE
+.\"  .PP
+.\"  .BR popbbuser :
+.\"  .RS 5
+.\"  The guest account on the POP/BB service host.  This should be a different
+.\"  login ID than either the POP user or the BBoards user.  (The user-id
+.\"  \*(lqftp\*(rq is highly recommended.)  This variable should be set on
+.\"  both the POP BBoards client and service hosts.
+.\"  .RE
+.\"  .PP
+.\"  .BR popbblist :
+.\"  %etcdir%/hosts.popbb
+.\"  .RS 5
+.\"  A file containing of lists of hosts that are allowed to use the POP
+.\"  facility to access BBoards using the guest account.  If this file is not
+.\"  present, then no check is made.  This variable should be set on the POP
+.\"  BBoards service host.
+.\"  .RE
 .SS "File Locking"
 A few words on locking:
 .B nmh
-has several methods for creating locks
-on files.  When configuring
-.BR nmh ,
-you will need to decide on the
-locking style and locking directory (if any).  The first controls the
-method of locking, the second says where lock files should be created.
+has two main uses for locking: locking the mail spool during mail
+incorporation, and locking metadata files (sequence files, the context)
+during updates.  These locking methods can be configured separately
+from each other.
 .PP
-To configure
-.B nmh
-for kernel locking, use the \*(lq--with-locking=flock\*(rq configure option if
-you want to use the
-.B flock
-system call; use \*(lq--with-locking=lockf\*(rq if
-you want to use the
-.B lockf
-system call; or use \*(lq--with-locking=fcntl\*(rq
-if you want to use the
-.B fcntl
-system call for kernel-level locking.
+For locking the mail spool, the
+.I spoollocking
+entry in
+.IR mh\-tailor (5)
+will control the locking algorithm to use when
+.B inc
+incorporates mail from the spool file.  If no entry is given, a default
+based on the operating system type will be chosen.
 .PP
-Instead of kernel locking, you can configure
-.B nmh
-to use dot locking by using \*(lq--with-locking=dot\*(rq.  Dot locking
-specifies that
-a file should be created whose existence means \*(lqlocked\*(rq and
-whose non-existence means \*(lqunlocked\*(rq.  The name of this file is
-constructed by appending \*(lq.lock\*(rq to the name of the file being
-locked.  If \*(lq--enable-lockdir=directory\*(rq
+For locking all other files, the
+.I datalocking
+entry in
+.IR mh-profile (5)
+controls the locking algorithm used for all other file access.
+If no entry is given, the
+.I fcntl
+lock method will be chosen.
+.PP
+If you do not wish to use kernel\-based locking,
+.I dot
+locking is an option available.
+If \*(lq--enable-lockdir=directory\*(rq
 is not specified at build time, lock files will be created
 in the directory where the file being locked resides.  Otherwise, lock
 files will be created in the directory specified by
@@ -306,20 +329,17 @@ Prior to installing
 .BR nmh ,
 you should see how locking is done at
 your site, and set the appropriate values.
-
 .SH FILES
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf
 .ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName  'u
 ^%etcdir%/mts.conf~^nmh mts configuration file
 .fi
-
 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
 None
-
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-mh\-mts(8), post(8)
-
+.IR mh\-mts (8),
+.IR post (8)
 .SH DEFAULTS
 As listed above.  The path of the mail transport configuration
 file can be changed with the
@@ -327,7 +347,6 @@ file can be changed with the
 environment variable and augmented with the
 .B MHMTSUSERCONF
 environment variable, see mh\-profile(5).
-
 .SH BUGS
 Failure to open any mail transport configuration file is silently
 ignored.  Therefore, it's best to avoid dynamic creation of such