README 1.html
Keywords: README,fml, flexible mailing list manager, not listserv style but fmlserv emulates listserv or majordomo style

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1 Introduction

    1.1	Introduction

    fml 4.0 is a package of mailing list server and utility programs. It
    consists of perl scripts. It has been developed, tested and advanced
    in Japan from 1993 to 2001. fml contains

       distributer (filter program which passes articles to MTA to deliver)
       command server for users
    	command interface for general user
    	command interface for remote administration
    	listserv/majordomo style interface (emulation)
       digest server
       CUI installer and configuration program
       other utility programs

    fml design policy is based on the degree of freedom, so that I respect
    "each environment for each man/women".

    I assume that ML is a private communication so that the default fml
    policy is manual edit: "you add a new member in hand, only members can
    post and use commands". If you want to use extended functions,
    e.g. remote administration, you need to EXPLICITLY modify the ML
    configuration file (config.ph). One configuration file controls one
    ML, so each ML can have each policy. CUI "makefml" provides a method
    to customize basic functions. Advanced configuration needs the manual
    edit of config.ph.

    1.2	Supported Systems

    fml can run on almost UNIX like operating systems. The installer
    (makefml) tries to adjust fml to your OS in installing as could as
    possible. fml master source has been tested on NetBSD (4.4BSD derived
    system).

    fml on Windows 2000/NT4.0 can work also. Please read INSTALL and
    INSTALL_on_NT4.

    * Development Environment:

       postfix release-20010228 + perl 5.00503 on NetBSD/i386 1.5.1

    *  Test Environment: I've tested fml on the following system:

       postfix release-20010228 (+IPv6) + perl 5.00503 on NetBSD/sparc 1.5.1

    The delivery system on fml.ORG consists of 2 MTA's to accelerate the
    delivery (as both an experiment and a demonstration :-).

       qmail 1.03
       postfix release-20010228

    1.3	Environment you need in installation of fml

    fml fundamentally needs

    	a UNIX account
    	perl5 (recommend 5.004 after)
    	MTA (e.g. postfix,sendmail,qmail,exim,...).

    See INSTALL for more details on installation.
    See INSTALL_on_NT4 for fml on Windows NT4.
    See INSTALL_with_QMAIL when you use fml with qmail.

    1.4	Source codes and the latest information

    [Sources]

    You can obtain fml sources at the URL

    ftp://ftp.fml.org/pub/fml/

    See this url for explanation of ftp hierarchy:

    http://www.fml.org/fml/download.en.html

    Please get the latest one, which is called fml-current. You'll find
    fml-current, official released and other mail related sources at the
    URL.

    When you expand the fml source, you will find several documents under
    doc/ and html documents under doc/html/.

    The HOME PAGE of the fml is

    http://www.fml.org/

    You can obtain the latest (fml-)current documents and sources here.
    You could see the latest topics on fml-users mailing lists or fml home
    pages. This site provides the search engine over fml distribution
    documents.

    1.6	Mailing Lists

    Despite of my efforts, errors are inevitable. (Especially documents
    must have a lot of English translation errors ;-) Please send me or ML
    your corrections, comments, and suggestions. I set up the following ML
    for it

    	fml-users@ffs.fml.org   (Language is English)
    	# FYI: fml-help@ffs.fml.org (Language is Japanese)

    To join fml-users, send the following phrase in the mail body

    	subscribe your-name (e.g. subscribe Anne Shirley)

    to the address <fml-users-ctl@ffs.fml.org>. You will receive a
    confirmation of your will to join this. Please reply and send it back
    to <fml-users-ctl@ffs.fml.org>. This confirmation is against
    subscription spoofing attacks.

    It must be useful to search documents if you have a question. Please
    try to search documents under doc/ in the distribution package or try
    to use http://www.fml.org/ search engine. It is the first step to
    solve your questions.

    If you ask me or mailing lists, please check and report your
    environment following doc/CHECK_LIST.en before you ask me or mailing
    lists.

    If you want to contact only the author, please send e-mail to the
    address <fml-bugs@ffs.fml.org>.

    http://www.fml.org/mlarchives/

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