Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 11:51:42 +0100 (CET) From: Stefan Walter <sw@gegenunendlich.de> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/48277: send-pr man page does not mention MAIL_AGENT variable Message-ID: <20030214105142.7E6C637C51@dunkelkammer.dunkelkammer.void>
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>Number: 48277 >Category: docs >Synopsis: send-pr man page does not mention MAIL_AGENT variable >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: Fri Feb 14 03:00:26 PST 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Stefan Walter >Release: FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD dunkelkammer.dunkelkammer.void 4.7-STABLE FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE #1: Sun Jan 5 19:30:05 CET 2003 stefan@dunkelkammer.dunkelkammer.void:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/DUNKELKAMMER i386 >Description: The possibility to use the MAIL_AGENT environment variable to tell send-pr which program to execute for mailing the problem report is not mentioned in its man page at all. >How-To-Repeat: man 1 send-pr >Fix: --- send-pr.1.orig Fri Feb 14 00:38:12 2003 +++ send-pr.1 Fri Feb 14 11:33:50 2003 @@ -234,6 +234,19 @@ your problem-report editing session. You can use this to start with a partially completed form (for example, a form with the identification fields already completed). +.sp +If the environment variable +.B MAIL_AGENT +is set, its value is used as the path + command line arguments of the +executable to be invoked for sending the problem report (which will be +provided via standard input). +.br +This can be useful if you either use a MTA other than sendmail or need +to provide additional parameters, such as the envelope sender on +machines without a valid FQDN. +.br +Default value: +.B /usr/sbin/sendmail -oi -t .SH "HOW TO FILL OUT A PROBLEM REPORT" Problem reports have to be in a particular form so that a program can easily manage them. Please remember the following guidelines: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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