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2 how fml NT Version work

    The almost same code as UNIX works on NT4. The difference is around
    fork(), exec() and alarm(). We emulate timeout using Win32 perl module
    but it is less degree of freedom than UNIX signal;_;.

    The default in retrieving file is tar.gz on UNIX but MIME/Multipart on
    NT4 since tar, gzip does not exist on standard NT4. The default for
    some functions are changed for this type reasons.

     fml runs on a lot of operating systems, so fml on NT4 is just one of
    them. But NT4 differs a lot from UNIX, so we cannot use usual
    technique on UNIX. Some functions do not work but almost all
    functions work well I believe.
    # Attention: please do not consult me with NT4 and commercial products
    # itself.

    2.1	Two Kinds of fml for NT4

    A lot of MTA's on NT4 runs with limited functions. MTA provides SMTP
    and POP servers but not others. We need "prog mailer" function which
    runs fml .pl and puts mail into fml .pl. I have experimented and found
    a prog mailer in MetaInfo Sendmail (2.x) works well.

    For this lack of functions, two variations of fml for NT4 exist.

    	1.	the same as UNIX (prog mailer type)
    		Configuration is the same as on UNIX.
    	2.	POP3 type
    		fml gets mail from POP server and
    		injects it to fml .pl to run a mailing list.

    2.2	Case Study: MetaInfo Sendmail (prog mailer type)

    Configuration with MetaInfo Sendmail is the same as on UNIX
    fundamentally. You need not to run ntfml.cmd but msend.cmd if you use
    digest delivery periodically.

    The current installer (after 2.1A#6) asks you whether your MTA is
    MetaInfo or not. If it is MetaInfo Sendmail, you follows INSTALL, cut
    and paste examples e.g. aliases and runs "newaliases". Please see
    the file INSTALL.

    make fml creates examples for each type (prog mailer or POP). If you
    change MTA after running a ML, you may not use examples in $DIR
    directly.

    In aliases MTA runs include.cmd and injects an input mail to
    include.cmd. include.cmd runs fml .pl wrapped by wrapper.pl. When you
    set up aliases, fml delivery and command functions work.

    For digest delivery, you need to run msend.cmd periodically. You will
    need to use OS functions (I don't know the detail).

    2.3	Case Study: fml POP version

    A lot of MTA on NT4 has only SMTP and POP servers and cannot run the
    program. In POP version you need to set up ML name account in POP
    server. fml extracts mail for ML by POP3 and injects it to fml .pl
    (mailing list emulation). # This function is implemented on UNIX in
    1995, and the same technique # is used on NT4.

    * prog mailer version

    	mail -> sendmail -> fml .pl

    * POP version

    	mail	-> sendmail -> mail spool
    				|
    				V POP3
    				pop fml .pl	->	fml .pl
    		   sendmail <-	<-	<-	<-

    * ntfml.pl

        infinite loop {

    	pop fml .pl runs one three minutes.

    		----> POP SERVER account = elena
    		<----

    	If mail for elena ML exist
    		runs fml .pl

    	elsif not, sleep again
        }

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