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10 Library Functions

    I explain useful (I believe) library functions in this chapter.
    Anyway here we go though choice depends on me.  The choice must be
    random and does not cover the whole ;-D.

    10.1	daemon (libutils.pl)

    Let the current execution program be a daemon.

    	&use('utils');
    	&daemon;

    Example:
    	&use('utils');
    	&daemon;
    	work under daemon mode

    &daemon detaches the current TTY and close STDIN,STDOUT,STDERR.

    Example:

    	$FML_EXIT_HOOK .= q#
    		&use('utils');
    		&daemon;
    		exec("$LIBDIR/bin/cron.pl $DIR -a");
    	#;

    You may be required to set $NOT_USE_TIOCNOTTY? This function works well
    on 4.x BSD, but I don't know how it works on other OS's.

    10.2	Sendmail (libsmtp.pl)

    SYNOPSIS
    	&Sendmail($to, $subject, $body, @to);

    	$to		recipient
    	$subject	subject of mail to send
    	$body		body of mail to send
    	@to		recipients except $to

    10.3	SendFile (libsmtp.pl)

    SYNOPSIS
    	&SendFile($to, $subject, $file, $zcat, @to);

    	$to		recipient
    	$subject	subject of mail to send
    	$file		a file to send
    	$zcat		conversion flag (not used)
    	@to		recipients except $to

    10.4	NeonSendFile (libsmtp.pl)

    handling plural recipients and plural files to send.

    SYNOPSIS
    	&NeonSendFile(*to, *subject, *files);

    	@to		recipients (array)
    	$subject	subject of mail to send
    	@files		array of files to send

    10.5	Addr2FQDN              (fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&Addr2FQDN($addr);

    If given $addr has no '@', we convert it to

    	$addr@$FQDN

    If $addr contains '@', return $addr.

    10.6	AddressMatch           (fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&AddressMatching($addr1, $addr2)

    compare $addr1 and $addr2, return 1 if they are the same.
    return 0 if different.

    10.7	MailListMemberP        (fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&MailListMemberP($addr)

    search $addr in lists of member (member files are listed in
    @MEMBER_LIST) and return the file name in which $addr if $addr is
    found. return $NULL if fails.

    10.8	MailListActiveP        (fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&MailListActiveP($addr)

    search $addr in lists of active member (active member files are listed
    in @ACTIVE_LIST) and return the file name in which $addr if $addr is
    found.

    10.9	Append2                (fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&Append2($string, $file)

    appends $string to $file

    10.10	AutoRegist             (libutils.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&AutoRegist(*Envelope);
    	&AutoRegist(*Envelope, $string);

    Auto Registration routine. The argument is *Envelope or *Envelope and
    $string. If $string is given, the routine checks $string as an input.
    If not, $Envelope{'Body'} which is mail body.

    10.11	ChangeMemberList       (libfml.pl)

    Apply &DoChangeMemberList(@_) recursively up to
    $ADDR_CHECK_MAX(default 10) times. It checks the given address little
    by little severely. For example we check the address

    	fukachan@sapporo.iij.ad.jp

    up to 3 level, that is "iij.ad.jp" in default. If both
    fukachan@iij.ad.jp and fukachan@sapporo.iij.ad.jp exist in member
    file, we cannot determine this mail is from which person?  Hence we
    require changing the address check level dynamically. Secondary FML
    checks up to 4 levels, that is "sapporo.iij.ad.jp" and matches in
    exacet and return TRUE.

    Example: a list have two similar addresses with different levels.

    	fukachan@iij.ad.jp
    	fukachan@sapporo.iij.ad.jp

    10.12	ChangePasswd           (libcrypt.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&ChangePasswd($PASSWD_FILE, $addr, $new)

    Change the password for the address $addr. The new password is $new
    and the password file is $PASSWD_FILE.  $new is a plain password.

    10.13	CheckMember            (fml.pl)

    obsolete. left for compatibility.

    SYNOPSIS:
    	 &CheckMember($addr, $list);

    Check whether $addr appears in $list or not. 1 if found, 0 if fails.

    10.14	CmpPasswd              (libcrypt.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&CmpPasswd($encrypt, $plain-passwd)

    compare encrypted password $encrypt and input plain password
    $plain-passwd.

    10.15	CmpPasswdInFile        (libcrypt.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&CmpPasswdInFile($PASSWD_FILE, $addr, $pass)

    check whether $addr with password $pass is valid in $PASWD_FILE.
    If valid, $addr is authenticated.

    10.16	Conv2mailbox           (fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
        &Conv2mailbox($from, *e)

    Cut out only user@domain part from given string $from.

    10.17	DecodeMimeStrings      (libMIME.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	$s = &DecodeMimeStrings($s);

    Decode MIME string to Japanese and return it.

    10.18	Flock                  (fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&Flock();

    flock(2) to $FP_SPOOL_DIR.

    After $Timeout{'flock'} (default 3600) under locked, we trap signal
    SIGALRM and runs &Tick. In default fml.pl exits after timeout.

    10.19	Funlock                (fml.pl)

    unlock the lock on $FP_SPOOL_DIR. see flock(2)

    10.20	GetID                  (libfml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&GetID;

    Return value in $SEQUENCE_FILE where the value is the last article
    sequence.

    10.21	GetTime                (fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&GetTime;

    runs localtime(); and sets several global variables such as:

        $Now = sprintf("%02d/%02d/%02d %02d:%02d:%02d",
    		   $year % 100, $mon + 1, $mday, $hour, $min, $sec);
        $MailDate = sprintf("%s, %d %s %d %02d:%02d:%02d %s",
    			$WDay[$wday], $mday, $Month[$mon],
    			1900 + $year, $hour, $min, $sec, $TZone);

        $CurrentTime = sprintf("%04d%02d%02d%02d%02d",
    			   1900 + $year, $mon + 1, $mday, $hour, $min);

    10.22	Lock                   (fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&Lock;

    		&Flock;
    	else
    		require liblock.pl;
    		&V7Lock;

    	if $USE_FLOCK
    		&Flock;
    	else
    		# link(2) based lock algorithm (liblock.pl)
    		require liblock.pl;
    		&V7Lock;

    10.23	Log                    (fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&Log($s);

    Append $s string to $LOGFILE with date.

    10.24	LogWEnv                (fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&LogWEnv($s, *e);

    &LogWEnv($s, *e); is the same as

    	&Log($s)
    	$e{'message'} .= "$s\n";

    Both Logs $LOGFILE and the messages &Notify uses.

    10.25	Lookup (fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	 &Lookup($addr, $list);

    Check whether $addr appears in $list or not. 1 if found, 0 if fails.

    10.26	MailListActiveP	(fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&MailListActiveP($address);

    ML member list contains $address? It return the file which contains it
    or NULL if fails.
    Caution: $address is a member, so it is used in authenticaion. Whereas
    this does not imply $address is a recipient in fml.

    10.27	MailListMemberP	(fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&MailListMemberP($address);

    $address is a recipient? This returns the file which contains it or
    NULL if fails.

    10.28	Mesg                   (fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&Mesg(*Envelope, $s);

    &Notify sends a content $Envelope{'message'} to a user (From:
    address). &Mesg() appends $s to $Envelope{'message'}.

    	$Envelope{'message'} .= "$s\n";

    10.29	NewSyslog              (libnewsyslog.pl)

    newsyslog(8) like function.

    10.30	Notify                 (fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&Notify;

    Send an error, warning status report of commands mail reply.  The
    content is $Envelope{'message'}.  The recipient is
    $Envelope{'message:h:to'}, if not defined $Envelope{'Addr2Reply:'}.
    The plural recipients is available by setting
    $Envelope{'message:h:@to'}. The return mail subject is
    $Envelope{'message:h:subject'}, if not defined, "fml status report
    $ML_FN".

       Subject:	$Envelope{'message:h:subject'}

    In the last of mail body, &Notify appends the buffer generated by a
    function $PROC_GEN_INFO (default 'GenInfo') .

    Also &Notify the buffer $Envelope{'error'} to ML maintainers.

    In this mail, &Notify uses a good bye phrase and a face mark:D. You
    define it by

    	$GOOD_BYE_PHRASE	(good bye phrase)
    	$FACE_MARK		(face mark)

    	$GOOD_BYE_PHRASE = "\tBe seeing you!   ";

    10.31	RunHooks               (fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&RunHooks;

    If $FML_EXIT_HOOK is defined, runs it.

    	eval $FML_EXIT_HOOK

    10.32	ExecNewProcess		(fml.pl)

    If $FML_EXIT_PROG is defined, runs it

    	exec $FML_EXIT_PROG;

    10.33	SecureP                (fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&SecureP($request);

    Check whether $request is safe or unsafe. Please use %SECURE_REGEXP
    for an exceptional security check.

    10.34	SendBackInOrder     (libfop.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&SendBackInOrder($returnfile, $total, $subj, $sleeptime, @to)

    	$subj		Subject:

    	$returnfile	file to send
    	$total		the number of split files
    	$subj		subject
    	$sleeptime	send once each $sleeptime
    	@to		recipients

    10.35	SocketInit             (libsmtp.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&SocketInit;

    Initialize socket functions.

    10.36	TurnOverW0             (libnewsyslog.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&NewSyslog'TurnOverW0($LOG_MESSAGE_ID);#';

    Runs newsyslog. Example: runs newsyslog over $LOG_MESSAGE_ID.

    10.37	Unlock                 (fml.pl)

    Unlcok.

    10.38	Warn                   (fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&Warn($subject, $body);

    &Warn is the same as

    	&Sendmail($MAINTAINER, $subject, $body);

    Mails to $MAINTAINER.

    10.39	WholeMail              (fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&WholeMail;

    Return the whole mail with 3 SPACE CHARACTERS indent.  The indent
    prevents strange MTA or MUA converting the mail body.  No conversion
    is important for debug. I want to receive raw mail for debug!

    If $MIME_CONVERT_WHOLEMAIL is set, we try MIME decoding of Japanese of
    the mail body.

    10.40	eval                   (fml.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&eval($eval_string)

    Evaluate $eval_string.

    10.41	ipc                    (libutils.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&ipc(*ipc, *r);

    =
    Interface of InterProcess Communication based on Berkeley Socket mechanism.

    	$ipc{'host'}	host
    	$ipc{'serve'}	port
    	$ipc{'tcp'}	TCP/IP
    	$ipc{'pat'}	struct sockaddr
    	@ipc		input strings (array)
    	$r		return value

    10.42	system                 (libutils.pl)

    SYNOPSIS:
    	&system($s, $out, $in, $read, $write)

    Executes $s. OUT FILE is $out, IN is $in. OUT FILE HANDLE is $write,
    IN is $read.

    If $s matches

        /[\$\&\*\(\)\{\}\[\]\'\\\"\;\\\\\|\?\<\>\~\`]/

    &system does not run for security.

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