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- patch-metamail - Install a patch to the latest metamail release
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- ppppaaaattttcccchhhh----mmmmeeeettttaaaammmmaaaaiiiillll source-tree-root patch-number [hostname [dirname
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- The _p_a_t_c_h-_m_e_t_a_m_a_i_l program will attempt to retreive a patch file for the
- metamail distribution, using anonymous ftp to a trusted server, and then
- install that patch in your local copy of the distribution.
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- The first two arguments, which are required, are the root directory of
- your local copy of the metamail source directory, and the patch number.
- The former is site-dependent, the latter is patch-dependent.
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- In general, patch-metamail is intended to be called via metamail, with a
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- application/x-metamail-patch;patch-metamail source-tree-root
- %{patchnumber}; needsterminal
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- The default values for the host to ftp to, the directory name to retrieve
- the file from, and the patch file name prefix are hard-wired to
- thumper.bellcore.com, pub/nsb, and "mm.patch.". While you can override
- these on the command line, it would be a big mistake to make these
- parameterized based on the contents of a mail message, because then
- someone could spoof you into retrieving a new version of metamail with a
- Trojan horse from their site! However, as long as you retain control
- over what host and directory the patches are retrieved from, this program
- is reasonably safe (as safe as the host you're depending on, anyway).
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- metamail(1)
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- Copyright (c) 1991 Bell Communications Research, Inc. (Bellcore)
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- Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this material for any
- purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
- copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies, and
- that the name of Bellcore not be used in advertising or publicity
- pertaining to this material without the specific, prior written
- permission of an authorized representative of Bellcore. BELLCORE MAKES
- NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR SUITABILITY OF THIS MATERIAL FOR
- ANY PURPOSE. IT IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
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- Nathaniel S. Borenstein, Bellcore
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