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Stuart D. Gathman
2021-12-31 00:56:54 -05:00
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@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ Sendmail: http://www.sendmail.org
2. Build and install Python, enabling threading. 2. Build and install Python, enabling threading.
3. Install this module: python setup.py --help 3. Install this module: python setup.py --help
4. Add these two lines to sendmail.cf[a]: 4. Add these two lines to sendmail.cf[a]:
```
O InputMailFilters=pythonfilter O InputMailFilters=pythonfilter
Xpythonfilter, S=local:/home/username/pythonsock Xpythonfilter, S=local:/home/username/pythonsock
```
5. Run the sample.py example milter with: python sample.py 5. Run the sample.py example milter with: python sample.py
Note that milters should almost certainly not run as root. Note that milters should almost certainly not run as root.
@@ -54,18 +54,13 @@ Install this miltermodule package; DistUtils Automatic Installation:
$ python setup.py --help $ python setup.py --help
For versions of python prior to 2.0, you will need to download distutils
separately or build manually. You will need to download unittest
separately to run the test programs. The bdist_rpm distutils option seems
not to work for python 2.0; upgrade to at least 2.1.1.
Now that everything is installed, we need to tell sendmail that we're going Now that everything is installed, we need to tell sendmail that we're going
to filter incoming email. Add lines similar to the following to to filter incoming email. Add lines similar to the following to
sendmail.cf: sendmail.cf:
```
O InputMailFilters=pythonfilter O InputMailFilters=pythonfilter
Xpythonfilter, S=local:/home/username/pythonsock Xpythonfilter, S=local:/home/username/pythonsock
```
The "O" line tells sendmail which filters to use in what order; here we're The "O" line tells sendmail which filters to use in what order; here we're
telling sendmail to use the filter named "pythonfilter". telling sendmail to use the filter named "pythonfilter".
@@ -84,9 +79,9 @@ INPUT_MAIL_FILTER(`pythonfilter', `S=local:/home/username/pythonsock')
``` ```
For versions of sendmail prior to 8.12, you will need to enable For versions of sendmail prior to 8.12, you will need to enable
`_FFR_MILTER` for the cf macros. For example, `_FFR_MILTER` for the cf macros. For example,
```
m4 -D_FFR_MILTER ../m4/cf.m4 myconfig.mc > myconfig.cf m4 -D_FFR_MILTER ../m4/cf.m4 myconfig.mc > myconfig.cf
```
# IPv6 Notes # IPv6 Notes
The IPv6 protocol is supported if your operation system supports it The IPv6 protocol is supported if your operation system supports it
@@ -113,9 +108,9 @@ O DaemonPortOptions=Name=MTA-v6, Family=inet6, Modify=C, Port=25
``` ```
To allow sendmail and the milter process to communicate with each To allow sendmail and the milter process to communicate with each
other over IPv6, you may use the "inet6" socket name prefix, as in: other over IPv6, you may use the "inet6" socket name prefix, as in:
```
Xpythonfilter, S=inet6:1234@fec0:0:0:7::5c Xpythonfilter, S=inet6:1234@fec0:0:0:7::5c
```
The connect() callback method in the milter class will pass the The connect() callback method in the milter class will pass the
IPv6-specific information in the 'hostaddr' argument as a tuple. Note IPv6-specific information in the 'hostaddr' argument as a tuple. Note
that the type of this value is dependent upon the protocol family, and that the type of this value is dependent upon the protocol family, and