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serialmail is a collection of tools for passing mail across serial
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links. It works with qmail: you use qmail to deliver messages to
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a maildir, and then serialmail to deliver messages out of the
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maildir.
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serialmail is designed to handle three common types of mail delivery
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between a dialup computer and an ISP:
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* Delivery to the ISP. The dialup computer sends all outgoing mail
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to the ISP.
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* AutoTURN delivery from the ISP. After the dialup computer makes
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an SMTP connection to the ISP, it automatically receives an
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SMTP connection back from the ISP if there is any new mail for
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it. This provides the same power as ETRN but does not require
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a special client.
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* User-controlled delivery from the ISP. A user with a shell account
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can switch from qmail-pop3d to serialmail without pestering the
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sysadmin. The user can also decide whether undeliverable messages
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should be left for POP retrieval or bounced back to the sender.
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