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11586 NAME field in man pages should match what's installed


  14 .\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
  15 .\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
  16 .\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
  17 .\"    must display the following acknowledgment:
  18 .\"     This product includes software developed for the NetBSD Project
  19 .\"     by Perry E. Metzger.
  20 .\" 4. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
  21 .\"    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
  22 .\"
  23 .\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
  24 .\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
  25 .\" OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
  26 .\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
  27 .\" INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
  28 .\" NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
  29 .\" DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
  30 .\" THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
  31 .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
  32 .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  33 .\"
  34 .Dd August 7, 2006
  35 .Dt MAILWRAPPER 1M
  36 .Os
  37 .Sh NAME
  38 .Nm \fB/usr/lib/mailwrapper\fR
  39 .Nd invoke appropriate MTA software based on configuration file
  40 .Sh SYNOPSIS
  41 Special.
  42 See below.
  43 .Sh DESCRIPTION
  44 At one time, the only Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) software easily available
  45 was
  46 .Xr sendmail 1M .
  47 As a result of this, most Mail User Agents (MUAs) such as
  48 .Xr mail 1
  49 had the path and calling conventions expected by
  50 .Xr sendmail 1M
  51 compiled in.
  52 .Pp
  53 Times have changed, however.
  54 On a modern
  55 .Ux
  56 system, the administrator may wish to use one of several
  57 available MTAs.
  58 .Pp




  14 .\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
  15 .\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
  16 .\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
  17 .\"    must display the following acknowledgment:
  18 .\"     This product includes software developed for the NetBSD Project
  19 .\"     by Perry E. Metzger.
  20 .\" 4. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
  21 .\"    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
  22 .\"
  23 .\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
  24 .\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
  25 .\" OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
  26 .\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
  27 .\" INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
  28 .\" NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
  29 .\" DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
  30 .\" THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
  31 .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
  32 .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  33 .\"
  34 .Dd August 20, 2019
  35 .Dt MAILWRAPPER 1M
  36 .Os
  37 .Sh NAME
  38 .Nm mailwrapper
  39 .Nd invoke appropriate MTA software based on configuration file
  40 .Sh SYNOPSIS
  41 Special.
  42 See below.
  43 .Sh DESCRIPTION
  44 At one time, the only Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) software easily available
  45 was
  46 .Xr sendmail 1M .
  47 As a result of this, most Mail User Agents (MUAs) such as
  48 .Xr mail 1
  49 had the path and calling conventions expected by
  50 .Xr sendmail 1M
  51 compiled in.
  52 .Pp
  53 Times have changed, however.
  54 On a modern
  55 .Ux
  56 system, the administrator may wish to use one of several
  57 available MTAs.
  58 .Pp