patch (-)
metamail - Install a patch to the latest metamail release
SYNOPSIS
8n
patch-metamail source-tree-root patch-number [hostname [dirname [prefix]]]
DESCRIPTION
The
patch-metamail
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.
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.
In general, patch-metamail is intended to be called via metamail, with a mailcap entry like the following:
application/x-metamail-patch;patch-metamail source-tree-root %{patchnumber}; needsterminal
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).
SEE ALSO
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 1991 Bell Communications Research, Inc. (Bellcore)
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this material
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AUTHOR
Nathaniel S. Borenstein, Bellcore
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