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System wide configuration file

Mahogany can be pre-configured on a system wide basis by supplying a M.conf file in the Mahogany installation directory (e.g. /usr/share/Mahogany/M.conf). The syntax for this configuration file is identical to the user's configuration file, so you can just copy a user's file to this location and edit it by hand. Useful settings for a system wide default are servers or mail return addresses. Note though, that Mahogany will not run properly as root. Entries prefixed with an exclamation mark ``!'' are marked as immutable and cannot be overwritten by the user. This can be used by the system administrator to hard-wire certain settings, like, for example the return mail addresses or mail servers to use.



Charlie & 2001-04-19