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message composition
In order to compose a message, a user selects the "compose"
option and is then presented with a message composition form. This is what the
message composition form looks like right out of the box, it includes the standard
message items such as "To" and "Subject" as well as "Server".
Normally you would configure the name of your SMTP server for outbound messages
when you install MailMan, so that your users don't even see this value. The
"From" line can either be guessed based on the user's POP3 username
and the name of the POP3 server, or you can configure a few options to specify
how the line is derived. You can specify that the user's POP3 username is their
email address, for instance, many POP3 servers use an entire email address for
a username. In the Professional Edition the user can specify their email address
and real name in their user preferences.
If the user wishes to attach files to the message then they
can press the "attach" button at the bottom of
the composition page. The composition form will then reload
and in the place of the attach button there will be file
upload boxes. If the user selects any files then those files
will be attached to the message before it is sent. MailMan
produces standard MIME-encoded messages that any standards-compliant
mail client will understand.
Once your user presses the "send"
button, MailMan will communicate with the specified SMTP
server to deliver the message. MailMan also provides an
option to use a local instance of Sendmail for delivering
messages if you do not have an SMTP server available for
use by your web server.
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