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diff --git a/network/opendkim/README b/network/opendkim/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3fd62deafd --- /dev/null +++ b/network/opendkim/README @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +OpenDKIM is an open source implementation of the DKIM +(Domain Keys Identified Mail) sender authentication system proposed by +the E-mail Signing Technology Group (ESTG), now standardized by the IETF +(RFC6376). It also includes implementations of the RFC5617) Vouch By +Reference (VBR, RFC5518) proposed standard and the experimental +Authorized Third Party Signatures protocol (ATPS, RFC6541). + +The OpenDKIM package consists of a library that implements the DKIM +service and a milter-based filter application that can plug in to any +milter-aware MTA to provide that service to sufficiently recent +sendmail MTAs and other MTAs that support the milter protocol. + +A user and group are needed in order to run opendkim: + +groupadd -g 305 opendkim +useradd -r -u 305 -g opendkim -d /var/run/opendkim/ -s /sbin/nologin \ + -c "OpenDKIM Milter" opendkim + +You may specify alternate values if desired: + +DKUSER=nobody DKGROUP=nobody ./OpenDKIM.SlackBuild + +A sample config file has been placed in /etc/opendkim.conf + +The rc.opendkim script will automatically create keys for your machine's +domain name in /etc/opendkim/keys. Set AUTOCREATE_DKIM_KEYS=no there to +disable this behavior. + +Optional MySQL and Unbound support is provided. Note that MySQL +support requires OpenDBX installed. To enable: + +USE_MYSQL=yes ./OpenDKIM.SlackBuild +USE_UNBOUND=yes ./OpenDKIM.SlackBuild + +Unbound will require the unbound package which is available in SlackBuilds. |