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<h1>Layer: services</h1><p/>
<h2>Module: mta</h2><p/>
<a href=#interfaces>Interfaces</a>
<a href=#templates>Templates</a>
<h3>Description:</h3>
<p><p>Policy common to all email tranfer agents.</p></p>
<a name="interfaces"></a>
<h3>Interfaces: </h3>
<a name="link_mta_append_spool"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_append_spool</b>(
domain
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Create, read, and write the mail spool.
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
domain
</td><td>
Domain allowed access.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_delete_spool"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_delete_spool</b>(
domain
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Delete from the mail spool.
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
domain
</td><td>
Domain allowed access.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_dontaudit_read_spool_symlink"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_dontaudit_read_spool_symlink</b>(
domain
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Do not audit attempts to read a symlink
in the mail spool.
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
domain
</td><td>
Domain allowed access.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_dontaudit_rw_delivery_tcp_socket"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_dontaudit_rw_delivery_tcp_socket</b>(
domain
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Do not audit attempts to read and write TCP
sockets of mail delivery domains.
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
domain
</td><td>
Mail server domain.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_dontaudit_rw_queue"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_dontaudit_rw_queue</b>(
domain
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Do not audit attempts to read and
write the mail queue.
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
domain
</td><td>
Domain to not audit.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_exec"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_exec</b>(
?
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Summary is missing!
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
?
</td><td>
Parameter descriptions are missing!
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_filetrans_etc_aliases"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_filetrans_etc_aliases</b>(
domain
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Type transition files created in /etc
to the mail address aliases type.
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
domain
</td><td>
Domain allowed access.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_filetrans_spool"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_filetrans_spool</b>(
domain
,
private type
,
[
object
]
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Create private objects in the
mail spool directory.
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
domain
</td><td>
Domain allowed access.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
private type
</td><td>
The type of the object to be created.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
object
</td><td>
The object class of the object being created. If
no class is specified, file will be used.
</td><td>
yes
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_getattr_spool"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_getattr_spool</b>(
?
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Summary is missing!
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
?
</td><td>
Parameter descriptions are missing!
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_mailserver"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_mailserver</b>(
?
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Summary is missing!
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
?
</td><td>
Parameter descriptions are missing!
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_mailserver_delivery"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_mailserver_delivery</b>(
domain
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Make a type a mailserver type used
for delivering mail to local users.
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
domain
</td><td>
Mail server domain type used for delivering mail.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_mailserver_sender"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_mailserver_sender</b>(
domain
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Make a type a mailserver type used
for sending mail.
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
domain
</td><td>
Mail server domain type used for sending mail.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_mailserver_user_agent"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_mailserver_user_agent</b>(
domain
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Make a type a mailserver type used
for sending mail on behalf of local
users to the local mail spool.
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
domain
</td><td>
Mail server domain type used for sending local mail.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_manage_queue"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_manage_queue</b>(
?
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Summary is missing!
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
?
</td><td>
Parameter descriptions are missing!
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_manage_spool"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_manage_spool</b>(
?
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Summary is missing!
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
?
</td><td>
Parameter descriptions are missing!
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_read_aliases"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_read_aliases</b>(
domain
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Read mail address aliases.
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
domain
</td><td>
Domain allowed access.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_read_config"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_read_config</b>(
domain
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Read mail server configuration.
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
domain
</td><td>
Domain allowed access.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_read_sendmail_bin"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_read_sendmail_bin</b>(
domain
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Read sendmail binary.
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
domain
</td><td>
Domain allowed access.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_rw_aliases"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_rw_aliases</b>(
?
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Summary is missing!
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
?
</td><td>
Parameter descriptions are missing!
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_rw_spool"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_rw_spool</b>(
?
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Summary is missing!
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
?
</td><td>
Parameter descriptions are missing!
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_rw_user_mail_stream_socket"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_rw_user_mail_stream_socket</b>(
domain
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Read and write unix domain stream sockets
of user mail domains.
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
domain
</td><td>
Domain allowed access.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_send_mail"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_send_mail</b>(
?
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Summary is missing!
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
?
</td><td>
Parameter descriptions are missing!
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_sendmail_mailserver"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_sendmail_mailserver</b>(
domain
,
entry_point
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Modified mailserver interface for
sendmail daemon use.
</p>
<h5>Description</h5>
<p>
</p><p>
A modified MTA mail server interface for
the sendmail program. It's design does
not fit well with policy, and using the
regular interface causes a type_transition
conflict if direct running of init scripts
is enabled.
</p><p>
</p><p>
This interface should most likely only be used
by the sendmail policy.
</p><p>
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
domain
</td><td>
The type to be used for the mail server.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
entry_point
</td><td>
The type to be used for the domain entry point program.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_stub"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_stub</b>(
[
domain
]
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
MTA stub interface. No access allowed.
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
domain
</td><td>
N/A
</td><td>
yes
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_tcp_connect_all_mailservers"></a>
<div id="interface">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_tcp_connect_all_mailservers</b>(
domain
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Connect to all mail servers over TCP.
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
domain
</td><td>
Mail server domain.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
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<h3>Templates: </h3>
<a name="link_mta_admin_template"></a>
<div id="template">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_admin_template</b>(
userdomain_prefix
,
user_domain
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Provide extra permissions for admin users
mail domain.
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
userdomain_prefix
</td><td>
The prefix of the user domain (e.g., user
is the prefix for user_t).
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
user_domain
</td><td>
The type of the user domain.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_base_mail_template"></a>
<div id="template">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_base_mail_template</b>(
domain_prefix
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
Basic mail transfer agent domain template.
</p>
<h5>Description</h5>
<p>
</p><p>
This template creates a derived domain which is
a email transfer agent, which sends mail on
behalf of the user.
</p><p>
</p><p>
This is the basic types and rules, common
to the system agent and user agents.
</p><p>
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
domain_prefix
</td><td>
The prefix of the domain (e.g., user
is the prefix for user_t).
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<a name="link_mta_per_userdomain_template"></a>
<div id="template">
<div id="codeblock">
<b>mta_per_userdomain_template</b>(
userdomain_prefix
,
user_domain
,
user_role
)<br>
</div>
<div id="description">
<h5>Summary</h5>
<p>
The per user domain template for the mta module.
</p>
<h5>Description</h5>
<p>
</p><p>
This template creates a derived domain which is
a email transfer agent, which sends mail on
behalf of the user.
</p><p>
</p><p>
This template is invoked automatically for each user, and
generally does not need to be invoked directly
by policy writers.
</p><p>
</p>
<h5>Parameters</h5>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="80%">
<tr><th >Parameter:</td><th >Description:</td><th >Optional:</td></tr>
<tr><td>
userdomain_prefix
</td><td>
The prefix of the user domain (e.g., user
is the prefix for user_t).
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
user_domain
</td><td>
The type of the user domain.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
user_role
</td><td>
The role associated with the user domain.
</td><td>
No
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
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