17 - The Configuration folder - Background Information
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Note that most of the files in the 'Configuration' folder contain explanatory text in the form of comments, so for more information see the contents of the files themselves.
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'closing.txt'
The contents of this file are appended to an outgoing mail message when first opened for editing, if the message does not contain a valid 'From:' line in its header. This means for example that the closing text will not be added to messages created from an 'Addresses' folder template containing a complete sender specification, i.e. messages that should not have the default sender's name and address added to them.
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'errorlog.txt'
This file contains log entries for each of the error messages produced by RexxMail. Each entry starts on a new line and is preceded by a line with a date and time stamp.
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'mailaddr.txt' and 'mailaddr.bak'
For more information, see 'Exporting address data' and 'Importing address data', as well as the contents of the 'mailaddr.txt' file itself.
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'maillogs.txt'
This file contains log entries for each time RexxMail sends or collects a message. Each entry starts on a new line and is preceded by a date and time stamp.
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'mailread.txt' and 'mailsent.tst'
These files contain lists of system locations (i.e. folders) linked to e-mail addresses and domain names. They control where messages are stored after sending or viewing. The entries include special options for deleting messages and for defining a default storage location.
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'mimetype.txt'
This file contains a list of file name extensions linked to MIME content types. For each attachment file to be included with an outgoing mail message, RexxMail checks this file to see if the attachment file name extension is listed. If it is, the corresponding MIMe type is used for the MIME content header in the encoded message.
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'settings.txt'
The main RexxMail configuration file, listing a number of keywords followed by setup strings that control the general operation of RexxMail. The keywords are case-insensitive, and must be separated from the setup strings by an equals sign with at least one space on either side.
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