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Using hermes
Configuration
- Note: The configuration format has been changed since the last
version! Configuration files from an older version of hermes are not
compatible with the new version.
The configuration is done using the configuration file hermes_settings
located on the /boot/home/config/settings/ directory.
The configuration file is now in a XML-style format and there are two different
kinds of options, On/Off switches and options containing text. The respective formats
are:
- On/Off switches, for example:
<ShowHeaders Value="On"/>
This kind of options doesn't have an end-tag, although you
can also specify one. Possible values are On and
Off.
- options containing text, for example
<QuotePrefix>Re: </QuotePrefix>
This kind of options consists of a start and endtag, the text
in between is the options contents.
Keywords are not case sensitiv, neither is the status field.
Some note on the syntax:
As the configuration file uses a syntax that is very similar to that
of XML and we currently don't have a GUI setup you have to be a little
bit familiar with XML. The syntax is like HTML but is more strict, so
every tag has be have an corresponding end-tag or has to be ended with
a /> combination, which denotes a tag without contents.
To insert literals like <, >, & you can use the syntax of HTML:
<, >, &. If you want to insert a character with
its ASCII value use the following:   for a hexadecimal number
and   for a decimal value, respectively.
Profiles
The configuration uses a hierarchy to separate different profiles, it
works like this:
<Profile name>
Configuration of profile
</Profile name>
Options
Text options
- Realname
This a your real name, e.g. "John Doe". Put the name in quotes if it
contains spaces. This is a required field.
- EMail
This is for your E-Mail address, e.g. john@doe.com. This is a
required field.
- Reply-To
This is for your Reply-To address if it is different from your
E-Mail address.
- Source
This is the source attribute that should be set to every message written
by you. This is very important if you use hermes for news.
- Signaturefile
This is the path for the signature that will be appended to all
new messages, as well as replies and forwards.
- ReplyPrepend
Contains the Text that will be put before the subject of a message
when you reply to a message.
- ForwardPrepend
Contains the Text that will be put before the subject of a message
when you forward a message.
- QuotePrefix
Contains the Text that will be put before each line of the original
message when you reply to, forward or post a follow-up to a message.
Switches
- AutoQuote
If set to "On" the message text will automatically be quoted when
you reply to a message.
- MultiplePrepends
If set to "Off" hermes will check if the subject already
starts with the text from ReplyPrepend (when replying to
a mail) or ForwardPrepend (when forwarding a mail).
- ShowHeaders
If set to "On" the message text of a reply, forward or follow-up
will contain all the headers of the message.
- ForwardAsAttachment
If set to "On" the original message will be forwarded as an attachment.
This option should not be used together with ForwardAttachments!
- ForwardAttachments
If set to "On" attachments in the original message will also be
attached in a forwarded message. This option should not be used together
with ForwardAsAttachment!
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