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+--- ./doc/tech-notes.txt.orig 2008-03-17 17:26:52.000000000 -0500
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+@@ -271,14 +271,14 @@
+ The selection of which MTA to use depends on the settings of smtp-server,
+ sendmail-path, and compile-time options. The first MTA specified in the
+ following list is used:
+- 1. _sendmail-path_ in /usr/local/lib/pine.conf.fixed
+- 2. _smtp-server_ in /usr/local/pine.conf.fixed
++ 1. _sendmail-path_ in /etc/pine.conf.fixed
++ 2. _smtp-server_ in /etc/pine.conf.fixed
+ 3. _sendmail-path_ specified on the command line.
+ 4. _smtp-server_ specified on the command line.
+ 5. _sendmail-path_ in the user's .pinerc file.
+ 6. _smtp-server_ in the user's .pinerc file.
+- 7. _sendmail-path_ in /usr/local/lib/pine.conf
+- 8. _smtp-server_ in /usr/local/pine.conf
++ 7. _sendmail-path_ in /etc/pine.conf
++ 8. _smtp-server_ in /etc/pine.conf
+ 9. DF_SENDMAIL_PATH defined at compile time.
+ 10. SENDMAIL and SENDMAILFLAGS defined at compile time.
+
+@@ -600,8 +600,8 @@
+ into _Alpine_ so there are no _required_ auxiliary files. Instead of copying
+ the binaries manually, you may use make install to install them.
+
+- There are three optional auxiliary files: /usr/local/lib/pine.info,
+- /usr/local/lib/pine.conf, and /usr/local/lib/pine.conf.fixed. The file
++ There are three optional auxiliary files: /usr/pine.info,
++ /etc/pine.conf, and /etc/pine.conf.fixed. The file
+ pine.info contains text on how to get further help on the local system. It
+ is part of the help text for the main menu and should probably refer to the
+ local help desk or the system administrator. If this file doesn't exist a
+@@ -674,11 +674,11 @@
+ This section lists the various files which _Alpine_ uses which are not email
+ folders. All of these are the default names of files, they may vary based on
+ _Alpine_'s configuration.
+- /usr/local/lib/pine.conf
++ /etc/pine.conf
+ Pine's global configuration file.
+- /usr/local/lib/pine.conf.fixed
++ /etc/pine.conf.fixed
+ Non-overridable global configuration file.
+- /usr/local/lib/pine.info
++ /etc/pine.info
+ Local pointer to system administrator.
+ ~/.pinerc
+ Personal configuration file for each user.
+@@ -872,10 +872,10 @@
+ Configuration: Prints a sample system configuration file to the
+ screen or standard output. To generate an initial system
+ configuration file, execute
+- alpine -conf > /usr/local/lib/pine.conf
++ alpine -conf > /etc/pine.conf
+ To generate a system configuration file using settings from an old
+ system configuration file, execute
+- alpine -P old-pine.conf -conf > /usr/local/lib/pine.conf
++ alpine -P old-pine.conf -conf > /etc/pine.conf
+ A system configuration file is not required.
+ -convert_sigs _-p pinerc_
+ Convert signatures contained in signature files into literal
+@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@
+ Pinerc may be either a local file or a remote configuration folder.
+ -P _pinerc_
+ Uses the named file as the system wide configuration file instead of
+- _/usr/local/lib/pine.conf_ on UNIX, or nothing on _PC-Alpine_. Pinerc
++ _/etc/pine.conf_ on UNIX, or nothing on _PC-Alpine_. Pinerc
+ may be either a local file or a remote configuration folder.
+ -passfile _passfile_
+ This tells _Alpine_ what file should be used as the password file.
+@@ -1180,8 +1180,8 @@
+ configuration. In most cases, the compiled-in preferences will suit users
+ and administrators just fine. When running _Alpine_ on a UNIX system, the
+ default built-in configuration can be changed by setting variables in the
+- system configuration files, /usr/local/lib/pine.conf or
+- /usr/local/lib/pine.conf.fixed. (Actually, these files can be changed using
++ system configuration files, /etc/pine.conf or
++ /etc/pine.conf.fixed. (Actually, these files can be changed using
+ the configure arguments --with-system-pinerc=VALUE or
+ --with-system-fixed-pinerc=VALUE.) The location of the pine.conf file can be
+ changed with the -P command line argument. Both _Alpine_ and _PC-Alpine_
+@@ -3538,7 +3538,7 @@
+ For Unix _Alpine_ the program _ispell_ works well as an alternate
+ spell checker. If your Unix system has _ispell_ it is probably
+ reasonable to make it the default speller by configuring it as the
+- default in the system configuration file, /usr/local/lib/pine.conf.
++ default in the system configuration file, /etc/pine.conf.
+ If this option is not set, then the system's _spell_ command is used.
+ The spell command does not work the same as the alternate speller. It
+ produces a list of misspelled words on its standard output, instead,
+@@ -3932,12 +3932,12 @@
+ must exist as a full path or a path relative to your home directory).
+ Now for an example:
+
+- url-viewers=_TEST("test -n '${DISPLAY}'")_ /usr/local/bin/netscape,
+- /usr/local/bin/lynx, C:\BIN\NETSCAPE.BAT
++ url-viewers=_TEST("test -n '${DISPLAY}'")_ /usr/bin/firefox,
++ /usr/bin/lynx, C:\BIN\NETSCAPE.BAT
+ This example shows that for the first browser in the list to be used
+ the environment variable DISPLAY must be defined. If it is, then the
+- file /usr/local/bin/netscape must exist. If either condition is not
+- met, then the file /usr/local/bin/lynx must exist. If it doesn't,
++ file /usr/bin/firefox must exist. If either condition is not
++ met, then the file /usr/bin/lynx must exist. If it doesn't,
+ then the final path and file must exist. Note that the last entry is
+ a DOS/Windows path. This is one way to support _Alpine_ running on
+ more than one architecture with the same configuration file.
+@@ -10273,9 +10273,9 @@
+ 4. a command line argument
+ 5. the system-wide _fixed_ configuration file (Unix _Alpine_ only)
+
+- The fixed configuration file is normally /usr/local/lib/pine.conf.fixed.
++ The fixed configuration file is normally /etc/pine.conf.fixed.
+
+- The system-wide configuration file is normally /usr/local/lib/pine.conf for
++ The system-wide configuration file is normally /etc/pine.conf for
+ Unix _Alpine_ and is normally not set for _PC-Alpine_. For _PC-Alpine_, if
+ the environment variable _$PINECONF_ is set, that is used for the
+ system-wide configuration. This location can be set or changed on the
+@@ -10524,7 +10524,7 @@
+ * A program that implements the SMTP or ESMTP protocol via stdio.
+ * An entry in /etc/services for the alternate service.
+ * An entry in /etc/inetd.conf for the alternate service.
+- * An entry in /usr/local/lib/pine.conf, /usr/local/lib/pine.conf.fixed or
++ * An entry in /etc/pine.conf, /etc/pine.conf.fixed or
+ ~/.pinerc.
+ _________________________________________________________________
+
+@@ -11366,7 +11366,7 @@
+
+ The second selection is the standard UNIX print command. The default is
+ _lpr_, but it can be changed on a system basis to anything so desired in
+- /usr/local/lib/pine.conf.
++ /etc/pine.conf.
+
+ The third selection is the user's personal choice for a UNIX print command.
+ The text to be printed is piped into the command. _Enscript_ or _lpr_ with