BASICS

The following commands set very basic things.

baseDir dir: Base directory for our own stuff. Overridden by option -d. Only the first command is used.; This command is mandatory if option -d is not used.; Value is a scalar.
majDomDir dir: Base directory of majordomo related files.; This command is mandatory.; Value is a scalar.
myHost name: Address of this host.; This command is mandatory.; Value is a scalar.
mailDBFile file: File for the mail database.; If this is not an absolute path, it is prefixed by the value set by baseDir.; This command is mandatory.; Value is a scalar.
mailDBPlainDir dir: Directory to store plain mails referenced in the database.; If this is not an absolute path, it is prefixed by the value set by baseDir.; This command is mandatory.; Value is a scalar.
maintAddr addr: Mail address where output of fatal errors is sent to.; This is mandatory - though this is less useful than it seems. After all it is possible, that a error occurs before this is read.; Value is a scalar.

MINOR CONFIGURATION ASPECTS

The following commands may be used to describe aspects of minor importance.

myName word...: Phrase part to be used for mail addresses.; This command defaults to "The Clerk".; Value is a scalar.
majDomResend [yes | no]: Does majordomo's `resend' work in parallel? If no argument is given, it defaults to yes.; This command defaults to no.; Value is a scalar.
authorHeader [ hdrtag... ]: Header fields used for finding author.; The field containing the most original author is first and the last resender is last.; This command defaults to From Sender Reply-To Resent-From.; Value is an array.
language code [ names... ]: Adds a language code, which can be given for a language command.; Value is an hash.

The following commands define, which mail addresses are permitted to act in a certain role.

editor [ addr... ]: Adds e-mail addresses of editors having all powers.; Value is an array.
editorFile [ file... ]: Adds contents of files containing email addresses of editors (pure addresses, line by line).; If this is not an absolute path, it is prefixed by the value set by majDomDir.; This has no own value.
trusted [ addr... ]: Adds e-mail addresses of trusted persons, who may send without approval.; Value is an array.
trustedFile [ file... ]: Adds contents of files containing email addresses of trusted persons (pure addresses, line by line).; If this is not an absolute path, it is prefixed by the value set by baseDir.; This has no own value.
dumpDepend [ file... ]: Tells the configuration reader, that the configuration depends on the contents of file. This is needed to check, whether a dumped configuration is up to date. This is mainly for internal use.; Value is an array.