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@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ To test mail delivery, run:
$ /usr/sbin/sendmail -bv foi+request-1234@example.com
-Make sure to replace `example.com` with your domain. This command tells you if sending the emails to `foi\+.*example.com` is working.
-If it is, you should receive a delivery report email,
+Make sure to replace `example.com` with your domain. This command tells you if sending the emails to `foi\+.*example.com` is working (it doesn't actually send any mail).
+If it is working, you should receive a delivery report email,
with text like "<foi+request-1234@example.com>: delivery via alaveteli:
delivers to command: /var/www/alaveteli/script/mailin". Note that you may need to install the `mailutils` package to read the delivery report email using the `mail` command on a new server: