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| author | perry <perry@NetBSD.org> | 2002-02-02 23:10:24 +0000 |
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| committer | perry <perry@NetBSD.org> | 2002-02-02 23:10:24 +0000 |
| commit | 6f59dc7aebbf705da79e61ef3fd24b48ed99d327 (patch) | |
| tree | c6e9fd356c8aac78b966a9dd53f5d0d14d5e62cd /gnu/dist/postfix/html/postfix.1.html | |
| parent | ecf43984517b4cfb837e78958769cc8207ea5288 (diff) | |
Postfix 1.1.2
(Postfix releases are now numbered -- 1.1.2 means 1.1, patchlevel 2.)
Lots of new features, same great security.
Diffstat (limited to 'gnu/dist/postfix/html/postfix.1.html')
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/dist/postfix/html/postfix.1.html | 173 |
1 files changed, 66 insertions, 107 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/dist/postfix/html/postfix.1.html b/gnu/dist/postfix/html/postfix.1.html index 8db5ad60250..39b37cbdec6 100644 --- a/gnu/dist/postfix/html/postfix.1.html +++ b/gnu/dist/postfix/html/postfix.1.html @@ -1,10 +1,7 @@ <html> <head> </head> <body> <pre> - - POSTFIX(1) POSTFIX(1) - <b>NAME</b> postfix - Postfix control program @@ -12,36 +9,41 @@ POSTFIX(1) POSTFIX(1) <b>postfix</b> [<b>-c</b> <i>config_dir</i>] [<b>-D</b>] [<b>-v</b>] <i>command</i> <b>DESCRIPTION</b> - The <b>postfix</b> command controls the operation of the Postfix - mail system: start or stop the <b>master</b> daemon, do a health - check, and other maintenance. The command sets up a stan- - dardized environment and runs the <b>postfix-script</b> shell - script to do the actual work. + This command is reserved for the super-user. To submit + mail, use the Postfix <b>sendmail</b> command. + + The <b>postfix</b> command controls the operation of the Postfix + mail system: start or stop the <b>master</b> daemon, do a health + check, and other maintenance. + + The <b>postfix</b> command sets up a standardized environment and + runs the <b>postfix-script</b> shell script to do the actual + work. The following commands are implemented: - <b>check</b> Validate the Postfix mail system configuration. - Warn about bad directory/file ownership or permis- + <b>check</b> Validate the Postfix mail system configuration. + Warn about bad directory/file ownership or permis- sions, and create missing directories. - <b>start</b> Start the Postfix mail system. This also runs the + <b>start</b> Start the Postfix mail system. This also runs the configuration check described above. <b>stop</b> Stop the Postfix mail system in an orderly fashion. Running processes are allowed to terminate at their earliest convenience. - Note: in order to refresh the Postfix mail system - after a configuration change, do not use the <b>start</b> - and <b>stop</b> commands in succession. Use the <b>reload</b> + Note: in order to refresh the Postfix mail system + after a configuration change, do not use the <b>start</b> + and <b>stop</b> commands in succession. Use the <b>reload</b> command instead. <b>abort</b> Stop the Postfix mail system abruptly. Running pro- cesses are signaled to stop immediately. <b>flush</b> Force delivery: attempt to deliver every message in - the deferred mail queue. Normally, attempts to - deliver delayed mail happen at regular intervals, + the deferred mail queue. Normally, attempts to + deliver delayed mail happen at regular intervals, the interval doubling after each failed attempt. <b>reload</b> Re-read configuration files. Running processes ter- @@ -50,35 +52,23 @@ POSTFIX(1) POSTFIX(1) The following options are implemented: <b>-c</b> <i>config_dir</i> - Read the <b>main.cf</b> and <b>master.cf</b> configuration files - in the named directory instead of the default con- + Read the <b>main.cf</b> and <b>master.cf</b> configuration files + in the named directory instead of the default con- figuration directory. Use this to distinguish - between multiple Postfix instances on the same + between multiple Postfix instances on the same host. <b>-D</b> (with <b>postfix</b> <b>start</b> only) Run each Postfix daemon under control of a debugger as specified via the <b>debugger</b><i>_</i><b>command</b> configuration - - - - 1 - - - - - -POSTFIX(1) POSTFIX(1) - - parameter. <b>-v</b> Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Mul- - tiple <b>-v</b> options make the software increasingly + tiple <b>-v</b> options make the software increasingly verbose. <b>ENVIRONMENT</b> - The <b>postfix</b> command sets the following environment vari- + The <b>postfix</b> command sets the following environment vari- ables: <b>MAIL</b><i>_</i><b>CONFIG</b> @@ -92,50 +82,71 @@ POSTFIX(1) POSTFIX(1) This is set when the -D command-line option is pre- sent. - The following configuration parameters are made available - as process environment variables with the same names: +<b>CONFIGURATION</b> <b>PARAMETERS</b> + The following <b>main.cf</b> configuration parameters are made + available as process environment variables with the same + names: <b>command</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b> - Directory with Postfix support commands (default: - <b>$program</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>). + Directory with Postfix administrative commands. <b>daemon</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b> - Directory with Postfix daemon programs (default: - <b>$program</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>). + Directory with Postfix daemon programs. <b>config</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b> Directory with Postfix configuration files and with administrative shell scripts. <b>queue</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b> - The directory with the Postfix queue directory (and - with some files needed for programs running in a - chrooted environment). + The directory with Postfix queue files, with local + inter-process communication endpoints, and with + files needed for daemon programs that run in the + optional chrooted environment. <b>mail</b><i>_</i><b>owner</b> - The owner of the Postfix queue and of most Postfix - processes. + The owner of Postfix queue files and of most Post- + fix processes. -<b>FILES</b> - $<b>config</b><i>_</i><b>directory/postfix-script</b>, administrative commands - -<b>SEE</b> <b>ALSO</b> - <a href="master.8.html">master(8)</a> Postfix master program + <b>setgid</b><i>_</i><b>group</b> + The group for mail submission and queue management + commands. -<b>LICENSE</b> - The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this - software. + <b>sendmail</b><i>_</i><b>path</b> + The full pathname for the Postfix sendmail command. + <b>newaliases</b><i>_</i><b>path</b> + The full pathname for the Postfix newaliases com- + mand. + <b>mailq</b><i>_</i><b>path</b> + The full pathname for the Postfix mailq command. - 2 + <b>manpage</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b> + The directory for the Postfix on-line manual pages. + <b>sample</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b> + The directory for the Postfix sample configuration + files. + <b>readme</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b> + The directory for the Postfix README files. +<b>Other</b> <b>configuration</b> <b>parameters</b> + <b>import</b><i>_</i><b>environment</b> + List of names of environment parameters that can be + imported from non-Postfix processes. +<b>FILES</b> + $<b>config</b><i>_</i><b>directory/postfix-script</b>, administrative commands + $<b>config</b><i>_</i><b>directory/main.cf</b>, configuration parameters + $<b>config</b><i>_</i><b>directory/master.cf</b>, Postfix daemon processes -POSTFIX(1) POSTFIX(1) +<b>SEE</b> <b>ALSO</b> + <a href="master.8.html">master(8)</a> Postfix master program +<b>LICENSE</b> + The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this + software. <b>AUTHOR(S)</b> Wietse Venema @@ -143,58 +154,6 @@ POSTFIX(1) POSTFIX(1) P.O. Box 704 Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - + 1 </pre> </body> </html> |
