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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/sendmail.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/sendmail.1.html')
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/dist/postfix/html/sendmail.1.html | 228 |
1 files changed, 82 insertions, 146 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/dist/postfix/html/sendmail.1.html b/gnu/dist/postfix/html/sendmail.1.html index 43b48ba1426..fba1afd8fa0 100644 --- a/gnu/dist/postfix/html/sendmail.1.html +++ b/gnu/dist/postfix/html/sendmail.1.html @@ -1,10 +1,7 @@ <html> <head> </head> <body> <pre> - - SENDMAIL(1) SENDMAIL(1) - <b>NAME</b> sendmail - Postfix to Sendmail compatibility interface @@ -25,11 +22,9 @@ SENDMAIL(1) SENDMAIL(1) By default, <b>sendmail</b> reads a message from standard input until EOF or until it reads a line with only a <b>.</b> charac- - ter, and arranges for delivery. <b>sendmail</b> attempts to cre- - ate a queue file in the <b>maildrop</b> directory. If that direc- - tory is not world-writable, the message is piped through - the <a href="postdrop.1.html"><b>postdrop</b>(1)</a> command, which is expected to execute with - suitable privileges. + ter, and arranges for delivery. <b>sendmail</b> relies on the + <a href="postdrop.1.html"><b>postdrop</b>(1)</a> command to create a queue file in the <b>maildrop</b> + directory. Specific command aliases are provided for other common modes of operation: @@ -39,18 +34,18 @@ SENDMAIL(1) SENDMAIL(1) the recipients that still need to be delivered. If mail could not be delivered upon the last attempt, the reason for failure is shown. This mode of oper- - ation is implemented by connecting to the <a href="showq.8.html"><b>showq</b>(8)</a> - daemon. + ation is implemented by executing the <a href="postqueue.1.html"><b>postqueue</b>(1)</a> + command. <b>newaliases</b> - Initialize the alias database. If no alias database - type is specified, the program uses the type speci- - fied in the <b>database</b><i>_</i><b>type</b> configuration parameter; - if no input file is specified, the program pro- - cesses the file(s) specified with the - <b>alias</b><i>_</i><b>database</b> configuration parameter. This mode - of operation is implemented by running the <b>postal-</b> - <b>ias</b>(1) command. + Initialize the alias database. If no input file is + specified (with the <b>-oA</b> option, see below), the + program processes the file(s) specified with the + <b>alias</b><i>_</i><b>database</b> configuration parameter. If no + alias database type is specified, the program uses + the type specified with the <b>database</b><i>_</i><b>type</b> configu- + ration parameter. This mode of operation is imple- + mented by running the <a href="postalias.1.html"><b>postalias</b>(1)</a> command. Note: it may take a minute or so before an alias database update becomes visible. Use the <b>postfix</b> @@ -58,20 +53,8 @@ SENDMAIL(1) SENDMAIL(1) These and other features can be selected by specifying the appropriate combination of command-line options. Some fea- - tures are controlled by parameters in the <b>main.cf</b> - - - - 1 - - - - - -SENDMAIL(1) SENDMAIL(1) - - - configuration file. + tures are controlled by parameters in the <b>main.cf</b> configu- + ration file. The following options are recognized: @@ -94,60 +77,68 @@ SENDMAIL(1) SENDMAIL(1) <b>-I</b> Initialize alias database. See the <b>newaliases</b> com- mand above. + <b>-L</b> <i>label</i> (ignored) + The logging label. Use the <b>syslog</b><i>_</i><b>name</b> configura- + tion parameter instead. + <b>-N</b> <i>dsn</i> (ignored) - Delivery status notification control. Currently, + Delivery status notification control. Currently, Postfix does not implement <b>DSN</b>. <b>-R</b> <i>return_limit</i> (ignored) - Limit the size of bounced mail. Use the - <b>bounce</b><i>_</i><b>size</b><i>_</i><b>limit</b> configuration parameter instead. + Limit the size of bounced mail. Use the + <b>bounce</b><i>_</i><b>size</b><i>_</i><b>limit</b> configuration parameter instead. <b>-X</b> <i>log_file</i> (ignored) - Log mailer traffic. Use the <b>debug</b><i>_</i><b>peer</b><i>_</i><b>list</b> and - <b>debug</b><i>_</i><b>peer</b><i>_</i><b>level</b> configuration parameters instead. + Log mailer traffic. Use the <b>debug</b><i>_</i><b>peer</b><i>_</i><b>list</b> and + <b>debug</b><i>_</i><b>peer</b><i>_</i><b>level</b> configuration parameters instead. <b>-U</b> (ignored) Initial user submission. - <b>-bd</b> Go into daemon mode. This mode of operation is + <b>-V</b> Variable Envelope Return Path. Given an envelope + sender address of the form <i>owner-listname</i>@<i>origin</i>, + each recipient <i>user</i>@<i>domain</i> receives mail with a + personalized envelope sender address. + + By default, the personalized envelope sender + address is <i>owner-listname</i><b>+</b><i>user</i><b>=</b><i>domain</i>@<i>origin</i>. The + default <b>+</b> and <b>=</b> characters are configurable with + the <b>default</b><i>_</i><b>verp</b><i>_</i><b>delimiters</b> configuration parame- + ter. + + <b>-V</b><i>xy</i> As <b>-V</b>, but uses <i>x</i> and <i>y</i> as the VERP delimiter char- + acters, instead of the characters specified with + the <b>default</b><i>_</i><b>verp</b><i>_</i><b>delimiters</b> configuration parame- + ter. + + <b>-bd</b> Go into daemon mode. This mode of operation is implemented by executing the <b>postfix</b> <b>start</b> command. - <b>-bi</b> Initialize alias database. See the <b>newaliases</b> com- + <b>-bi</b> Initialize alias database. See the <b>newaliases</b> com- mand above. - <b>-bm</b> Read mail from standard input and arrange for + <b>-bm</b> Read mail from standard input and arrange for delivery. This is the default mode of operation. <b>-bp</b> List the mail queue. See the <b>mailq</b> command above. - <b>-bs</b> Stand-alone SMTP server mode. Read SMTP commands - from standard input, and write responses to stan- + <b>-bs</b> Stand-alone SMTP server mode. Read SMTP commands + from standard input, and write responses to stan- dard output. This mode of operation is implemented by running the <a href="smtpd.8.html"><b>smtpd</b>(8)</a> daemon. - - - - 2 - - - - - -SENDMAIL(1) SENDMAIL(1) - - <b>-f</b> <i>sender</i> Set the envelope sender address. This is the address where delivery problems are sent to, unless - the message contains an <b>Errors-To:</b> message header. + the message contains an <b>Errors-To:</b> message header. <b>-h</b> <i>hop_count</i> (ignored) - Hop count limit. Use the <b>hopcount</b><i>_</i><b>limit</b> configura- + Hop count limit. Use the <b>hopcount</b><i>_</i><b>limit</b> configura- tion parameter instead. - <b>-i</b> When reading a message from standard input, don't - treat a line with only a <b>.</b> character as the end of + <b>-i</b> When reading a message from standard input, don't + treat a line with only a <b>.</b> character as the end of input. <b>-m</b> (ignored) @@ -157,60 +148,46 @@ SENDMAIL(1) SENDMAIL(1) Backwards compatibility. <b>-oA</b><i>alias_database</i> - Non-default alias database. Specify <i>pathname</i> or + Non-default alias database. Specify <i>pathname</i> or <i>type</i>:<i>pathname</i>. See <a href="postalias.1.html"><b>postalias</b>(1)</a> for details. <b>-o7</b> (ignored) <b>-o8</b> (ignored) - The message body type. Currently, Postfix imple- + The message body type. Currently, Postfix imple- ments <b>just-send-eight</b>. - <b>-oi</b> When reading a message from standard input, don't - treat a line with only a <b>.</b> character as the end of + <b>-oi</b> When reading a message from standard input, don't + treat a line with only a <b>.</b> character as the end of input. <b>-om</b> (ignored) - The sender is never eliminated from alias etc. + The sender is never eliminated from alias etc. expansions. <b>-o</b> <i>x</i> <i>value</i> (ignored) - Set option <i>x</i> to <i>value</i>. Use the equivalent configu- + Set option <i>x</i> to <i>value</i>. Use the equivalent configu- ration parameter in <b>main.cf</b> instead. <b>-r</b> <i>sender</i> Set the envelope sender address. This is the address where delivery problems are sent to, unless - the message contains an <b>Errors-To:</b> message header. + the message contains an <b>Errors-To:</b> message header. - <b>-q</b> Attempt to deliver all queued mail. This is imple- - mented by kicking the <a href="qmgr.8.html"><b>qmgr</b>(8)</a> daemon. + <b>-q</b> Attempt to deliver all queued mail. This is imple- + mented by executing the <a href="postqueue.1.html"><b>postqueue</b>(1)</a> command. <b>-q</b><i>interval</i> (ignored) - The interval between queue runs. Use the + The interval between queue runs. Use the <b>queue</b><i>_</i><b>run</b><i>_</i><b>delay</b> configuration parameter instead. - - - - - 3 - - - - - -SENDMAIL(1) SENDMAIL(1) - - <b>-qR</b><i>site</i> - Schedule immediate delivery of all mail that is - queued for the named <i>site</i>. Depending on the desti- - nation, this uses "fast flush" service, or it has - the same effect as <b>sendmail</b> <b>-q</b>. This is imple- - mented by connecting to the local SMTP server. See - <a href="smtpd.8.html"><b>smtpd</b>(8)</a> for more information about the "fast - flush" service. + Schedule immediate delivery of all mail that is + queued for the named <i>site</i>. This option accepts only + <i>site</i> names that are eligible for the "fast flush" + service, and is implemented by executing the + <a href="postqueue.1.html"><b>postqueue</b>(1)</a> command. See <a href="flushd.8.html"><b>flush</b>(8)</a> for more infor- + mation about the "fast flush" service. <b>-qS</b><i>site</i> This command is not implemented. Use the slower @@ -257,18 +234,6 @@ SENDMAIL(1) SENDMAIL(1) <b>alias</b><i>_</i><b>database</b> Default alias database(s) for <b>newaliases</b>. The - - - - 4 - - - - - -SENDMAIL(1) SENDMAIL(1) - - default value for this parameter is system-spe- cific. @@ -295,14 +260,17 @@ SENDMAIL(1) SENDMAIL(1) ging level by the amount specified in the <b>debug</b><i>_</i><b>peer</b><i>_</i><b>level</b> parameter. + <b>default</b><i>_</i><b>verp</b><i>_</i><b>delimiters</b> + The VERP delimiter characters that are used when + the <b>-V</b> command line option is specified without + delimiter characters. + <b>fast</b><i>_</i><b>flush</b><i>_</i><b>domains</b> List of domains that will receive "fast flush" ser- vice (default: all domains that this system is - willing to relay mail to). This greatly improves - the performance of the SMTP <b>ETRN</b> request, and of - the <b>sendmail</b> <b>-qR</b> command. For domains not in the - list, Postfix simply attempts to deliver all queued - mail. + willing to relay mail to). This list specifies the + domains that Postfix accepts in the SMTP <b>ETRN</b> + request and in the <b>sendmail</b> <b>-qR</b> command. <b>fork</b><i>_</i><b>attempts</b> Number of attempts to <b>fork</b>() a process before giv- @@ -323,18 +291,6 @@ SENDMAIL(1) SENDMAIL(1) Directory with Postfix support commands (default: <b>$program</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>). - - - - 5 - - - - - -SENDMAIL(1) SENDMAIL(1) - - <b>daemon</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b> Directory with Postfix daemon programs (default: <b>$program</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>). @@ -348,20 +304,23 @@ SENDMAIL(1) SENDMAIL(1) The time between successive scans of the deferred queue. + <b>verp</b><i>_</i><b>delimiter</b><i>_</i><b>filter</b> + The characters that Postfix accepts as VERP delim- + iter characters. + <b>SEE</b> <b>ALSO</b> <a href="pickup.8.html">pickup(8)</a> mail pickup daemon <a href="postalias.1.html">postalias(1)</a> maintain alias database - <a href="postdrop.1.html">postdrop(1)</a> privileged posting agent + <a href="postdrop.1.html">postdrop(1)</a> mail posting utility <a href="postfix.1.html">postfix(1)</a> mail system control - <a href="postkick.1.html">postkick(1)</a> kick a Postfix daemon + <a href="postqueue.1.html">postqueue(1)</a> mail queue control <a href="qmgr.8.html">qmgr(8)</a> queue manager - <a href="showq.8.html">showq(8)</a> list mail queue <a href="smtpd.8.html">smtpd(8)</a> SMTP server - flushd(8) fast flush service + <a href="flushd.8.html">flush(8)</a> fast flush service syslogd(8) system logging <b>LICENSE</b> - The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this + The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software. <b>AUTHOR(S)</b> @@ -370,29 +329,6 @@ SENDMAIL(1) SENDMAIL(1) P.O. Box 704 Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - + 1 </pre> </body> </html> |
