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authorperry <perry@NetBSD.org>2002-02-02 23:10:24 +0000
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Postfix 1.1.2
(Postfix releases are now numbered -- 1.1.2 means 1.1, patchlevel 2.) Lots of new features, same great security.
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<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
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-
-
-
-
-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>$program</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>).
-
-
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- 5
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-
-
-
-
-SENDMAIL(1) SENDMAIL(1)
-
-
<b>daemon</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>
Directory with Postfix daemon programs (default:
<b>$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>
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P.O. Box 704
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
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