<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>-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
+ <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-
+ 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-
+ 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
+ <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.
<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)
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-
+ <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><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.
<b>-qR</b><i>site</i>
- Schedule immediate delivery of all mail that is
+ 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 connecting to the
+ <i>site</i> names that are eligible for the "fast flush"
+ service, and is implemented by connecting to the
local SMTP server at <b>$myhostname</b>. See <a href="flushd.8.html"><b>flush</b>(8)</a> for
more information about the "fast flush" service.
<b>-qS</b><i>site</i>
- This command is not implemented. Use the slower
+ This command is not implemented. Use the slower
<b>sendmail</b> <b>-q</b> command instead.
- <b>-t</b> Extract recipients from message headers. This
- requires that no recipients be specified on the
+ <b>-t</b> Extract recipients from message headers. This
+ requires that no recipients be specified on the
command line.
<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>SECURITY</b>
- By design, this program is not set-user (or group) id.
- However, it must handle data from untrusted users or
- untrusted machines. Thus, the usual precautions need to
+ By design, this program is not set-user (or group) id.
+ However, it must handle data from untrusted users or
+ untrusted machines. Thus, the usual precautions need to
be taken against malicious inputs.
<b>DIAGNOSTICS</b>
- Problems are logged to <b>syslogd</b>(8) and to the standard
+ Problems are logged to <b>syslogd</b>(8) and to the standard
error stream.
<b>ENVIRONMENT</b>
<b>MAIL</b><i>_</i><b>DEBUG</b>
Enable debugging with an external command, as spec-
- ified with the <b>debugger</b><i>_</i><b>command</b> configuration
+ ified with the <b>debugger</b><i>_</i><b>command</b> configuration
parameter.
<b>FILES</b>
/etc/postfix, configuration files
<b>CONFIGURATION</b> <b>PARAMETERS</b>
- See the Postfix <b>main.cf</b> file for syntax details and for
- default values. Use the <b>postfix</b> <b>reload</b> command after a
+ See the Postfix <b>main.cf</b> file for syntax details and for
+ default values. Use the <b>postfix</b> <b>reload</b> command after a
configuration change.
<b>alias</b><i>_</i><b>database</b>
- Default alias database(s) for <b>newaliases</b>. The
- default value for this parameter is system-spe-
+ Default alias database(s) for <b>newaliases</b>. The
+ default value for this parameter is system-spe-
cific.
<b>bounce</b><i>_</i><b>size</b><i>_</i><b>limit</b>
initialized.
<b>debug</b><i>_</i><b>peer</b><i>_</i><b>level</b>
- Increment in verbose logging level when a remote
+ Increment in verbose logging level when a remote
host matches a pattern in the <b>debug</b><i>_</i><b>peer</b><i>_</i><b>list</b>
parameter.
<b>debug</b><i>_</i><b>peer</b><i>_</i><b>list</b>
- List of domain or network patterns. When a remote
- host matches a pattern, increase the verbose log-
- ging level by the amount specified in the
+ List of domain or network patterns. When a remote
+ host matches a pattern, increase the verbose log-
+ 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
+ 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
+ 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.
<b>fork</b><i>_</i><b>attempts</b>
- Number of attempts to <b>fork</b>() a process before giv-
+ Number of attempts to <b>fork</b>() a process before giv-
ing up.
<b>fork</b><i>_</i><b>delay</b>
- Delay in seconds between successive <b>fork</b>()
+ Delay in seconds between successive <b>fork</b>()
attempts.
<b>hopcount</b><i>_</i><b>limit</b>
Limit the number of <b>Received:</b> message headers.
<b>mail</b><i>_</i><b>owner</b>
- The owner of the mail queue and of most Postfix
+ The owner of the mail queue and of most Postfix
processes.
<b>command</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>
- Directory with Postfix support commands (default:
+ Directory with Postfix support commands (default:
<b>$program</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>).
<b>daemon</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>
- Directory with Postfix daemon programs (default:
+ Directory with Postfix daemon programs (default:
<b>$program</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>).
<b>queue</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>
- Top-level directory of the Postfix queue. This is
+ Top-level directory of the Postfix queue. This is
also the root directory of Postfix daemons that run
chrooted.
<b>queue</b><i>_</i><b>run</b><i>_</i><b>delay</b>
- The time between successive scans of the deferred
+ 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-
+ The characters that Postfix accepts as VERP delim-
iter characters.
<b>SEE</b> <b>ALSO</b>
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>