files.
<b>-F</b> <i>full</i><b>_</b><i>name</i>
- Set the sender full name. This is used only with
- messages that have no <b>From:</b> message header.
+ Set the sender full name. This overrides the NAME
+ environment variable, and is used only with mes-
+ sages that have no <b>From:</b> message header.
<b>-f</b> <i>sender</i>
Set the envelope sender address. This is the
- address where delivery problems are sent to. With
+ address where delivery problems are sent to. With
Postfix versions before 2.1, the <b>Errors-To:</b> message
header overrides the error return address.
- <b>-G</b> Gateway (relay) submission, as opposed to initial
- user submission. Either do not rewrite addresses
- at all, or update incomplete addresses with the
+ <b>-G</b> Gateway (relay) submission, as opposed to initial
+ user submission. Either do not rewrite addresses
+ at all, or update incomplete addresses with the
domain information specified with <b>remote_header_re-</b>
<b>write_domain</b>.
- This option is ignored before Postfix version 2.3.
+ This option is ignored before Postfix version 2.3.
<b>-h</b> <i>hop</i><b>_</b><i>count</i> (ignored)
- Hop count limit. Use the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#hopcount_limit">hopcount_limit</a></b> configura-
+ Hop count limit. Use the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#hopcount_limit">hopcount_limit</a></b> configura-
tion parameter instead.
- <b>-I</b> Initialize alias database. See the <b>newaliases</b> com-
+ <b>-I</b> Initialize alias database. See the <b>newaliases</b> com-
mand above.
- <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>-L</b> <i>label</i> (ignored)
- The logging label. Use the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_name">syslog_name</a></b> configura-
+ The logging label. Use the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_name">syslog_name</a></b> configura-
tion parameter instead.
<b>-m</b> (ignored)
Backwards compatibility.
<b>-N</b> <i>dsn</i> (default: 'delay, failure')
- Delivery status notification control. Specify
- either a comma-separated list with one or more of
- <b>failure</b> (send notification when delivery fails),
+ Delivery status notification control. Specify
+ either a comma-separated list with one or more of
+ <b>failure</b> (send notification when delivery fails),
<b>delay</b> (send notification when delivery is delayed),
- or <b>success</b> (send notification when the message is
- delivered); or specify <b>never</b> (don't send any noti-
+ or <b>success</b> (send notification when the message is
+ delivered); or specify <b>never</b> (don't send any noti-
fications at all).
This feature is available in Postfix 2.3 and later.
Backwards compatibility.
<b>-oA</b><i>alias</i><b>_</b><i>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>-O</b> <i>option=value</i> (ignored)
<b>-o8</b> (ignored)
To send 8-bit or binary content, use an appropriate
- MIME encapsulation and specify the appropriate <b>-B</b>
+ MIME encapsulation and specify the appropriate <b>-B</b>
command-line option.
- <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 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 <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> instead.
<b>-r</b> <i>sender</i>
Set the envelope sender address. This is the
- address where delivery problems are sent to. With
+ address where delivery problems are sent to. With
Postfix versions before 2.1, the <b>Errors-To:</b> message
header overrides the error return address.
<b>-R</b> <i>return</i><b>_</b><i>limit</i> (ignored)
- Limit the size of bounced mail. Use the
- <b><a href="postconf.5.html#bounce_size_limit">bounce_size_limit</a></b> configuration parameter instead.
+ Limit the size of bounced mail. Use the
+ <b><a href="postconf.5.html#bounce_size_limit">bounce_size_limit</a></b> configuration parameter instead.
- <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 executing the <a href="postqueue.1.html"><b>postqueue</b>(1)</a> command.
Warning: flushing undeliverable mail frequently
- will result in poor delivery performance of all
+ will result in poor delivery performance of all
other mail.
<b>-q</b><i>interval</i> (ignored)
- The interval between queue runs. Use the
+ The interval between queue runs. Use the
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#queue_run_delay">queue_run_delay</a></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 executing the
+ <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="flush.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
+ This command is not implemented. Use the slower
"<b>sendmail -q</b>" command instead.
- <b>-t</b> Extract recipients from message headers. These are
- added to any recipients specified on the command
+ <b>-t</b> Extract recipients from message headers. These are
+ added to any recipients specified on the command
line.
- With Postfix versions prior to 2.1, this option
- requires that no recipient addresses are specified
+ With Postfix versions prior to 2.1, this option
+ requires that no recipient addresses are specified
on the command line.
<b>-U</b> (ignored)
This feature is available in Postfix 2.3 and later.
<b>-XV</b> (Postfix 2.2 and earlier: <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
+ 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><a href="postconf.5.html#default_verp_delimiters">default_verp_delimiters</a></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><a href="postconf.5.html#default_verp_delimiters">default_verp_delimiters</a></b> configuration parame-
ter.
<b>-XV</b><i>xy</i> (Postfix 2.2 and earlier: <b>-V</b><i>xy</i>)
- As <b>-XV</b>, but uses <i>x</i> and <i>y</i> as the VERP delimiter
- characters, instead of the characters specified
- with the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#default_verp_delimiters">default_verp_delimiters</a></b> configuration
+ As <b>-XV</b>, but uses <i>x</i> and <i>y</i> as the VERP delimiter
+ characters, instead of the characters specified
+ with the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#default_verp_delimiters">default_verp_delimiters</a></b> configuration
parameter.
- <b>-v</b> Send an email report of the first delivery attempt
- (Postfix versions 2.1 and later). Mail delivery
- always happens in the background. When multiple <b>-v</b>
+ <b>-v</b> Send an email report of the first delivery attempt
+ (Postfix versions 2.1 and later). Mail delivery
+ always happens in the background. When multiple <b>-v</b>
options are given, enable verbose logging for
debugging purposes.
<b>-X</b> <i>log</i><b>_</b><i>file</i> (ignored)
- Log mailer traffic. Use the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#debug_peer_list">debug_peer_list</a></b> and
- <b><a href="postconf.5.html#debug_peer_level">debug_peer_level</a></b> configuration parameters instead.
+ Log mailer traffic. Use the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#debug_peer_list">debug_peer_list</a></b> and
+ <b><a href="postconf.5.html#debug_peer_level">debug_peer_level</a></b> configuration parameters instead.
<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_CONFIG</b>
Directory with Postfix configuration files.
- <b>MAIL_VERBOSE</b>
+ <b>MAIL_VERBOSE</b> (value does not matter)
Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes.
- <b>MAIL_DEBUG</b>
+ <b>MAIL_DEBUG</b> (value does not matter)
Enable debugging with an external command, as spec-
- ified with the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#debugger_command">debugger_command</a></b> configuration
+ ified with the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#debugger_command">debugger_command</a></b> configuration
parameter.
+ <b>NAME</b> The sender full name. This is used only with mes-
+ sages that have no <b>From:</b> message header. See also
+ the <b>-F</b> option above.
+
<b>CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS</b>
- The following <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> parameters are especially relevant
+ The following <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> parameters are especially relevant
to this program. The text below provides only a parameter
- summary. See <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>postconf</b>(5)</a> for more details including exam-
+ summary. See <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>postconf</b>(5)</a> for more details including exam-
ples.
<b>TROUBLE SHOOTING CONTROLS</b>
- The <a href="DEBUG_README.html">DEBUG_README</a> file gives examples of how to trouble
+ The <a href="DEBUG_README.html">DEBUG_README</a> file gives examples of how to trouble
shoot a Postfix system.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#debugger_command">debugger_command</a> (empty)</b>
mon program is invoked with the -D option.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#debug_peer_level">debug_peer_level</a> (2)</b>
- The increment in verbose logging level when a
- remote client or server matches a pattern in the
+ The increment in verbose logging level when a
+ remote client or server matches a pattern in the
<a href="postconf.5.html#debug_peer_list">debug_peer_list</a> parameter.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#debug_peer_list">debug_peer_list</a> (empty)</b>
- Optional list of remote client or server hostname
- or network address patterns that cause the verbose
- logging level to increase by the amount specified
+ Optional list of remote client or server hostname
+ or network address patterns that cause the verbose
+ logging level to increase by the amount specified
in $<a href="postconf.5.html#debug_peer_level">debug_peer_level</a>.
<b>ACCESS CONTROLS</b>
Available in Postfix version 2.2 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#authorized_flush_users">authorized_flush_users</a> (static:anyone)</b>
- List of users who are authorized to flush the
+ List of users who are authorized to flush the
queue.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#authorized_mailq_users">authorized_mailq_users</a> (static:anyone)</b>
List of users who are authorized to view the queue.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#authorized_submit_users">authorized_submit_users</a> (static:anyone)</b>
- List of users who are authorized to submit mail
- with the <a href="sendmail.1.html"><b>sendmail</b>(1)</a> command (and with the privi-
+ List of users who are authorized to submit mail
+ with the <a href="sendmail.1.html"><b>sendmail</b>(1)</a> command (and with the privi-
leged <a href="postdrop.1.html"><b>postdrop</b>(1)</a> helper command).
<b>RESOURCE AND RATE CONTROLS</b>
sent in a non-delivery notification.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#fork_attempts">fork_attempts</a> (5)</b>
- The maximal number of attempts to fork() a child
+ The maximal number of attempts to fork() a child
process.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#fork_delay">fork_delay</a> (1s)</b>
process.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#hopcount_limit">hopcount_limit</a> (50)</b>
- The maximal number of Received: message headers
+ The maximal number of Received: message headers
that is allowed in the primary message headers.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#queue_run_delay">queue_run_delay</a> (1000s)</b>
- The time between <a href="QSHAPE_README.html#deferred_queue">deferred queue</a> scans by the queue
+ The time between <a href="QSHAPE_README.html#deferred_queue">deferred queue</a> scans by the queue
manager.
<b>FAST FLUSH CONTROLS</b>
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#fast_flush_domains">fast_flush_domains</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#relay_domains">relay_domains</a>)</b>
Optional list of destinations that are eligible for
- per-destination logfiles with mail that is queued
+ per-destination logfiles with mail that is queued
to those destinations.
<b>VERP CONTROLS</b>
The <a href="VERP_README.html">VERP_README</a> file describes configuration and operation
- details of Postfix support for variable envelope return
+ details of Postfix support for variable envelope return
path addresses.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#default_verp_delimiters">default_verp_delimiters</a> (+=)</b>
The two default VERP delimiter characters.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#verp_delimiter_filter">verp_delimiter_filter</a> (-=+)</b>
- The characters Postfix accepts as VERP delimiter
- characters on the Postfix <a href="sendmail.1.html"><b>sendmail</b>(1)</a> command line
+ The characters Postfix accepts as VERP delimiter
+ characters on the Postfix <a href="sendmail.1.html"><b>sendmail</b>(1)</a> command line
and in SMTP commands.
<b>MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS</b>
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#alias_database">alias_database</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The alias databases for <a href="local.8.html"><b>local</b>(8)</a> delivery that are
+ The alias databases for <a href="local.8.html"><b>local</b>(8)</a> delivery that are
updated with "<b>newaliases</b>" or with "<b>sendmail -bi</b>".
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#command_directory">command_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The location of all postfix administrative com-
+ The location of all postfix administrative com-
mands.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#config_directory">config_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The default location of the Postfix <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a> and
+ The default location of the Postfix <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a> and
<a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a> configuration files.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#daemon_directory">daemon_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The directory with Postfix support programs and
+ The directory with Postfix support programs and
daemon programs.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#default_database_type">default_database_type</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
<a href="postalias.1.html"><b>postalias</b>(1)</a> and <a href="postmap.1.html"><b>postmap</b>(1)</a> commands.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#delay_warning_time">delay_warning_time</a> (0h)</b>
- The time after which the sender receives the mes-
+ The time after which the sender receives the mes-
sage headers of mail that is still queued.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#enable_errors_to">enable_errors_to</a> (no)</b>
- Report mail delivery errors to the address speci-
- fied with the non-standard Errors-To: message
- header, instead of the envelope sender address
- (this feature is removed with Postfix version 2.2,
- is turned off by default with Postfix version 2.1,
- and is always turned on with older Postfix ver-
+ Report mail delivery errors to the address speci-
+ fied with the non-standard Errors-To: message
+ header, instead of the envelope sender address
+ (this feature is removed with Postfix version 2.2,
+ is turned off by default with Postfix version 2.1,
+ and is always turned on with older Postfix ver-
sions).
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#mail_owner">mail_owner</a> (postfix)</b>
and most Postfix daemon processes.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#queue_directory">queue_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The location of the Postfix top-level queue direc-
+ The location of the Postfix top-level queue direc-
tory.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#remote_header_rewrite_domain">remote_header_rewrite_domain</a> (empty)</b>
- Don't rewrite message headers from remote clients
+ Don't rewrite message headers from remote clients
at all when this parameter is empty; otherwise, re-
- write message headers and append the specified
+ write message headers and append the specified
domain name to incomplete addresses.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_facility">syslog_facility</a> (mail)</b>
The syslog facility of Postfix logging.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_name">syslog_name</a> (postfix)</b>
- The mail system name that is prepended to the
- process name in syslog records, so that "smtpd"
+ The mail system name that is prepended to the
+ process name in syslog records, so that "smtpd"
becomes, for example, "postfix/smtpd".
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#trigger_timeout">trigger_timeout</a> (10s)</b>
- The time limit for sending a trigger to a Postfix
- daemon (for example, the <a href="pickup.8.html"><b>pickup</b>(8)</a> or <a href="qmgr.8.html"><b>qmgr</b>(8)</a> dae-
+ The time limit for sending a trigger to a Postfix
+ daemon (for example, the <a href="pickup.8.html"><b>pickup</b>(8)</a> or <a href="qmgr.8.html"><b>qmgr</b>(8)</a> dae-
mon).
<b>FILES</b>
<a href="VERP_README.html">VERP_README</a>, Postfix VERP howto
<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>