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smtpd

Simple mail transfer protocol daemon

Syntax:

smtpd

Options:

The smtpd daemon takes all of the sendmail options except bi and bp.

Description:

The smtpd daemon is responsible for listening on a host's SMTP port (unless invoked by inetd) and dealing with the mail it receives as defined in the sendmail.cf configuration file.

Note that smtpd is identical to the command:

sendmail -bd

See also:

sendmail

/etc/sendmail.cf file

Sendmail by Bryan Costales,
O'Reilly & Associates
(ISBN 1-56592-056-2)


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