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mini_sendmail

    1: .TH mini_sendmail 8 "12 July 2001"
    2: .SH NAME
    3: mini_sendmail - accept email on behalf of real sendmail
    4: .SH SYNOPSIS
    5: .B mini_sendmail
    6: .RB [ -f<name> ]
    7: .RB [ -t ]
    8: .RB [ -s<server> ]
    9: .RB [ -p<port> ]
   10: .RB [ -T<timeout> ]
   11: .RB [ -v ]
   12: .I address ...
   13: .SH DESCRIPTION
   14: .PP
   15: With no flags,
   16: .I mini_sendmail
   17: reads its standard input up to an end-of-file
   18: and sends a copy of the message
   19: found there to all of the addresses listed.
   20: .PP
   21: The message is sent by connecting to a local SMTP server.
   22: This means
   23: .I mini_sendmail
   24: can be used to send email from inside a chroot(2) area.
   25: .TP
   26: .B -f
   27: Sets the name of the "from" person (i.e. the sender of the mail).
   28: .TP
   29: .B -t
   30: Read message for recipients.
   31: To:, Cc:, and Bcc: lines will be scanned for recipient addresses.
   32: The Bcc: line will be deleted before transmission.
   33: .TP
   34: .B -s
   35: Specifies the SMTP server to use.
   36: Without this it uses localhost.
   37: .TP
   38: .B -p
   39: Specifies the port to use.
   40: Without this it uses 25, the standard SMTP port.
   41: .TP
   42: .B -T
   43: Specifies timeout - defaults to one minute.
   44: .TP
   45: .B -v
   46: Verbose mode - shows the conversation with the SMTP server.
   47: .SH "SEE ALSO"
   48: sendmail(8)
   49: .SH AUTHOR
   50: Copyright © 1999 by Jef Poskanzer <jef@mail.acme.com>. All rights reserved.
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