smtpqer(1M)                                                     smtpqer(1M)


   NAME
         smtpqer - queue mail for delivery by SMTP

   SYNOPSIS
         smtpqer [ -nu ] [ -a toaddr ] [ -d domain ] [ -H helohost ] sender
         host recip ...

   DESCRIPTION
         smtpqer queues the mail message it reads from standard input for
         eventual delivery by smtp.  The message is queued for delivery to the
         host specified in the to address.

         smtpqer should normally be invoked by the mail command by placing the
         following line in /etc/mail/mailsurr:

          '.+' '([^!@]+)!(.+)' '< /usr/lib/mail/surrcmd/smtpqer %R \\1 \\2'

         smtpqer will check the host name in the to address.  If it is one
         that can be reached (i.e., if netdirgetbyname(3) can find it on at
         least one TLI network), the message will be queued, and smtpqer will
         exit with a return code of 0 (which means the mail was successfully
         queued).  Otherwise, it will return with an exit code of 1, and the
         message will not be queued.

         Messages that are queued are stored in a file under the SMTP queue
         directory (/var/spool/smtpq).  If the -u option is not used, they are
         first converted to RFC822 format, by filtering them through the
         program tosmtp.  Finally, smtpqer invokes the smtpsched program to
         deliver the mail.

         The -H option is used to specify the host name that should be used in
         the SMTP HELO message.  This option is passed to both the tosmtp and
         smtp programs.

         The -d option is used to specify the domain name that should be used
         for your host.  This option is passed to the tosmtp program.  If this
         option is not used, and a domain has been specified in the mail
         configuration file mailcnfg, that domain will be used instead.

         The -a option is used to specify the ``to address'' that is passed to
         the smtp program.  Finally, the -n option is used to prevent smtpqer
         from starting an smtpsched process to deliver the mail.

   FILES
         /usr/bin/rmail           where mail originates from

         /etc/hosts               database of remote hosts (for TCP/IP)

         /etc/mail/mailcnfg       mail configuration file




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         /etc/net/*/hosts         database of remote hosts (for other TLI
                                  networks)

         /etc/mail/mailsurr       control file containing rule to invoke
                                  smtpqer

         /usr/lib/mail/surrcmd/smtpsched
                                  program to process message queues

         /usr/lib/mail/surrcmd/smtp
                                  program that passes message to remote host

         /usr/lib/mail/surrcmd/tosmtp
                                  filter to convert to RFC822 format

         /var/spool/smtpq         where messages are queued

   SEE ALSO
         rmail(1M), smtpsched(1M), smtp(1M), tosmtp(1M)
         getdomainname(3) in the Programmer's Reference Manual.
         RFC822 - Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages
































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