smtpqer(1M)                                                     smtpqer(1M)

NAME
     smtpqer - queue mail for delivery by SMTP

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/lib/mail/surrcmd/smtpqer [-nu] [-a toaddr] [-d domain]
                                   [-H helohost][-N] [-D]
                                   sender host recip ...

DESCRIPTION
     smtpqer queues the mail message it reads from standard input for even-
     tual 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 [see netdir(3N)] 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 success-
     fully 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).

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

     By default, the -N option is set in the file /etc/mail/mailsurr and
     means that MX resource records (MX = Mail Exchanger) are not taken
     into account. MX information is provided by the DNS (Domain Name Ser-
     vice). An MX resource record specifies a mail distributor, i.e. a sys-
     tem that can forward messages to a domain or to specific computers in
     a domain.

     The -D option is used to write detailed information about mail routing
     to /var/spool/smtpq/log.

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

     The -u option prevents the mail's headers from being converted to
     RFC822 format. This option is passed to the smtp(1M) program.

     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.



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smtpqer(1M)                                                     smtpqer(1M)

FILES
     /usr/bin/rmail
          where mail originates from

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

     /etc/mail/mailcnfg
          mail configuration file

     /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(1), smtpsched(1M), smtp(1M), netdir(3N).

     RFC822 - Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages.






















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