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10<!---------- Synopsis ----------->
11<TR><TH valign="top" align=left width=100>SYNOPSIS</TH><TD>
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13#include &lt;libmilter/mfapi.h&gt;
14int smfi_stop(void);
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16Shutdown the milter.
17No connections will be accepted after this call.
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21<TR><TH valign="top" align=left>DESCRIPTION</TH><TD>
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24<TH width="80">Called When</TH>
25<TD>Called from any of the <A href="api.html#Callbacks">Callback</A> routines
26or any error-handling routines at any time.</TD>
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29<TH width="80">Effects</TH>
30<TD>The smfi_stop routine prevents that new connections
31will be accepted,
32however, it does not wait for existing connections (threads) to terminate.
33It will cause
34<A href="smfi_main.html">smfi_main</A> to return to the calling program,
35which may then exit or warm-restart.
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41<!----------- Arguments ---------->
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45    <TR valign="top"><TD>void</TD>
46	<TD>Takes no argument.
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51<!----------- Return values ---------->
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53<TH valign="top" align=left>RETURN VALUES</TH>
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55<TD>smfi_stop always returns SMFI_CONTINUE. But note:
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57    <LI>Another internal routine may already have asked the milter to abort.
58    <LI>Another routine may already have asked the milter to stop.
59    <LI>There is no way to cancel the stop process once it has begun.
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