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8SENDMAIL(1)                                                        SENDMAIL(1)
9
10<b>NAME</b>
11       sendmail - Postfix to Sendmail compatibility interface
12
13<b>SYNOPSIS</b>
14       <b>sendmail</b> [<i>option ...</i>] [<i>recipient ...</i>]
15
16       <b>mailq</b>
17       <b>sendmail -bp</b>
18
19       <b>newaliases</b>
20       <b>sendmail -I</b>
21
22<b>DESCRIPTION</b>
23       The Postfix <a href="sendmail.1.html"><b>sendmail</b>(1)</a> command implements the Postfix to Sendmail com-
24       patibility interface.  For the  sake  of  compatibility  with  existing
25       applications,  some  Sendmail  command-line  options are recognized but
26       silently ignored.
27
28       By default, Postfix <a href="sendmail.1.html"><b>sendmail</b>(1)</a> reads a  message  from  standard  input
29       until  EOF  or  until  it  reads  a  line  with only a <b>.</b> character, and
30       arranges for delivery.  Postfix <a href="sendmail.1.html"><b>sendmail</b>(1)</a> relies on  the  <a href="postdrop.1.html"><b>postdrop</b>(1)</a>
31       command to create a queue file in the <b>maildrop</b> directory.
32
33       Specific  command aliases are provided for other common modes of opera-
34       tion:
35
36       <b>mailq</b>  List the mail queue. Each entry shows the queue file ID, message
37              size,  arrival  time, sender, and the recipients that still need
38              to be delivered.  If mail could not be delivered upon  the  last
39              attempt, the reason for failure is shown. The queue ID string is
40              followed by an optional status character:
41
42              <b>*</b>      The message is in the <b>active</b> queue, i.e. the  message  is
43                     selected for delivery.
44
45              <b>!</b>      The  message is in the <b>hold</b> queue, i.e. no further deliv-
46                     ery attempt will be made until  the  mail  is  taken  off
47                     hold.
48
49              <b>#</b>      The  message  is  forced  to expire. See the <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a>
50                     options <b>-e</b> or <b>-f</b>.
51
52              This  mode  of  operation  is  implemented  by   executing   the
53              <a href="postqueue.1.html"><b>postqueue</b>(1)</a> command.
54
55       <b>newaliases</b>
56              Initialize  the  alias  database.  If no input file is specified
57              (with the <b>-oA</b> option, see  below),  the  program  processes  the
58              file(s)  specified with the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#alias_database">alias_database</a></b> configuration parame-
59              ter.  If no alias database type is specified, the  program  uses
60              the  type specified with the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#default_database_type">default_database_type</a></b> configuration
61              parameter.  This mode of operation is implemented by running the
62              <a href="postalias.1.html"><b>postalias</b>(1)</a> command.
63
64              Note: it may take a minute or so before an alias database update
65              becomes visible. Use the "<b>postfix reload</b>" command  to  eliminate
66              this delay.
67
68       These  and other features can be selected by specifying the appropriate
69       combination of command-line options. Some features  are  controlled  by
70       parameters in the <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> configuration file.
71
72       The following options are recognized:
73
74       <b>-Am</b> (ignored)
75
76       <b>-Ac</b> (ignored)
77              Postfix  sendmail uses the same configuration file regardless of
78              whether or not a message is an initial submission.
79
80       <b>-B</b> <i>body</i><b>_</b><i>type</i>
81              The message body MIME type: <b>7BIT</b> or <b>8BITMIME</b>.
82
83       <b>-bd</b>    Go into daemon mode. This mode of operation  is  implemented  by
84              executing the "<b>postfix start</b>" command.
85
86       <b>-bh</b> (ignored)
87
88       <b>-bH</b> (ignored)
89              Postfix has no persistent host status database.
90
91       <b>-bi</b>    Initialize alias database. See the <b>newaliases</b> command above.
92
93       <b>-bl</b>    Go  into  daemon  mode. To accept only local connections as with
94              Sendmail's <b>-bl</b> option, specify "<b><a href="postconf.5.html#inet_interfaces">inet_interfaces</a> =  loopback</b>"  in
95              the Postfix <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> configuration file.
96
97       <b>-bm</b>    Read mail from standard input and arrange for delivery.  This is
98              the default mode of operation.
99
100       <b>-bp</b>    List the mail queue. See the <b>mailq</b> command above.
101
102       <b>-bs</b>    Stand-alone SMTP server mode. Read SMTP commands  from  standard
103              input,  and  write responses to standard output.  In stand-alone
104              SMTP server mode, mail relaying and other  access  controls  are
105              disabled  by  default.  To  enable  them, run the process as the
106              <b><a href="postconf.5.html#mail_owner">mail_owner</a></b> user.
107
108              This mode of operation is implemented by  running  the  <a href="smtpd.8.html"><b>smtpd</b>(8)</a>
109              daemon.
110
111       <b>-bv</b>    Do  not  collect  or  deliver  a message. Instead, send an email
112              report after verifying each recipient address.  This  is  useful
113              for testing address rewriting and routing configurations.
114
115              This feature is available in Postfix version 2.1 and later.
116
117       <b>-C</b> <i>config</i><b>_</b><i>file</i>
118
119       <b>-C</b> <i>config</i><b>_</b><i>dir</i>
120              The  path  name  of  the  Postfix <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> file, or of its parent
121              directory. This information is  ignored  with  Postfix  versions
122              before 2.3.
123
124              With Postfix version 3.2 and later, a non-default directory must
125              be authorized in the default <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> file,  through  the  alter-
126              nate_config_directories  or  <a href="postconf.5.html#multi_instance_directories">multi_instance_directories</a>  parame-
127              ters.
128
129              With all Postfix versions, you can specify a directory  pathname
130              with  the MAIL_CONFIG environment variable to override the loca-
131              tion of configuration files.
132
133       <b>-F</b> <i>full</i><b>_</b><i>name</i>
134              Set the sender full name. This overrides  the  NAME  environment
135              variable, and is used only with messages that have no <b>From:</b> mes-
136              sage header.
137
138       <b>-f</b> <i>sender</i>
139              Set the envelope sender  address.  This  is  the  address  where
140              delivery problems are sent to. With Postfix versions before 2.1,
141              the  <b>Errors-To:</b>  message  header  overrides  the  error   return
142              address.
143
144       <b>-G</b>     Gateway  (relay)  submission, as opposed to initial user submis-
145              sion.  Either do not rewrite addresses at all, or update  incom-
146              plete  addresses  with  the  domain  information  specified with
147              <b><a href="postconf.5.html#remote_header_rewrite_domain">remote_header_rewrite_domain</a></b>.
148
149              This option is ignored before Postfix version 2.3.
150
151       <b>-h</b> <i>hop</i><b>_</b><i>count</i> (ignored)
152              Hop count limit. Use the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#hopcount_limit">hopcount_limit</a></b> configuration  parameter
153              instead.
154
155       <b>-I</b>     Initialize alias database. See the <b>newaliases</b> command above.
156
157       <b>-i</b>     When  reading  a message from standard input, don't treat a line
158              with only a <b>.</b> character as the end of input.
159
160       <b>-L</b> <i>label</i> (ignored)
161              The logging label. Use the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_name">syslog_name</a></b>  configuration  parameter
162              instead.
163
164       <b>-m</b> (ignored)
165              Backwards compatibility.
166
167       <b>-N</b> <i>dsn</i> (default: 'delay, failure')
168              Delivery   status   notification   control.   Specify  either  a
169              comma-separated list with one or more of <b>failure</b> (send notifica-
170              tion  when delivery fails), <b>delay</b> (send notification when deliv-
171              ery is delayed), or <b>success</b> (send notification when the  message
172              is delivered); or specify <b>never</b> (don't send any notifications at
173              all).
174
175              This feature is available in Postfix 2.3 and later.
176
177       <b>-n</b> (ignored)
178              Backwards compatibility.
179
180       <b>-oA</b><i>alias</i><b>_</b><i>database</i>
181              Non-default alias database. Specify <i>pathname</i>  or  <i>type</i>:<i>pathname</i>.
182              See <a href="postalias.1.html"><b>postalias</b>(1)</a> for details.
183
184       <b>-O</b> <i>option=value</i> (ignored)
185              Set  the named <i>option</i> to <i>value</i>. Use the equivalent configuration
186              parameter in <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> instead.
187
188       <b>-o7</b> (ignored)
189
190       <b>-o8</b> (ignored)
191              To send 8-bit or binary content, use an appropriate MIME  encap-
192              sulation and specify the appropriate <b>-B</b> command-line option.
193
194       <b>-oi</b>    When  reading  a message from standard input, don't treat a line
195              with only a <b>.</b> character as the end of input.
196
197       <b>-om</b> (ignored)
198              The sender is never eliminated from alias etc. expansions.
199
200       <b>-o</b> <i>x value</i> (ignored)
201              Set option <i>x</i> to <i>value</i>. Use the equivalent configuration  parame-
202              ter in <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> instead.
203
204       <b>-r</b> <i>sender</i>
205              Set  the  envelope  sender  address.  This  is the address where
206              delivery problems are sent to. With Postfix versions before 2.1,
207              the   <b>Errors-To:</b>  message  header  overrides  the  error  return
208              address.
209
210       <b>-R</b> <i>return</i>
211              Delivery status notification control.  Specify "hdrs" to  return
212              only  the header when a message bounces, "full" to return a full
213              copy (the default behavior).
214
215              The <b>-R</b> option specifies an upper bound; Postfix will return only
216              the  header, when a full copy would exceed the <a href="postconf.5.html#bounce_size_limit">bounce_size_limit</a>
217              setting.
218
219              This option is ignored before Postfix version 2.10.
220
221       <b>-q</b>     Attempt to deliver all queued mail. This is implemented by  exe-
222              cuting the <a href="postqueue.1.html"><b>postqueue</b>(1)</a> command.
223
224              Warning:  flushing  undeliverable mail frequently will result in
225              poor delivery performance of all other mail.
226
227       <b>-q</b><i>interval</i> (ignored)
228              The interval between queue runs. Use the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#queue_run_delay">queue_run_delay</a></b> config-
229              uration parameter instead.
230
231       <b>-qI</b><i>queueid</i>
232              Schedule immediate delivery of mail with the specified queue ID.
233              This option is implemented by executing  the  <a href="postqueue.1.html"><b>postqueue</b>(1)</a>  com-
234              mand, and is available with Postfix version 2.4 and later.
235
236       <b>-qR</b><i>site</i>
237              Schedule  immediate  delivery of all mail that is queued for the
238              named <i>site</i>. This option accepts only <i>site</i> names that are  eligi-
239              ble  for the "fast flush" service, and is implemented by execut-
240              ing the <a href="postqueue.1.html"><b>postqueue</b>(1)</a> command.  See <a href="flush.8.html"><b>flush</b>(8)</a> for more information
241              about the "fast flush" service.
242
243       <b>-qS</b><i>site</i>
244              This  command  is  not implemented. Use the slower "<b>sendmail -q</b>"
245              command instead.
246
247       <b>-t</b>     Extract recipients from message headers. These are added to  any
248              recipients specified on the command line.
249
250              With Postfix versions prior to 2.1, this option requires that no
251              recipient addresses are specified on the command line.
252
253       <b>-U</b> (ignored)
254              Initial user submission.
255
256       <b>-V</b> <i>envid</i>
257              Specify the envelope ID for notification by servers that support
258              DSN.
259
260              This feature is available in Postfix 2.3 and later.
261
262       <b>-XV</b> (Postfix 2.2 and earlier: <b>-V</b>)
263              Variable  Envelope Return Path. Given an envelope sender address
264              of the form <i>owner-listname</i>@<i>origin</i>,  each  recipient  <i>user</i>@<i>domain</i>
265              receives mail with a personalized envelope sender address.
266
267              By   default,   the  personalized  envelope  sender  address  is
268              <i>owner-listname</i><b>+</b><i>user</i><b>=</b><i>domain</i>@<i>origin</i>. The default <b>+</b> and  <b>=</b>  charac-
269              ters  are configurable with the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#default_verp_delimiters">default_verp_delimiters</a></b> configu-
270              ration parameter.
271
272       <b>-XV</b><i>xy</i> (Postfix 2.2 and earlier: <b>-V</b><i>xy</i>)
273              As <b>-XV</b>, but uses <i>x</i> and  <i>y</i>  as  the  VERP  delimiter  characters,
274              instead of the characters specified with the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#default_verp_delimiters">default_verp_delim</a>-</b>
275              <b><a href="postconf.5.html#default_verp_delimiters">iters</a></b> configuration parameter.
276
277       <b>-v</b>     Send an email report of the first delivery attempt (Postfix ver-
278              sions  2.1 and later). Mail delivery always happens in the back-
279              ground. When multiple <b>-v</b> options are given, enable verbose  log-
280              ging for debugging purposes.
281
282       <b>-X</b> <i>log</i><b>_</b><i>file</i> (ignored)
283              Log mailer traffic. Use the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#debug_peer_list">debug_peer_list</a></b> and <b><a href="postconf.5.html#debug_peer_level">debug_peer_level</a></b>
284              configuration parameters instead.
285
286<b>SECURITY</b>
287       By design, this program is not set-user (or group) id.  It is  prepared
288       to handle message content from untrusted, possibly remote, users.
289
290       However,  like  most  Postfix programs, this program does not enforce a
291       security policy on its command-line arguments.  Instead, it  relies  on
292       the  UNIX system to enforce access policies based on the effective user
293       and group IDs of the process. Concretely, this means that running Post-
294       fix  commands as root (from sudo or equivalent) on behalf of a non-root
295       user is likely to create privilege escalation opportunities.
296
297       If an application runs any Postfix programs on behalf of users that  do
298       not have normal shell access to Postfix commands, then that application
299       MUST restrict user-specified command-line arguments to avoid  privilege
300       escalation.
301
302       <b>o</b>      Filter  all  command-line  arguments, for example arguments that
303              contain a pathname or that specify  a  database  access  method.
304              These  pathname  checks  must reject user-controlled symlinks or
305              hardlinks to sensitive files, and must not be vulnerable to TOC-
306              TOU race attacks.
307
308       <b>o</b>      Disable  command  options  processing  for all command arguments
309              that contain user-specified data. For example, the Postfix <a href="sendmail.1.html"><b>send-</b></a>
310              <a href="sendmail.1.html"><b>mail</b>(1)</a> command line MUST be structured as follows:
311
312                  <b>/path/to/sendmail</b> <i>system-arguments</i> <b>--</b> <i>user-arguments</i>
313
314              Here,  the  "<b>--</b>"  disables  command  option  processing  for all
315              <i>user-arguments</i> that follow.
316
317              Without the "<b>--</b>", a malicious user could  enable  Postfix  <a href="sendmail.1.html"><b>send-</b></a>
318              <a href="sendmail.1.html"><b>mail</b>(1)</a>  command  options,  by  specifying an email address that
319              starts with "<b>-</b>".
320
321<b>DIAGNOSTICS</b>
322       Problems are logged to <b>syslogd</b>(8) or <a href="postlogd.8.html"><b>postlogd</b>(8)</a>, and to  the  standard
323       error stream.
324
325<b>ENVIRONMENT</b>
326       <b>MAIL_CONFIG</b>
327              Directory with Postfix configuration files.
328
329       <b>MAIL_VERBOSE</b> (value does not matter)
330              Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes.
331
332       <b>MAIL_DEBUG</b> (value does not matter)
333              Enable debugging with an external command, as specified with the
334              <b><a href="postconf.5.html#debugger_command">debugger_command</a></b> configuration parameter.
335
336       <b>NAME</b>   The sender full name. This is used only with messages that  have
337              no <b>From:</b> message header. See also the <b>-F</b> option above.
338
339<b>CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS</b>
340       The  following  <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> parameters are especially relevant to this pro-
341       gram.  The text below provides only  a  parameter  summary.  See  <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>post-</b></a>
342       <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>conf</b>(5)</a> for more details including examples.
343
344<b>COMPATIBILITY CONTROLS</b>
345       Available with Postfix 2.9 and later:
346
347       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#sendmail_fix_line_endings">sendmail_fix_line_endings</a> (always)</b>
348              Controls how the Postfix sendmail command converts email message
349              line endings from &lt;CR&gt;&lt;LF&gt; into UNIX format (&lt;LF&gt;).
350
351<b>TROUBLE SHOOTING CONTROLS</b>
352       The <a href="DEBUG_README.html">DEBUG_README</a> file gives examples of how to troubleshoot  a  Postfix
353       system.
354
355       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#debugger_command">debugger_command</a> (empty)</b>
356              The external command to execute when a Postfix daemon program is
357              invoked with the -D option.
358
359       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#debug_peer_level">debug_peer_level</a> (2)</b>
360              The increment in verbose logging level when a  nexthop  destina-
361              tion,  remote client or server name or network address matches a
362              pattern given with the <a href="postconf.5.html#debug_peer_list">debug_peer_list</a> parameter.
363
364       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#debug_peer_list">debug_peer_list</a> (empty)</b>
365              Optional list of nexthop destination, remote  client  or  server
366              name  or  network  address  patterns that, if matched, cause the
367              verbose logging level to increase by  the  amount  specified  in
368              $<a href="postconf.5.html#debug_peer_level">debug_peer_level</a>.
369
370<b>ACCESS CONTROLS</b>
371       Available in Postfix version 2.2 and later:
372
373       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#authorized_flush_users">authorized_flush_users</a> (<a href="DATABASE_README.html#types">static</a>:anyone)</b>
374              List of users who are authorized to flush the queue.
375
376       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#authorized_mailq_users">authorized_mailq_users</a> (<a href="DATABASE_README.html#types">static</a>:anyone)</b>
377              List of users who are authorized to view the queue.
378
379       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#authorized_submit_users">authorized_submit_users</a> (<a href="DATABASE_README.html#types">static</a>:anyone)</b>
380              List  of  users who are authorized to submit mail with the <a href="sendmail.1.html"><b>send-</b></a>
381              <a href="sendmail.1.html"><b>mail</b>(1)</a> command (and with the privileged <a href="postdrop.1.html"><b>postdrop</b>(1)</a> helper com-
382              mand).
383
384<b>RESOURCE AND RATE CONTROLS</b>
385       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#bounce_size_limit">bounce_size_limit</a> (50000)</b>
386              The  maximal  amount  of original message text that is sent in a
387              non-delivery notification.
388
389       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#fork_attempts">fork_attempts</a> (5)</b>
390              The maximal number of attempts to fork() a child process.
391
392       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#fork_delay">fork_delay</a> (1s)</b>
393              The delay between attempts to fork() a child process.
394
395       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#hopcount_limit">hopcount_limit</a> (50)</b>
396              The maximal number of Received:  message headers that is allowed
397              in the primary message headers.
398
399       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#queue_run_delay">queue_run_delay</a> (300s)</b>
400              The  time  between  <a href="QSHAPE_README.html#deferred_queue">deferred  queue</a>  scans by the queue manager;
401              prior to Postfix 2.4 the default value was 1000s.
402
403<b>FAST FLUSH CONTROLS</b>
404       The <a href="ETRN_README.html">ETRN_README</a> file describes configuration and operation details  for
405       the Postfix "fast flush" service.
406
407       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#fast_flush_domains">fast_flush_domains</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#relay_domains">relay_domains</a>)</b>
408              Optional list of destinations that are eligible for per-destina-
409              tion logfiles with mail that is queued to those destinations.
410
411<b>VERP CONTROLS</b>
412       The <a href="VERP_README.html">VERP_README</a> file describes configuration and operation  details  of
413       Postfix support for variable envelope return path addresses.
414
415       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#default_verp_delimiters">default_verp_delimiters</a> (+=)</b>
416              The two default VERP delimiter characters.
417
418       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#verp_delimiter_filter">verp_delimiter_filter</a> (-=+)</b>
419              The  characters  Postfix accepts as VERP delimiter characters on
420              the Postfix <a href="sendmail.1.html"><b>sendmail</b>(1)</a> command line and in SMTP commands.
421
422<b>MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS</b>
423       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#alias_database">alias_database</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
424              The alias databases for <a href="local.8.html"><b>local</b>(8)</a> delivery that are updated  with
425              "<b>newaliases</b>" or with "<b>sendmail -bi</b>".
426
427       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#command_directory">command_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
428              The location of all postfix administrative commands.
429
430       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#config_directory">config_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
431              The  default  location of the Postfix <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a> and <a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a> con-
432              figuration files.
433
434       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#daemon_directory">daemon_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
435              The directory with Postfix support programs and daemon programs.
436
437       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#default_database_type">default_database_type</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
438              The default database type for use in <a href="newaliases.1.html"><b>newaliases</b>(1)</a>, <a href="postalias.1.html"><b>postalias</b>(1)</a>
439              and <a href="postmap.1.html"><b>postmap</b>(1)</a> commands.
440
441       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#delay_warning_time">delay_warning_time</a> (0h)</b>
442              The time after which the sender receives a copy of  the  message
443              headers of mail that is still queued.
444
445       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#import_environment">import_environment</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
446              The  list  of  environment  variables  that a privileged Postfix
447              process will  import  from  a  non-Postfix  parent  process,  or
448              name=value environment overrides.
449
450       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#mail_owner">mail_owner</a> (postfix)</b>
451              The  UNIX  system  account  that owns the Postfix queue and most
452              Postfix daemon processes.
453
454       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#queue_directory">queue_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
455              The location of the Postfix top-level queue directory.
456
457       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#remote_header_rewrite_domain">remote_header_rewrite_domain</a> (empty)</b>
458              Don't rewrite message headers from remote clients  at  all  when
459              this  parameter is empty; otherwise, rewrite message headers and
460              append the specified domain name to incomplete addresses.
461
462       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_facility">syslog_facility</a> (mail)</b>
463              The syslog facility of Postfix logging.
464
465       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_name">syslog_name</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
466              A prefix that  is  prepended  to  the  process  name  in  syslog
467              records, so that, for example, "smtpd" becomes "prefix/smtpd".
468
469       Postfix 3.2 and later:
470
471       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#alternate_config_directories">alternate_config_directories</a> (empty)</b>
472              A list of non-default Postfix configuration directories that may
473              be specified with "-c <a href="postconf.5.html#config_directory">config_directory</a>" on the command line  (in
474              the  case  of  <a href="sendmail.1.html"><b>sendmail</b>(1)</a>,  with  the  "-C" option), or via the
475              MAIL_CONFIG environment parameter.
476
477       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#multi_instance_directories">multi_instance_directories</a> (empty)</b>
478              An optional list of non-default Postfix  configuration  directo-
479              ries;  these  directories belong to additional Postfix instances
480              that share the Postfix executable files and  documentation  with
481              the  default  Postfix  instance,  and that are started, stopped,
482              etc., together with the default Postfix instance.
483
484<b>FILES</b>
485       /var/spool/postfix, mail queue
486       /etc/postfix, configuration files
487
488<b>SEE ALSO</b>
489       <a href="pickup.8.html">pickup(8)</a>, mail pickup daemon
490       <a href="qmgr.8.html">qmgr(8)</a>, queue manager
491       <a href="smtpd.8.html">smtpd(8)</a>, SMTP server
492       <a href="flush.8.html">flush(8)</a>, fast flush service
493       <a href="postsuper.1.html">postsuper(1)</a>, queue maintenance
494       <a href="postalias.1.html">postalias(1)</a>, create/update/query alias database
495       <a href="postdrop.1.html">postdrop(1)</a>, mail posting utility
496       <a href="postfix.1.html">postfix(1)</a>, mail system control
497       <a href="postqueue.1.html">postqueue(1)</a>, mail queue control
498       <a href="postlogd.8.html">postlogd(8)</a>, Postfix logging
499       syslogd(8), system logging
500
501<b>README_FILES</b>
502       Use "<b>postconf <a href="postconf.5.html#readme_directory">readme_directory</a></b>" or "<b>postconf <a href="postconf.5.html#html_directory">html_directory</a></b>" to  locate
503       this information.
504       <a href="DEBUG_README.html">DEBUG_README</a>, Postfix debugging howto
505       <a href="ETRN_README.html">ETRN_README</a>, Postfix ETRN howto
506       <a href="VERP_README.html">VERP_README</a>, Postfix VERP howto
507
508<b>LICENSE</b>
509       The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.
510
511<b>AUTHOR(S)</b>
512       Wietse Venema
513       IBM T.J. Watson Research
514       P.O. Box 704
515       Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
516
517       Wietse Venema
518       Google, Inc.
519       111 8th Avenue
520       New York, NY 10011, USA
521
522                                                                   SENDMAIL(1)
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