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qpsmtpd-forkserver

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NAME

qpsmtpd-forkserver - Fork-on-demand server for qpsmtpd

SYNOPSIS

qpsmtpd-forkserver [ options ]

DESCRIPTION

qpsmtpd-forkserver is the qpsmtpd frontend script which binds to the SMTP TCP socket and forks as clients connect.

OPTIONS

--port port , -p port

Binds to a specific port , instead of the default 2525.

--user user , -u user

On startup, switch to run as user instead of the starting user. Applies only when started as root (as is normal when listening on port 25).

--limit-connections limit , -c limit

Accept at most limit simultaneous connections. Inbound connections beyondthis limit will be deferred or refused.

--max-from-ip limit , -m limit

Accept at most limit simultaneous connections from any given IP address; does not override --limit-connections , if set.

--listen-address addr , -l addr

Bind to the local address addr , instead of the default behavior of binding to all interfaces. Can be specified multiple times to bind to more than one interface or local address.

--detach, -d

Detach from the controlling terminal at startup, to run as a standalone daemon. See also --pid-file .

--pid-file filename

Upon startup, and after daemonizing if applicable, write the process ID to filename , for use by sysvinit control scripts or similar utilities.

AUTHOR

Ask Bjorn Hansen <ask@develooper.com>
http://smtpd.develooper.com/