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NAME
smtpclient -- simple SMTP client
SYNOPSIS
smtpclient [-s STR] [-f ADDR] [-r ADDR] [-e ADDR] [-c ADDR] [-S HOST]
[-P NUM] [-M] [-L] [-v] recipient ...
smtpclient [-V] [-h]
VERSION
1.0.0 (21-10-1997)
DESCRIPTION
SMTPclient is a minimal SMTP client that takes an email message body
and passes it on to a SMTP server (default is the MTA on the local
host). Since it is completely self-supporting, it is especially
suitable for use in restricted environments.
A typical usage is as a MTA emulating program on a dedicated
webserver. There it is usually called from within a CGI program to
receive a mail (constructed by the CGI program out of a HTML form) and
to forward it to the actual mailserver.
OPTIONS
-s, --subject=STR
Specifies the Subject: header. This gives the message a title.
Default is no subject.
-f, --from=ADDR
Specifies the From: address header. This is the logical senders
address. Default is ``daemon'', which is probably wrong.
-r, --reply-to=ADDR
Specifies the Reply-To: address header. This is where replies
should be send to. Default is no such header.
-e, --errors-to=ADDR
Specifies the Errors-To: address header. This is where delivery
problems should be reported. Default is no such header.
-c, --carbon-copy=ADDR
Specifies the Cc: address header. This can contain one or more
addresses (seperated by comma) to which one copy of the message is
send to. Default is no such header.
-S, --smtp-host=HOST
Specifies the name or IP-address of the SMTP host to connect to.
This is the host where the MTA is running to which the message is
forwarded. By default, the mail is send to the SMTP daemon on
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localhost or to the host specified in the environment-variable
SMTPSERVER if exists.
-P, --smtp-port=NUM
Specifies the port of the SMTP host to connect to. Default is port
25 (smtp).
-M, --mime-encode
Use MIME-style translation to quoted-printable (base 16).
-L, --use-syslog
Log errors to system's syslog facility instead of stderr.
-v, --verbose
Turn on verbose logging to stdout.
-V, --version
Display the program version.
-h, --help
Display the usage page.
RESULTS
The program terminates with a non-zero exit status in case of errors.
AUTHOR
Ralf S. Engelschall
rse@engelschall.com
www.engelschall.com
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