source: server/mail/postfix/postfix-desc.xml@ a11e412

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<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>postfix</application> package contains <filename>bounce
</filename>, <filename>cleanup</filename>, <filename>error</filename>,
<filename>flush</filename>, <filename>lmtp</filename>,
<filename>local</filename>, <filename class="symlink">mailq</filename>,
<filename>master</filename>, <filename class="symlink">newaliases</filename>,
<filename>nqmgr</filename>, <filename>pickup</filename>,
<filename>pipe</filename>, <command>postalias</command>,
<command>postcat</command>, <command>postconf</command>,
<command>postdrop</command>, <command>postfix</command>,
<command>postkick</command>, <command>postlock</command>,
<command>postlog</command>, <command>postmap</command>,
<command>postqueue</command>, <command>postsuper</command>,
<filename>qmgr</filename>, <filename>qmqpd</filename>,
<command>sendmail</command>, <command>showq</command>,
<filename>smtp</filename>, <filename>smtpd</filename>,
<filename>spawn</filename>, <filename>trivial-rewrite</filename>,
and <filename>virtual</filename>.</para>

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<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>postfix</title>
<para><command>postfix</command> is the program that starts and stops the mail delivery system.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>master</title>
<para><filename>master</filename> is the resident process that runs
<filename>bounce</filename>, <filename>cleanup</filename>,
<filename>error</filename>, <filename>flush</filename>, 
<filename>lmtp</filename>, <filename>local</filename>,
<filename>nqmgr</filename>, <filename>pickup</filename>,
<filename>pipe</filename>, <filename>qmgr</filename>,
<filename>qmqpd</filename>, <filename>showq</filename>,
<filename>smtp</filename>, <filename>smtpd</filename>,
<filename>spawn</filename>, <filename>trivial-rewrite</filename> and
<filename>virtual</filename> on demand. These programs are not designed to 
work as user commands.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>postqueue</title>
<para><command>postqueue</command> implements the
<application>Postfix</application> user interface for 
queue management.  It implements all the operations that are traditionally 
available via the <command>sendmail</command> command.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>sendmail</title>
<para><command>sendmail</command> implements the
<application>Postfix</application> to
<application>Sendmail</application> compatibility interface.  
<filename class="symlink">mailq</filename> and <filename
class="symlink">newaliases</filename> are symlinks to 
<command>sendmail</command>.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>showq</title>
<para><command>showq</command> will emulate the <filename
class="symlink">mailq</filename> command when the
<application>Postfix</application> mail system is 
not running.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>postsuper</title>
<para><command>postsuper</command> does maintenance jobs on the
<application>Postfix</application> queue.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>postalias</title>
<para><command>postalias</command> creates, queries or updates
<application>Postfix</application> alias 
databases.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>postcat</title>
<para><command>postcat</command> prints the contents of a
<application>Postfix</application> queue file in human-readable 
form.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>postconf</title>
<para><command>postconf</command> prints or changes the value of configuration 
parameters.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>postdrop</title>
<para><command>postdrop</command> creates a file in the maildrop directory and 
copies its standard input to the file.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>postkick</title>
<para><command>postkick</command> makes the mail system private
<acronym>IPC</acronym> accessible for use in shell 
scripts.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>postlock</title>
<para><command>postlock</command> locks a file for exclusive access and 
executes a command on that file.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>postlog</title>
<para><command>postlog</command> implements a logging interface for use in 
shell scripts.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>postmap</title>
<para><command>postmap</command> creates, queries or updates
<application>Postfix</application> lookup tables.</para></sect3>

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