mailto.conf(5)

mailto.conf5

Configuration file for cups email notifier

Overview

The mailto.conf file defines the local mail server and email notification preferences for CUPS.

Each line in the file can be a configuration directive, a blank line, or a comment. Configuration directives typically consist of a name and zero or more values separated by whitespace. The configuration directive name and values are case-insensitive. Comment lines start with the # character.

Directives

Cc [email protected]

Specifies an additional recipient for all email notifications.

From [email protected]

Specifies the sender of email notifications.

Sendmail sendmail command and options

Specifies the sendmail command to use when sending email notifications. Only one Sendmail or SMTPServer line may be present in the mailto.conf file. If multiple lines are present, only the last one is used.

SMTPServer servername

Specifies a SMTP server to send email notifications to. Only one Sendmail or SMTPServer line may be present in the mailto.conf file. If multiple lines are present, only the last one is used.

Subject subject-prefix

Specifies a prefix string for the subject line of an email notification.

Releases

11 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 9 times.

  1. 4.0
  2. 5.0
  3. 6.0
  4. 7
  5. 8
  6. 9
  7. 10
  8. 11
  9. 12
  10. 13–Arch

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