sendmail8
A mail enqueuer for smtpd(8)
Usage
sendmail [-tv]
[-F
name]
[-f
from]
to ...
Overview
The sendmail utility is a local enqueuer for the smtpd(8) daemon, compatible with mailwrapper(8). The message is read on standard input (stdin) until sendmail encounters an end-of-file. The sendmail enqueuer is not intended to be used directly to send mail, but rather via a frontend known as a mail user agent.
Unless the optional -t flag is specified, one or more recipients must be specified on the command line.
The options are as follows:
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-F name -
Set the sender's full name.
-
-f from -
Set the sender's address.
-
-t -
Read the message's To:, Cc:, and Bcc: fields for recipients. The Bcc: field will be deleted before sending.
-
-v -
Enable verbose output.
To maintain compatibility with Sendmail, Inc.'s implementation of sendmail, various other flags are accepted, but have no effect.
Exit status
The sendmail utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
Releases
19 releases since Debian 1.1 (Buzz); the text changed 13 times.
-F since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-v since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze).
-- until Debian 10 (Buster);
--account until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--auth until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--auto-from until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--debug until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--domain until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--dsn-notify until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--dsn-return until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--file until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--from until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--help until Debian 10 (Buster);
--host until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--keepbcc until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--logfile until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--maildomain until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--port until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--pretend until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--protocol until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--read-envelope-from until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--read-recipients until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--rmqs until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--serverinfo until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--syslog until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--timeout until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--tls until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--tls-cert-file until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--tls-certcheck until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--tls-crl-file until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--tls-force-sslv3 until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--tls-key-file until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--tls-min-dh-prime-bits until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--tls-priorities until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--tls-starttls until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--tls-trust-file until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--user until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--version until Debian 10 (Buster);
-4 until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-6 until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-Ac until Debian 10 (Buster);
-Am until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
-B until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
-C until Debian 10 (Buster);
-E until Debian 10 (Buster);
-G until Debian 10 (Buster);
-L until Debian 10 (Buster);
-M until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-MCA until Debian 10 (Buster);
-MCD until Debian 10 (Buster);
-MCK until Debian 10 (Buster);
-MCP until Debian 10 (Buster);
-MCS until Debian 10 (Buster);
-MCT until Debian 10 (Buster);
-Mc until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-Meb until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-Mf until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-Mg until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-Mmad until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-Mrm until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-Mt until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-N until Debian 10 (Buster);
-O until Debian 10 (Buster);
-P until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
-R until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-Rf until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-Rff until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-S until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
-Tqt until Debian 10 (Buster);
-U until Debian 10 (Buster);
-V until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-X until Debian 10 (Buster);
-a until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
-am until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-ap until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-au until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-bD until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
-bF until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bH until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
-bP until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bS until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bV until Debian 10 (Buster);
-ba until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-bd until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bdf until Debian 10 (Buster);
-be until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bem until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bf until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bfd until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bfp until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bfs until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bh until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
-bi until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bm until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bmalware until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bnq until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bp until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bpa until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bpc until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bpr until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bpra until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bpru until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bpu until Debian 10 (Buster);
-brt until Debian 10 (Buster);
-brw until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bs until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bt until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bv until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bvs until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bw until Debian 10 (Buster);
-bz until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-d until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-df until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-dm until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-dropcr until Debian 10 (Buster);
-e until Debian 10 (Buster);
-ex until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-h until Debian 10 (Buster);
-i until Debian 10 (Buster);
-m until Debian 10 (Buster);
-n until Debian 10 (Buster);
-oA until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-oB until Debian 10 (Buster);
-oD until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-oF until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-oH until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-oL until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-oMaa until Debian 10 (Buster);
-oMai until Debian 10 (Buster);
-oMas until Debian 10 (Buster);
-oP until Debian 10 (Buster);
-oQ until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-oS until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-oT until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-oX until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-oc until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-od until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-odb until Debian 10 (Buster);
-odf until Debian 10 (Buster);
-odi until Debian 10 (Buster);
-odq until Debian 10 (Buster);
-odqr until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-odqs until Debian 10 (Buster);
-oe until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-oee until Debian 10 (Buster);
-oem until Debian 10 (Buster);
-oep until Debian 10 (Buster);
-oeq until Debian 10 (Buster);
-oew until Debian 10 (Buster);
-of until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-og until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-oi until Debian 10 (Buster);
-oitrue until Debian 10 (Buster);
-om until Debian 10 (Buster);
-oo until Debian 10 (Buster);
-or until Debian 10 (Buster);
-os until Debian 10 (Buster);
-ot until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-ou until Debian 9 (Stretch);
-ov until Debian 10 (Buster);
-p until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
-pd until Debian 10 (Buster);
-ps until Debian 10 (Buster);
-q until Debian 10 (Buster);
-qG until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
-qI until Debian 2.2 (Potato);
-qR until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-qRf until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-qS until Debian 2.2 (Potato);
-qf until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-qff until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-qffl until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-qfl until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-ql until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-qp until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
-qq... until Debian 10 (Buster);
-r until Debian 10 (Buster);
-ti until Debian 10 (Buster);
-tls-on-connect until Debian 10 (Buster);
-x until Debian 10 (Buster);
-z until Debian 10 (Buster).