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smta

NAME

smta - An SMTP password-caching daemon

SYNOPSIS

Daemon mode:

smta -d [-b] [-l <number>] [-t <timer>] [-socket]

MTA mode:

smta [-e | -mta <mta>] [-socket]

DESCRIPTION

When started in daemon mode, smta requests a password and starts waiting for connections to its Unix socket.

When started in mta mode, smta attempts to connect to an smta daemon, retrieves the cached password, and runs the specified MTA.

OPTIONS

-h, --help

Print help.

-d, --daemon

Start smta in daemon mode. It will request a password.

-l, --listen

Specify listening number (default = 2).

-t, --timer

Specify timer value (default = 0).

-b, --background

Run in the background.

-f, --force

Force socket open.

-s, --socket

Specify Unix socket (default = $HOME/.smta.sock).

-m, --mta

Specify MTA (either msmtp or ssmtp).

-e, --exit

Terminate smta daemon. You must specify the path of the socket file if it is not in the default location.

EXAMPLES

To use smta with mutt and msmtp, include the following in your .muttrc file:

set sendmail=/usr/bin/smta -m msmtp -a accountname

Start smta and enter your password when prompted to do so before running mutt:

smta -d -b -t 3600 mutt

When you are finished running mutt, terminate the smta daemon:

smta -e  

AUTHORS

smta was written by Andrea Marchesini <bakunin@autistici.org>

SEE ALSO

mutt(1), mail(1), msmtp(1), ssmtp(1)