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msmtp
*****

This manual was last updated 24 April 2026 for version 1.8.32 of msmtp.

   Copyright (C) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Martin Lambers
Copyright (C) 2011 Scott Shumate

     Copying and distribution of this file, with or without
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     the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. These files
     are offered as-is, without any warranty.

* Menu:

* Introduction::			Basic concepts.
* Configuration files::			Configuration file commands.
* Invocation::				Command line options.
* Transport Layer Security::		How to use TLS/SSL.
* Authentication::			How to use authentication.
* Delivery Status Notifications::	How to use DSN.
* Sendmail mode::			How to send mail.
* Server information mode::		How to obtain information about
					an SMTP server.
* Remote Message Queue Starting mode::	How to send RMQS requests.
* Examples::				Usage examples.
* Minimal SMTP server (msmtpd)::	When and how to use msmtpd.


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Introduction,  Next: Configuration files,  Prev: Top,  Up: Top

1 Introduction
**************

msmtp is an SMTP client.

   In its default mode of operation, it reads a mail from standard
input and sends it to a predefined SMTP server that takes care of
proper delivery. Command line options and exit codes are compatible to
sendmail.

   The best way to start is probably to have a look at the Examples
section.  *Note Examples::.

   In addition to sendmail mode, there are two other modes of operation:
   * Server information mode. In this mode, msmtp prints as much
     information as it can get about a given SMTP server (supported
     features, maximum mail size, ...).

   * Remote Message Queue Starting mode. In this mode, msmtp sends a
     Remote Message Queue Starting request for a host, domain, or queue
     to a given SMTP server.

   Normally, a system wide configuration file and/or a user
configuration file contain information about which SMTP server to use
and how to use it, but all settings can also be configured on the
command line.

   The information about SMTP servers is organized in accounts. Each
account describes one SMTP server: host name, authentication settings,
TLS settings, and so on. Each configuration file can define multiple
accounts.

   Supported features include:
   * TLS secured connections (including server certificate verification
     and the possibility to send a client certificate)

   * Authentication methods PLAIN, LOGIN, CRAM-MD5 and EXTERNAL (and
     GSSAPI, SCRAM-SHA-1, SCRAM-SHA-256, DIGEST-MD5, and NTLM when
     compiled with GNU SASL support)

   * Internationalized Domain Names (IDN)

   * DSN (Delivery Status Notification) support

   * PIPELINING support for increased transmission speed

   * RMQS (Remote Message Queue Starting) support (ETRN keyword)


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Configuration files,  Next: Invocation,  Prev: Introduction,  Up: Top

2 Configuration files
*********************

A suggestion for a suitable configuration file can be generated using
the `--configure' option; see *Note --configure::.

   msmtp supports a system wide configuration file and a user
configuration file.  Both are optional and need not exist.

   If it exists and is readable, a system wide configuration file
`SYSCONFDIR/msmtprc' will be loaded. Use `--version' to find out which
`SYSCONFDIR' your version of msmtp uses.

   The default user configuration file is `~/.msmtprc' or
`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/msmtp/config'.  Accounts defined in the user
configuration file override accounts from the system configuration file.
Configuration file settings can be changed by command line options.

   A configuration file is a simple text file. Empty lines and comment
lines (first non-blank character is '#') are ignored. Every other line
must contain a command and may contain an argument to that command.
The argument may be enclosed in double quotes (").

   If a file name starts with the tilde (~), this tilde will be
replaced by `$HOME'.

   If a command accepts the argument `on', it also accepts an empty
argument and treats that as if it was `on'.

   Commands are organized in accounts. Each account starts with the
`account' command and defines the settings for one SMTP account.

   *Note Examples::.

2.1 General commands
====================

`defaults'
     Set defaults. The following commands will set default values for
     all following account definitions in the current configuration
     file.

`account NAME [: ACCOUNT[,...]]'
     Start a new account definition with the given name. The current
     default values are filled in (see *Note defaults::).
     If a colon and a list of previously defined accounts is given
     after the account name, the new account, with the filled in
     default values, will inherit all settings from the accounts in the
     list.

`eval [CMD]'
     Replace the current configuration file line with the first line of
     the output (stdout) of the command CMD. This can be used to
     decrypt settings or to create them via scripts. For example, `eval
     echo host localhost' replaces the current line with `host
     localhost'.
     Note that every `eval' line will be evaluated when the
     configuration file is read.
     The CMD command must not mess with standard input; if in doubt,
     append `< /dev/null'.
     Note that for passwords you can also use the *Note passwordeval::
     command instead of `eval password cmd'. This has the advantage
     that the command is only evaluated if needed.

`host HOSTNAME'
     The SMTP server to send the mail to.  The argument may be a host
     name or a network address.  Every account definition must contain
     this command.

`port NUMBER'
     The port that the SMTP server listens on.  The default is 25
     ("smtp"), unless TLS without STARTTLS is used, in which case it is
     465 ("smtps").

`source_ip [IP]'
     Set a source IP address to bind the outgoing connection to. Useful
     only in special cases on multi-home systems. An empty argument
     disables this.

`proxy_host [IP|HOSTNAME]'
     Use a SOCKS proxy. All network traffic will go through this proxy
     host, including DNS queries, except for a DNS query that might be
     necessary to resolve the proxy host name itself (this can be
     avoided by using an IP address as proxy host name). An empty
     argument disables proxy usage.  The supported SOCKS protocol
     version is 5. If you plan to use this with Tor, see also *Note
     Using msmtp with Tor::.

`proxy_port [NUMBER]'
     Set the port number for the proxy host. An empty `number' argument
     resets this to the default port, which is 1080 ("socks").

`socket [SOCKETNAME]'
     Set the file name of a unix domain socket to connect to. This
     overrides both `host'/`port' and `proxy_host'/`proxy_port'.

`timeout (off|SECONDS)'
     Set or unset a network timeout, in seconds. The argument `off'
     means that no timeout will be set, which means that the operating
     system default will be used.

`protocol (smtp|lmtp)'
     Set the protocol to use. Currently only SMTP and LMTP are
     supported. SMTP is the default. See *Note port:: for default ports.

`domain ARGUMENT'
     This command sets the argument of the SMTP EHLO (or LMTP LHLO)
     command, and the domain part of Message-ID headers if msmtp
     generates them (see *Note set_msgid_header::).
     The default value `localhost' is stupid but usually works for
     EHLO. However it does not make sense for Message-ID headers. *Note
     set_msgid_header:: for details.
     Possible choices are the domain part of your mail address
     (`provider.example' for `joe@provider.example') or the fully
     qualified domain name of your host (if available).
     The following substitution patterns are supported:
        * `%H' will be replaced by `$HOSTNAME', or if that fails by the
          host name of the system.

        * `%C' will be replaced by the canonical name of `%H'.

        * `%M' will be replaced by the contents of `/etc/mailname'
          (potentially a different directory is used depending on the
          build configuration; see the output of `msmtp --version' and
          look for the location of the system configuration file).

2.2 Authentication commands
===========================

*Note Authentication::.

`auth [(on|off|METHOD)]'
     Enable or disable authentication and optionally choose a method to
     use. The argument `on' chooses a method automatically.  Accepted
     methods are `scram-sha-256-plus', `scram-sha-1-plus',
     `scram-sha-256', `scram-sha-1', `plain', `gssapi', `external',
     `oauthbearer', `cram-md5', `digest-md5', `login', `ntlm', and
     `xoauth2'.  *Note Authentication::.
`user [USERNAME]'
     Set the user name for authentication. An empty argument unsets the
     user name.  Authentication must be activated with the `auth'
     command.

`password [SECRET]'
     Set the password for authentication. An empty argument unsets the
     password.  Consider using the `passwordeval' command or a key ring
     instead of this command, to avoid storing cleartext passwords in
     the configuration file.  *Note Authentication::.

`passwordeval [CMD]'
     Set the password for authentication to the output (stdout) of the
     command CMD.  This can be used e.g. to decrypt password files on
     the fly or to query key rings, and thus to avoid storing cleartext
     passwords.
     The CMD command must not mess with standard input; if in doubt,
     append `< /dev/null'.
     *Note Authentication::.

`ntlmdomain [NTLMDOMAIN]'
     Set a domain for the `ntlm' authentication method. This is
     obsolete.

2.3 TLS commands
================

*Note Transport Layer Security::.

`tls [(on|off)]'
     Enable or disable TLS (also known as SSL) for secured connections.

`tls_starttls [(on|off)]'
     Choose the TLS variant: start TLS from within the session (`on',
     default), or tunnel the session through TLS (`off').

`tls_trust_file [FILE]'
     Activate server certificate verification using a list of trusted
     Certification Authorities (CAs). The default is the special value
     `system', which selects the system default. An empty argument
     disables trust in CAs.  If you select a file, it must be in PEM
     format, and you should also use `tls_crl_file'.

`tls_crl_file [FILE]'
     This sets a certificate revocation list (CRL) file for TLS, to
     check for revoked certificates (an empty argument, which is the
     default, disables this).
     OCSP is an alternative to CRL files.  When GnuTLS is used, stapled
     OCSP information will be checked automatically, and the MustStaple
     TLS extension is supported, however no manual OCSP queries will be
     sent when stapled OCSP information is missing. With other TLS
     libraries, behavior may be different.

`tls_fingerprint [FINGERPRINT]'
     Set the fingerprint of a single certificate to accept for TLS.
     This certificate will be trusted regardless of its contents (this
     overrides `tls_trust_file').  The fingerprint should be of type
     SHA256, but can for backwards compatibility also be of type SHA1
     or MD5 (please avoid this).  The format should be
     `01:23:45:67:...'.  Use `--serverinfo --tls --tls-certcheck=off
     --tls-fingerprint=' to get the server certificate fingerprint.

`tls_key_file [FILE]'
     Send a client certificate to the server (use this together with
     `tls_cert_file').  The file must contain the private key of a
     certificate in PEM format. An empty argument disables this feature.

`tls_cert_file [FILE]'
     Send a client certificate to the server (use this together with
     `tls_key_file').  The file must contain a certificate in PEM
     format. An empty argument disables this feature.

`tls_certcheck [(on|off)]'
     Enable or disable checks of the server certificate. They are
     enabled by default.
     Disabling them will override `tls_trust_file' and
     `tls_fingerprint'.  WARNING: When the checks are disabled, TLS
     sessions will not be secure!

`tls_priorities [PRIORITIES]'
     Set priorities for TLS session parameters. The default is set by
     the TLS library and can be selected by using an empty argument to
     this command. The interpretation of the PRIORITIES string depends
     on the TLS library. Use `--version' to find out which TLS library
     you use.
     For GnuTLS, see the section on Priority Strings in the manual.
     For libtls, the PRIORITES string is a space-separated list of
     parameter strings prefixed with either `PROTOCOLS=', `CIPHERS=',
     or `ECDHECURVES='.  These parameter strings will be passed to the
     functions `tls_config_parse_protocols', `tls_config_set_ciphers',
     and `tls_config_set_ecdhecurves'.  Unrecognized parts of the
     PRIORITIES string will be ignored. Example: `PROTOCOLS=TLSv1.3
     CIPHERS=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256 ECDHECURVES=P-384'.

`tls_host_override [HOST]'
     By default, TLS host verification uses the host name given by the
     `host' command.  This command allows one to use a different host
     name for verification. This is only useful in special cases.

`tls_min_dh_prime_bits [BITS]'
     Deprecated, use `tls_priorities' instead.  Set or unset the
     minimum number of Diffie-Hellman (DH) prime bits accepted for TLS
     sessions. The default is set by the TLS library and can be
     selected by using an empty argument to this command. Only lower
     the default (for example to 512 bits) if there is no other way to
     make TLS work with the remote server.

2.4 Commands specific to sendmail mode
======================================

*Note Sendmail mode::.

`from [ADDRESS]'
     Set the envelope-from address. The following substitution patterns
     are supported:
        * `%F' will be replaced by the address extracted from the From
          header of the mail, or from Resent-From if such a header is
          present and appears before any From header.

        * `%U' will be replaced by `$USER', or if that fails by
          `$LOGNAME', or if that fails by the login name of the user
          running msmtp.

        * `%H' will be replaced by `$HOSTNAME', or if that fails by the
          host name of the system.

        * `%C' will be replaced by the canonical name of `%H'.

        * `%M' will be replaced by the contents of `/etc/mailname'
          (potentially a different directory is used depending on the
          build configuration; see the output of `msmtp --version' and
          look for the location of the system configuration file).
     Note that the obsolete `auto_from' command replaces this
     envelope-from address.
     To enforce the use of this envelope-from address and ignore the
     `-f' / `--from' option, see *Note allow_from_override::.
     *Note Envelope-from address::.
     Furthermore, the envelope-from address may be a wildcard pattern
     as used for file name matching in the shell. This is the case if
     it contains one of the characters `?', `*' or `['.  This allows a
     variety of envelope-from addresses given with the `--from' option
     to match a single account.

`from_full_name NAME'
     Set a full name to be used in a From header if msmtp adds one.
     *Note set_from_header::.

`allow_from_override (on|off)'
     By default, the *Note --from:: option overrides the *Note from::
     command.  Set to `off' to disable this.

`dsn_notify (off|CONDITION)'
     Set the condition(s) under which the mail system should send DSN
     (Delivery Status Notification) messages. The argument `off'
     disables explicit DSN requests, which means the mail system
     decides when to send DSN messages. This is the default.  The
     CONDITION must be `never', to never request notification, or a
     comma separated list (no spaces!) of one or more of the following:
     `failure', to request notification on transmission failure,
     `delay', to be notified of message delays, `success', to be
     notified of successful transmission. The SMTP server must support
     the DSN extension.  *Note Delivery Status Notifications::.

`dsn_return (off|AMOUNT)'
     This command controls how much of a mail should be returned in DSN
     (Delivery Status Notification) messages. The argument `off'
     disables explicit DSN requests, which means the mail system
     decides how much of a mail it returns in DSN messages. This is the
     default.  The AMOUNT must be `headers', to just return the message
     headers, or `full', to return the full mail.  The SMTP server must
     support the DSN extension.  *Note Delivery Status Notifications::.

`set_from_header [(auto|on|off)]'
     When to set a From header: `auto' adds a From header if the mail
     does not have one (this is the default), `on\' always sets a From
     header and overrides any existing one, and `off' never sets a From
     header.
     If the mail server rejects the mail because its From header does
     not match the envelope from address (a common anti-spam measure),
     then you might want to set this option to `on'.
     The From header is created based on the envelope-from address.
     Disable *Note allow_from_override:: to prevent programs from
     setting their own envelope-from address.
     For compatibility with older versions, `add_missing_from_header
     [(on|off)]' is still supported and corresponds to the `auto' and
     `off' settings.
     *Note Header handling::.

`set_date_header [(auto|off)]'
     When to set a Date header: `auto' adds a Date header if the mail
     does not have one (this is the default), and `off' never sets a
     Date header.
     For compatibility with older versions, `add_missing_date_header
     [(on|off)]' is still supported and corresponds to the `auto' and
     `off' settings.
     *Note Header handling::.

`set_msgid_header [(auto|off)]'
     When to set a Message-ID header: `auto' adds a Message-ID header
     if the mail does not have one (this is the default), and `off'
     never sets a Message-ID header.
     Message-IDs have the form `hash@domain', where `hash' is a hash
     over some values that uniquely identify the mail, and `domain' is
     either the value of the *Note domain:: command (unless that is the
     default value `localhost'), or the domain part of the
     envelope-from address (if available), or the host name of the SMTP
     server.  *Note Header handling::.

`set_to_header [(on|off|undisclosed_recipients)]'
     When set to `on' or `undisclosed_recipients', the original To, Cc,
     and Bcc headers are removed and a new To header is added.  When
     set to `on', this new header contains all recipients, regardless
     of how they were originally specified.  When set to
     `undisclosed_recipients', the To header will be "To:
     undisclosed-recipients:;".  The default setting is off.
     For compatibility with older versions, `undisclosed_recipients
     [(on|off)]' is still supported and corresponds to the
     `undisclosed_recipients' and `off' settings.  *Note Header
     handling::.

`remove_bcc_headers [(on|off)]'
     This command controls whether to remove Bcc headers. The default
     is to remove them.

`logfile [FILE]'
     Enable logging to the specified file. An empty argument disables
     logging. The file name `-' directs the log information to standard
     output.  *Note Logging::.

`logfile_time_format [FMT]'
     Set or unset the log file time format. This will be used as the
     format string for the strftime() function. An empty argument
     chooses the default (`"%b %d %H:%M:%S"').  The special value
     `none' suppresses output of time.  *Note Logging::.

`syslog [(on|off|FACILITY)]'
     Enable or disable syslog logging. The FACILITY can be one of
     `LOG_USER', `LOG_MAIL', `LOG_LOCAL0', ..., `LOG_LOCAL7'.  The
     default is `LOG_USER'. Syslog logging is disabled by default.
     *Note Logging::.

`aliases [FILE]'
     Replace local recipients with addresses in the aliases file. The
     aliases file is a cleartext file containing mappings between a
     local address and a list of replacement addresses. The mappings
     are of the form:
          local: someone@example.com, person@domain.example
     Multiple replacement addresses are separated with commas. Comments
     start with '#' and continue to the end of the line.
     The local address `default' has special significance and is
     matched if the local address is not found in the aliases file. If
     no `default' alias is found, then the local address is left as is.
     Note that alias expansion only affects the mail envelope. The To
     and Cc headers are not modified.
     An empty argument to the aliases command disables the replacement
     of local addresses. This is the default.

`auto_from [(on|off)]'
     Obsolete; you can achieve the same and more using the substitution
     patterns of the `from' command.
     Enable or disable automatic envelope-from addresses. The default
     is `off'.  When enabled, an envelope-from address of the form
     user@domain will be generated. The local part will be set to
     `USER' or, if that fails, to `LOGNAME' or, if that fails, to the
     login name of the current user. The domain part can be set with
     the `maildomain' command; if that is empty, the address not have a
     domain part.  *Note Envelope-from address::.

`maildomain [DOMAIN]'
     Obsolete; you can achieve the same and more using the substitution
     patterns of the `from' command.
     Set a domain part for the generation of an envelope-from address.
     See *Note auto_from::.


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Invocation,  Next: Transport Layer Security,  Prev: Configuration files,  Up: Top

3 Invocation
************

3.1 Synopsis
============

   * Sendmail mode (default):
     `msmtp [OPTION...] [--] RECIPIENT...'
     `msmtp [OPTION...] -t [--] [RECIPIENT...]'

   * Configuration mode:
     `msmtp --configure MAILADDRESS'
   * Server information mode:
     `msmtp [OPTION...] --serverinfo'

   * Remote Message Queue Starting mode:
     `msmtp [OPTION...]  --rmqs=(HOST|@DOMAIN|#QUEUE)'

3.2 Options
===========

Options override configuration file settings. They are compatible with
sendmail where appropriate.

3.2.1 General options
---------------------

`--version'
     Print version information, including information about the
     libraries used.

`--help'
     Print help.

`-P'
`--pretend'
     Print the configuration settings that would be used, but do not
     take further action. An asterisk ('*') will be printed instead of
     the password.

`-v'

`-d'
`--debug'
     Print lots of debugging information, including the whole
     conversation with the server. Be careful with this option: the
     (potentially dangerous) output will not be sanitized, and your
     password may get printed in an easily decodable format!

3.2.2 Changing the mode of operation
------------------------------------

`--configure=MAILADDRESS'
     Generate a configuration for the given mail address and print it.
     This can be modified or copied unchanged to the configuration file.
     Note that this only works for mail domains that publish
     appropriate SRV records; see RFC 8314.

`-S'
`--serverinfo'
     Print information about the SMTP server and exit. This includes
     information about supported features (mail size limit,
     authentication, TLS, DSN, ...)  and about the TLS certificate (if
     TLS is active).  *Note Server information mode::.

`--rmqs=(HOST|@DOMAIN|#QUEUE)'
     Send a Remote Message Queue Starting request for the given host,
     domain, or queue to the SMTP server and exit.  *Note Remote
     Message Queue Starting mode::.

3.2.3 Configuration options
---------------------------

Most options in this category correspond to a configuration file
command.  Please refer to *Note Configuration files:: for detailed
information.
`-C FILENAME'
`--file=FILENAME'
     Use the given file instead of `~/.msmtprc' or
     `XDG_CONFIG_HOME/msmtp/config' as the user configuration file.

`-a ACCOUNT'
`--account=ACCOUNT'
     Use the given account instead of the account named `default'. This
     option cannot be used together with the `--host' option.  *Note
     Choosing an account::.

`--host=HOSTNAME'
     Use this server with settings from the command line; do not use any
     configuration file data. This option cannot be used together with
     the `--account' option. It disables loading of configuration files.
     *Note Choosing an account::.

`--port=NUMBER'
     Set the port number to connect to. *Note port::.

`--source-ip=[IP]'
     Set or unset an IP address to bind the socket to. *Note
     source_ip::.

`--proxy-host=[IP|HOSTNAME]'
     Set or unset a SOCKS proxy to use. *Note proxy_host::.

`--proxy-port=[NUMBER]'
     Set or unset a port number for the proxy host. *Note proxy_port::.

`--socket=[SOCKETNAME]'
     Set or unset a local unix domain socket name to connect to. *Note
     socket::.

`--timeout=(off|SECONDS)'
     Set or unset a network timeout, in seconds. *Note timeout::.

`--protocol=(smtp|lmtp)'
     Set the protocol. *Note protocol::.

`--domain=[ARGUMENT]'
     Set the argument of the SMTP EHLO (or LMTP LHLO) command, and the
     domain part for the Message-ID header. *Note domain::.

`--auth[=(on|off|METHOD)]'
     Enable or disable authentication and optionally choose the method.
     *Note auth::.

`--user=[USERNAME]'
     Set or unset the user name for authentication. *Note user::.

`--passwordeval=[EVAL]'
     Evaluate password for authentication. *Note passwordeval::.

`--tls[=(on|off)]'
     Enable or disable TLS/SSL. *Note tls::.

`--tls-starttls[=(on|off)]'
     Enable or disable STARTTLS for TLS. *Note tls_starttls::.

`--tls-trust-file=[FILE]'
     Set or unset a trust file for TLS. *Note tls_trust_file::.

`--tls-crl-file=[FILE]'
     Deprecated. Set or unset a certificate revocation list (CRL) file
     for TLS.  *Note tls_crl_file::.

`--tls-fingerprint=[FINGERPRINT]'
     Set ot unset the fingerprint of a trusted TLS certificate.  *Note
     tls_fingerprint::.

`--tls-key-file=[FILE]'
     Set or unset a key file for TLS. *Note tls_key_file::.

`--tls-cert-file=[FILE]'
     Set or unset a cert file for TLS. *Note tls_cert_file::.

`--tls-certcheck[=(on|off)]'
     Enable or disable server certificate checks for TLS.  *Note
     tls_certcheck::.

`--tls-priorities=[PRIORITIES]'
     Set or unset TLS priorities. *Note tls_priorities::.

`--tls-host-override=[HOST]'
     Set or unset override for TLS host verification. *Note
     tls_host_override::.

`--tls-min-dh-prime-bits=[BITS]'
     Deprecated, use `--tls-priorities' instead.  Set or unset minimum
     bit size of the Diffie-Hellman (DH) prime.  *Note
     tls_min_dh_prime_bits::.

3.2.4 Options specific to sendmail mode
---------------------------------------

`-f ADDRESS'
`--from=ADDRESS'
     Set the envelope-from address. See *Note from:: and *Note
     allow_from_override::.
     If no account was chosen yet (with `--account' or `--host'), this
     option will choose the first account that has the given
     envelope-from address (set with the `from' command). If no such
     account is found, "default" is used. *Note Choosing an account::.
`-N (off|CONDITION)'
`--dsn-notify=(off|CONDITION)'
     Set or unset DSN notification conditions. *Note dsn_notify::.

`-R (off|AMOUNT)'
`--dsn-return=(off|AMOUNT)'
     Set or unset the DSN notification amount. *Note dsn_return::.
     Note that `hdrs' is accepted as an alias for `headers' to be
     compatible with sendmail.

`--set-from-header[=(auto|on|off)]'
     Set From header handling. *Note set_from_header::.

`--set-date-header[=(auto|off)]'
     Set Date header handling. *Note set_date_header::.

`--set-msgid-header[=(auto|off)]'
     Set Message-ID header handling. *Note set_msgid_header::.

`--set-to-header[=(on|off|undisclosed_recipients)]'
     Set To header handling. *Note set_to_header::.

`--remove-bcc-headers[=(on|off)]'
     Enable or disable the removal of Bcc headers. *Note
     remove_bcc_headers::.

`-X [FILE]'
`--logfile=[FILE]'
     Set or unset the log file. *Note logfile::.

`--logfile-time-format=[FMT]'
     Set or unset the log file time format. *Note logfile_time_format::.

`--syslog[=(on|off|FACILITY)]'
     Enable or disable syslog logging. *Note syslog::.

`-t'
`--read-recipients'
     Send the mail to the recipients given in the To, Cc, and Bcc
     headers of the mail in addition to the recipients given on the
     command line.
     If any Resent- headers are present, then the addresses from any
     Resent-To, Resent-Cc, and Resent-Bcc headers in the first block of
     Resent- headers are used instead.

`--read-envelope-from'
     Read the envelope from address from the From header of the mail,
     or from Resent-From if such a header is present and appears before
     any From header. Note that you can also use the pattern `%F' in
     the envelope from address. *Note from::.

`--aliases=[FILE]'
     Set or unset an aliases file. *Note aliases::.

`-FNAME'
     Set a full name to be used in a From header if msmtp adds one.
     *Note from_full_name::.

`--auto-from[=(on|off)]'
     Obsolete. *Note auto_from::.

`--maildomain=[DOMAIN]'
     Obsolete. *Note maildomain::.

`--'
     This marks the end of options. All following arguments will be
     treated as recipient addresses, even if they start with a '-'.

   The following options are accepted but ignored for sendmail
compatibility: `-AMODE', `-BTYPE', `-bm', `-G', `-hN', `-i', `-L TAG',
`-m', `-n', `-O option=VALUE', `-ox VALUE'

3.3 Choosing an account
=======================

There are three ways to choose the account to use.

  1. `--account=ACCOUNT'
     Use the given account. Command line settings override
     configuration file settings.

  2. `--host=HOSTNAME'
     Use only the settings from the command line; do not use any
     configuration file data.

  3. `--from=ADDRESS' or `--read-envelope-from'
     Choose the first account from the system or user configuration
     file that has a matching envelope-from address as specified by a
     *Note from:: command. This works only when neither `--account' nor
     `--host' is used.
     Subadresses are supported. For example, the envelope from address
     USER+DETAIL@EXAMPLE.COM will match the account for
     USER@EXAMPLE.COM.
     Furthermore, the envelope-from address of the account may be a
     wildcard pattern.  *Note from::.
        If none of the above options is used (or if no account has a
matching *Note from:: command), then the account "default" is used.

3.4 Exit code
=============

The standard exit codes from `sysexits.h' are used.

3.5 Files
=========

``SYSCONFDIR/msmtprc''
     The system configuration file. Use the `--version' option to find
     out what `SYSCONFDIR' is on your platform.

``~/.msmtprc' or `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/msmtp/config'.'
     The default user configuration file.

``~/.netrc' and `SYSCONFDIR/netrc''
     The `netrc' file contains login information. Before prompting for a
     password, msmtp will search it in ~/.netrc and SYSCONFDIR/netrc.

3.6 Environment
===============

``USER', `LOGNAME''
     These variables override the user's login name when constructing an
     envelope-from address. `LOGNAME' is only used if `USER' is unset.

``EMAIL', `SMTPSERVER''
     These environment variables are used only if neither `--host' nor
     `--account' is used and there is no default account defined in the
     configuration files. In this case, the host name is taken from
     `SMTPSERVER', and the envelope from address is taken from `EMAIL',
     unless overridden by `--from' or `--read-envelope-from'. Currently
     `SMTPSERVER' must contain a plain host name (no URL), and `EMAIL'
     must contain a plain address (no names or additional information).


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Transport Layer Security,  Next: Authentication,  Prev: Invocation,  Up: Top

4 Transport Layer Security
**************************

Transport Layer Security (TLS) "... provides communications privacy
over the Internet.  The protocol allows client/server applications to
communicate in a way that is designed to prevent eavesdropping,
tampering, or message forgery" (quote from RFC2246).

   A server can use TLS in one of two modes:
   * Via a STARTTLS command
     The session starts with the normal protocol initialization, and
     TLS is then started using the protocol's STARTTLS command.

   * Immediately
     TLS is initialized before the normal protocol initialization. This
     requires a separate port.
   The first mode is the default, but you can switch to the second mode
by disabling *Note tls_starttls::.

   When TLS is started, the server sends a certificate to identify
itself. To verify the server identity, a client program is expected to
check that the certificate is formally correct and that it was issued
by a Certificate Authority (CA) that the user trusts. (There can also
be certificate chains with intermediate CAs.)

   The list of trusted CAs is specified using the *Note
tls_trust_file:: command.  The default value ist `system' and chooses
the system-wide default, but you can also choose the trusted CAs
yourself.

   A fundamental problem with this is that you need to trust CAs.  Like
any other organization, a CA can be incompetent, malicious, subverted by
bad people, or forced by government agencies to compromise end users
without telling them. All of these things happened and continue to
happen worldwide.  The idea to have central organizations that have to
be trusted for your communication to be secure is fundamentally broken.

   Instead of putting trust in a CA, you can choose to trust only a
single certificate for the server you want to connect to. For that
purpose, specify the certificate fingerprint with *Note
tls_fingerprint::. This makes sure that no man-in-the-middle can fake
the identity of the server by presenting you a fraudulent certificate
issued by some CA that happens to be in your trust list.  However, you
have to update the fingerprint whenever the server certificate changes,
and you have to make sure that the change is legitimate each time, e.g.
when the old certificate expired. This is inconvenient, but it's the
price to pay.

   Information about a server certificate can be obtained with
`--serverinfo --tls --tls-certcheck=off'. This includes the issuer CA
of the certificate (so you can trust that CA via `tls_trust_file'), and
the fingerprint of the certificate (so you can trust that particular
certificate via `tls_fingerprint').  *Note Server information mode::.

   If you need to fine tune TLS parameters, have a look at the *Note
tls_priorities:: command.

4.1 Client Certificates
=======================

TLS also allows the server to verify the identity of the client. For
this purpose, the client has to present a certificate issued by a CA
that the server trusts. To present that certificate, the client also
needs the matching key file. You can set the certificate and key files
using *Note tls_cert_file:: and *Note tls_key_file::. This mechanism
can also be used to authenticate users, so that traditional user /
password authentication is not necessary anymore. See the EXTERNAL
mechanism in *Note Authentication::.

     # Enable TLS
     tls on
     # Enable TLS client certificates
     tls_cert_file /path/to/client_cert
     tls_key_file /path/to/client_key
     # Enable authentication via the EXTERNAL mechanism (optional; depends on server)
     # The user name is empty because the server should get it from the client cert
     auth external
     user ""

   You can also use client certificates stored on some external
authentication device by specifying GnuTLS device URIs in *Note
tls_cert_file:: and *Note tls_key_file::. You can find the correct URIs
using `p11tool --list-privkeys --login' (p11tool is bundled with
GnuTLS). If your device requires a PIN to access the data, you can
specify that using one of the password mechanisms (e.g. *Note
passwordeval::, *Note password::).

     tls_cert_file pkcs11:model=PKCS%2315%20emulated;manufacturer=piv_II;serial=00000000;token=PIV_II%20%28PIV%20Card%20Holder%20pin%29;id=%01;object=Certificate%20for%20PIV%20Authentication;type=cert
     tls_key_file  pkcs11:model=PKCS%2315%20emulated;manufacturer=piv_II;serial=00000000;token=PIV_II%20%28PIV%20Card%20Holder%20pin%29;id=%01;object=PIV%20AUTH%20key;type=private
     passwordeval  gpg2 --no-tty -q -d ~/.smart-card-pin.gpg


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Authentication,  Next: Delivery Status Notifications,  Prev: Transport Layer Security,  Up: Top

5 Authentication
****************

Many SMTP servers require a client to authenticate before sending mail.

   Usually a user name and a password are used for authentication. The
user name specified in the configuration file with the *Note user::
command. There are five different methods to specify the password:
  1. Add the password to the system key ring.
     Currently supported key rings are the Gnome key ring and the Mac
     OS X Keychain.  For the Gnome key ring, use the command
     `secret-tool' (part of Gnome's libsecret) to store passwords:
          $ secret-tool store --label=msmtp \
            host mail.freemail.example \
            service smtp \
            user joe.smith
     On Mac OS X, use the following command:
          security add-internet-password -s mail.freemail.example -r smtp -a joe.smith -w
     In both examples, replace mail.freemail.example with the SMTP
     server name, and joe.smith with your user name.

  2. Store the password in an encrypted files, and use *Note
     passwordeval:: to specify a command to decrypt that file, e.g.
     using GnuPG. *Note Examples::.

  3. Store the password in the configuration file using the *Note
     password:: command.  (Usually it is not considered a good idea to
     store passwords in cleartext files.  If you do it anyway, you must
     make sure that the file can only be read by yourself.)

  4. Store the password in `~/.netrc'. This method is probably obsolete.

  5. Type the password into the terminal when it is required.
        It is recommended to use method 1 or 2.

   Multiple authentication methods exist. Most servers support only
some of them.

   The following user / password methods are supported:
   * `SCRAM-SHA-1' and `SCRAM-SHA-1-PLUS'
     A method that avoids cleartext passwords and requires the server
     to prove that it is in posession of the (hashed and salted)
     password, which prevents some man-in-the-middle-attacks. The
     `-PLUS' variant additionally uses TLS channel binding information
     for even better security guarantees.

   * `SCRAM-SHA-256' and `SCRAM-SHA-256-PLUS'
     Same as the SCRAM-SHA-1 methods, but with a stronger hash function.

   * `PLAIN'
     A simple cleartext method supported by almost all servers.

   * `CRAM-MD5'
     An obsolete method that avoids cleartext passwords, but is not
     considered secure anymore.

   * `DIGEST-MD5'
     An overcomplicated obsolete method that avoids cleartext
     passwords, but is not considered secure anymore.

   * `LOGIN'
     A non-standard cleartext method similar to (but worse than) PLAIN.

   * `NTLM'
     An obscure non-standard method that is now considered broken. It
     sometimes requires a special domain parameter passed via *Note
     ntlmdomain::. Do not use it.

   If no method is specified, msmtp will autoselect one based on
security benefits.  With TLS, the order is `SCRAM-SHA-256-PLUS',
`SCRAM-SHA-1-PLUS', `SCRAM-SHA-256', `SCRAM-SHA-1', `PLAIN', followed
by some of the obsolete methods if nothing else is available. Without
TLS, only `SCRAM-SHA-256' and `SCRAM-SHA-1' are considered.

   There are currently three authentication methods that are not based
on user / password information and have to be chosen manually:
   * `OAUTHBEARER' or its predecessor `XOAUTH2'
     An OAuth2 token from the mail provider is used as the password.
     See the documentation of your mail provider for details on how to
     get this token. The `passwordeval' command can be used to pass the
     regularly changing tokens into msmtp from a script or an
     environment variable.

   * `EXTERNAL'
     The authentication happens outside of the protocol, typically by
     sending a TLS client certificate (see *Note Client Certificates::).
     The EXTERNAL method merely confirms that this authentication
     succeeded; it does not perform the authentication. Thus it may not
     be necessary to use it for authentication to succeed, and if the
     server does not support the EXTERNAL method, this does not mean
     that it does not support authentication with TLS client
     certificates.

   * `GSSAPI'
     With this method, the Kerberos framework takes care of secure
     authentication.  Only a user name is required.

   It depends on the underlying authentication library and its version
whether a particular method is supported or not. Use `--version' to
find out which methods are supported by your version.


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Delivery Status Notifications,  Next: Sendmail mode,  Prev: Authentication,  Up: Top

6 Delivery Status Notifications
*******************************

In situations such as delivery failure or delay, the mail system usually
generates a message for the sender of the mail, informing him about the
difficulties.

   Delivery Status Notification (DSN) requests, defined in RFC 3461,
try to give the sender of the mail control about how and when these DSN
messages are sent.  The SMTP server must support the DSN extension.
*Note Server information mode::.

   A first parameter controls when such messages should be generated:
never, on delivery failure, on delivery delay, and/or on success.  This
can be set with *Note dsn_notify:: and *Note --dsn-notify::.

   A second parameter controls how much of the original mail should be
contained in a DSN message: only the headers, or the full mail. This
can be set with *Note dsn_return:: and *Note --dsn-return::.  Note that
this parameter only applies to DSNs that indicate delivery failure for
at least one recipient. If a DSN contains no indications of delivery
failure, only the headers of the message are returned.


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Sendmail mode,  Next: Server information mode,  Prev: Delivery Status Notifications,  Up: Top

7 Sendmail mode
***************

* Menu:

* Envelope-from address::	Information about envelope-from addresses
* Logging::			Different logging methods
* Header handling::		Modifications to mail headers


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Envelope-from address,  Next: Logging,  Up: Sendmail mode

7.1 Envelope-from address
=========================

The SMTP server expects a sender mail address for each mail. This is the
envelope-from address. It is independent of the From header (because it
is part of the mail _envelope_, not of the mail itself), but in most
cases both addresses are the same.

   Envelope-from addresses are set with the *Note from:: command or
*Note --from:: option.  The latter can be disabled with the *Note
allow_from_override:: command.


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Logging,  Next: Header handling,  Prev: Envelope-from address,  Up: Sendmail mode

7.2 Logging
===========

When logging is enabled, msmtp will generate one log line for each mail
it tries to send.

   The line will include the following information:
   * Host name of the SMTP server:  `host=hostname'

   * Whether TLS was used: `tls=(on|off)'

   * Whether authentication was used: `auth=(on|off)'

   * The user name used for authentication (only if authentication is
     used): `user=name'

   * The envelope-from address: `from=address'

   * The recipient addresses: `recipients=addr1,addr2,...'

   * The size of the mail as transferred to the server, in bytes (only
     if the delivery succeeded): `mailsize=number'

   * The SMTP status code and SMTP error message (only in case of
     failure and only if available): `smtpstatus=number',
     `smtpmsg='message''. Multiline SMTP messages will be concatenated
     into one line.

   * The msmtp error message (only in case of failure and only if
     available): `errormsg='message''

   * The msmtp exit code (from `sysexits.h'; `EX_OK' indicates
     success): `exitcode=EX_...'

   If a logfile is given with the *Note logfile:: command, this log
line will be prepended with the current date and time (formatted
according to *Note logfile_time_format::) and appended to the specified
file.

   If syslog logging is enabled with the *Note syslog:: command, the
log line is passed to the syslog service with the specified facility.


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Header handling,  Prev: Logging,  Up: Sendmail mode

7.3 Header handling
===================

Msmtp transmits mails unaltered to the SMTP server, with the following
exceptions:
   * The Bcc header(s) will be removed. This behavior can be changed
     with the *Note remove_bcc_headers:: command,

   * A From header will be added if the mail does not have one. This
     can be changed with the *Note set_from_header:: command.  The
     header will use the envelope from address and optionally a full
     name set with the `-F' option.

   * A Date header will be added if the mail does not have one. This
     can be changed with the *Note set_date_header:: command.

   * A Message-ID header will be added if the mail does not have one.
     This can be changed with the *Note set_msgid_header:: command.

   * When *Note set_to_header:: is set, the original To, Cc, and Bcc
     headers are removed and replaced with a new To header.


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Server information mode,  Next: Remote Message Queue Starting mode,  Prev: Sendmail mode,  Up: Top

8 Server information mode
*************************

In server information mode, msmtp prints as much information about the
SMTP server as it can get and then exits.

   The SMTP features that can be detected are:
   * SIZE
     The maximum message size that the SMTP server accepts.

   * PIPELINING
     Whether certain SMTP commands may be send in groups rather than
     one by one.  This can speed up mail transmission if the recipient
     list is long.  This feature is used automatically.

   * STARTTLS
     *Note Transport Layer Security::.

   * AUTH
     *Note Authentication::.

   * DSN
     *Note Delivery Status Notifications::.

   * ETRN
     *Note Remote Message Queue Starting mode::.

   If TLS is activated for server information mode, the following
information will be printed about the SMTP server's TLS certificate (if
available):
   * Owner information
        * Common Name

        * Organization

        * Organizational unit

        * Locality

        * State or Province

        * Country

   * Issuer information
        * Common Name

        * Organization

        * Organizational unit

        * Locality

        * State or Province

        * Country

   * General
        * Activation time

        * Expiration time

        * SHA256 fingerprint

        * SHA1 fingerprint (deprecated)


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Remote Message Queue Starting mode,  Next: Examples,  Prev: Server information mode,  Up: Top

9 Remote Message Queue Starting mode
************************************

Remote Message Queue Starting (RMQS) is defined in RFC 1985.  It is a
way for a client to request that a server start the processing of its
mail queues for messages that are waiting at the server for the client
machine.  If any messages are at the server for the client, then the
server creates a new SMTP session and sends the messages at that time.

   msmtp can only send the request (using the ETRN SMTP command); a
mail server on the client side should then accept the connection of the
remote SMTP server to receive the mail.

   RMQS requests can be sent with the *Note --rmqs:: option.
Destinations defined in RFC 1985 are:
   * HOST
     Request the messages for the given host.

   * @DOMAIN
     Request the messages for the given domain.

   * #QUEUE
     Request the delivery of the messages in the given queue.


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Examples,  Next: Minimal SMTP server (msmtpd),  Prev: Remote Message Queue Starting mode,  Up: Top

10 Examples
***********

* Menu:

* A user configuration file::
* A system wide configuration file::
* Using msmtp with Mutt::
* Using msmtp with mail::
* Using msmtp with Tor::
* Aliases file::


File: msmtp.info,  Node: A user configuration file,  Next: A system wide configuration file,  Up: Examples

10.1 A user configuration file
==============================

     # Example for a user configuration file ~/.msmtprc
     #
     # This file focusses on TLS and authentication. Features not used here include
     # logging, timeouts, SOCKS proxies, TLS parameters, Delivery Status Notification
     # (DSN) settings, and more.


     # Set default values for all following accounts.
     defaults

     # Use the mail submission port 587 instead of the SMTP port 25.
     port 587

     # Always use TLS.
     tls on

     # Set a list of trusted CAs for TLS. The default is to use system settings, but
     # you can select your own file.
     #tls_trust_file /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt


     # A freemail service
     account freemail

     # Host name of the SMTP server
     host smtp.freemail.example

     # As an alternative to tls_trust_file, you can use tls_fingerprint
     # to pin a single certificate. You have to update the fingerprint when the
     # server certificate changes, but an attacker cannot trick you into accepting
     # a fraudulent certificate. Get the fingerprint with
     # $ msmtp --serverinfo --tls --tls-certcheck=off --host=smtp.freemail.example
     #tls_fingerprint 00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88:99:AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF:00:11:22:33

     # Envelope-from address
     from joe_smith@freemail.example

     # Authentication. The password is given using one of five methods, see below.
     auth on
     user joe.smith

     # Password method 1: Add the password to the system keyring, and let msmtp get
     # it automatically. To set the keyring password using Gnome's libsecret:
     # $ secret-tool store --label=msmtp \
     #   host smtp.freemail.example \
     #   service smtp \
     #   user joe.smith

     # Password method 2: Store the password in an encrypted file, and tell msmtp
     # which command to use to decrypt it. This is usually used with GnuPG, as in
     # this example. Usually gpg-agent will ask once for the decryption password.
     passwordeval gpg2 --no-tty -q -d ~/.msmtp-password.gpg

     # Password method 3: Store the password directly in this file. Usually it is not
     # a good idea to store passwords in cleartext files. If you do it anyway, at
     # least make sure that this file can only be read by yourself.
     #password secret123

     # Password method 4: Store the password in ~/.netrc. This method is probably not
     # relevant anymore.

     # Password method 5: Do not specify a password. Msmtp will then prompt you for
     # it. This means you need to be able to type into a terminal when msmtp runs.


     # A second mail address at the same freemail service
     account freemail2 : freemail
     from joey@freemail.example


     # The SMTP server of your ISP
     account isp
     host mail.isp.example
     from smithjoe@isp.example
     auth on
     user 12345


     # Set a default account
     account default : freemail


File: msmtp.info,  Node: A system wide configuration file,  Next: Using msmtp with Mutt,  Prev: A user configuration file,  Up: Examples

10.2 A system wide configuration file
=====================================

     # A system wide configuration file is optional.
     # If it exists, it usually defines a default account.
     # This allows msmtp to be used like /usr/sbin/sendmail.
     account default

     # The SMTP smarthost
     host mail.oursite.example

     # Use TLS on port 465
     port 465
     tls on
     tls_starttls off

     # Construct envelope-from addresses of the form "user@oursite.example"
     from %U@oursite.example

     # Syslog logging with facility LOG_MAIL instead of the default LOG_USER
     syslog LOG_MAIL


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Using msmtp with Mutt,  Next: Using msmtp with mail,  Prev: A system wide configuration file,  Up: Examples

10.3 Using msmtp with Mutt
==========================

Create a configuration file for msmtp and add the following lines to
your Mutt configuration file:
     set sendmail="/path/to/msmtp"
     set use_from=yes
     set realname="Your Name"
     set from=you@example.com
     set envelope_from=yes

   The `envelope_from=yes' option lets Mutt use the `-f' option of
msmtp.	Therefore msmtp chooses the first account that matches the from
address you@example.com. Alternatively, you can use the `-a' option:
     set sendmail="/path/to/msmtp -a my_account"

   Or set everything from the command line:
     set sendmail="/path/to/msmtp --host=mailhub -f me@example.com --tls"
   *Note Choosing an account::.

   If you have multiple mail accounts in your msmtp configuration file
and let Mutt use the `-f' option to choose one, you can easily switch
accounts in Mutt with the following Mutt configuration lines:
     macro generic "<esc>1" ":set from=you@example.com"
     macro generic "<esc>2" ":set from=you@your-employer.example"
     macro generic "<esc>3" ":set from=you@some-other-provider.example"
   Now you can use <esc>1, <esc>2, and <esc>3 to switch accounts.

   The following example uses a different approach: it maps the single
key `<tab>' in Compose context for switching between the various
account in a handy visual way. In the same Compose context, `=' is
mapped in order to show the current msmtp account. This example was
contributed by Thomas Baruchel.
     # Define <tab> and = in order to switch or see the current msmtp account
     # Don't forget to put the right path for msmtp binary
     macro compose \Cx_ ":set sendmail"
     macro compose \Cx| "\Cx_ = \"/usr/local/bin/msmtp"
     macro compose \Cx& ":macro compose \\t \\Cx"
     macro compose <tab> "\Cx0"
     macro compose = "\Cx_\n"
     # Put the account in the following lines (here three accounts)
     # Don't forget to put the number of the account at the beginning
     # of the line, and the number of the next account after the '&'
     macro compose \Cx0 "\Cx|\"\n\Cx&1\n\Cx_\n" # default and switch to 1
     macro compose \Cx1 "\Cx| -a example_account\"\n\Cx&2\n\Cx_\n" # switch to 2
     macro compose \Cx2 "\Cx| -a gmail\"\n\Cx&0\n\Cx_\n" # switch to 0
     # End of the accounts


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Using msmtp with mail,  Next: Using msmtp with Tor,  Prev: Using msmtp with Mutt,  Up: Examples

10.4 Using msmtp with mail
==========================

Define a default account, and put the following into `~/.mailrc':
     set sendmail="/path/to/msmtp"

   You need to define a default account, because mail does not allow
extra options to the msmtp command line.


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Using msmtp with Tor,  Next: Aliases file,  Prev: Using msmtp with mail,  Up: Examples

10.5 Using msmtp with Tor
=========================

Use the following settings:
     proxy_host 127.0.0.1
     proxy_port 9050
     tls on
   Use an IP address as proxy host name, so that msmtp does not leak a
DNS query when resolving it.
TLS is required to prevent exit hosts from reading your SMTP session.
You also need *Note tls_trust_file:: or *Note tls_fingerprint:: to
check the server identity.  Do not set `domain' to something that you
do not want to reveal (do not set it at all if possible).


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Aliases file,  Prev: Using msmtp with Tor,  Up: Examples

10.6 Aliases file
=================

     # Example aliases file

     # Send root to Joe and Jane
     root: joe_smith@example.com, jane_chang@example.com

     # Send cron to Mark
     cron: mark_jones@example.com

     # Send everything else to admin
     default: admin@domain.example


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Minimal SMTP server (msmtpd),  Prev: Examples,  Up: Top

11 Minimal SMTP server (msmtpd)
*******************************

Msmtpd is a minimal SMTP server that pipes mails to msmtp (or some other
program) for delivery.  It can be used with system services that expect
an SMTP server on the local host (see *Note Example using msmtpd as a
system service::), or it can be used by end users as a way to handle
outgoing mail via msmtp with mail clients that insist on using SMTP
(see *Note Example using msmtpd to handle outgoing mail for an
SMTP-based mail client::).

   Msmtpd listens on 127.0.0.1 port 25 by default, but can also run
without its own network sockets in inetd mode, where it handles a
single SMTP session on standard input / output.

   In the string that defines the command that msmtpd pipes each mail
to, the first occurrence of `%F' will be replaced with the envelope
from address.  Furthermore, all recipients of the mail will be appended
as arguments. The command must not write to standard output, as that
would mess up the SMTP session.

   If the command that the mail is piped to reports an error, this is
typically reported as a permanent failure by msmtpd (SMTP server return
code 554). The command can optionally signal temporary errors by using
return codes defined in `sysexits.h', e.g. 75 for `EX_TEMPFAIL'. These
will then be reported as temporary failures by msmtpd (SMTP server
return code 451), which means the client should try again later.

   To prevent abuse, msmtpd will allow only a limited number of
concurrent SMTP sessions, and if authentication is active and an
authentication failure occurrs, future authentication requests in any
SMTP session will (for a limited duration) only be answered after a
small delay.

   Msmtpd handles the following options:
`--version'
     Print version information

`--help'
     Print help.

`--inetd'
     Start single SMTP session on stdin/stdout

`--interface=IP'
     Listen on the given IPv6 or IPv4 address instead of 127.0.0.1

`--port=NUMBER'
     Listen on the given port number instead of 25

`--log=NONE|SYSLOG|FILENAME'
     Set logging: none (default), syslog, or logging to the given file.

`--command=CMD'
     Pipe mails to CMD instead of msmtp.  Make sure to end this command
     with `--' to separate options from arguments.

`--auth=USER[,PASSWORDEVAL]'
     Require authentication with this user name. The password will be
     retrieved from the given PASSWORDEVAL command (this works just
     like *Note passwordeval:: in msmtp) or, if none is given, from the
     key ring or, if that fails, from a prompt.


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Example using msmtpd as a system service,  Up: Minimal SMTP server (msmtpd)

11.1 Example: using msmtpd as a system service
==============================================

Only use a local interface to listen on. Run msmtpd with correct user
rights and permissions (e.g. use `CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE' to bind to port
25 instead of running as root, or use systemd with inetd service
capabilities). Be aware that the pipe command will be run as the same
user that msmtpd runs as.  Enable logging to syslog with `--log=syslog'.

   Example for managing msmtpd with `start-stop-daemon':
     # start msmtpd
     start-stop-daemon --start --pidfile /var/run/msmtpd.pid --make-pidfile --chuid msmtpd --background --exec /usr/local/bin/msmtpd -- --command '/usr/local/bin/msmtp -f %F --'
     # stop msmtpd
     start-stop-daemon --stop  --pidfile /var/run/msmtpd.pid --remove-pidfile --quiet --signal TERM


File: msmtp.info,  Node: Example using msmtpd to handle outgoing mail for an SMTP-based mail client,  Up: Minimal SMTP server (msmtpd)

11.2 Example: using msmtpd to handle outgoing mail for an SMTP-based mail client
================================================================================

Some mail clients cannot send outgoing mail with a program like msmtp
and instead insist on using an SMTP server. You can configure msmtpd to
be that SMTP server and hand your outgoing mail over to msmtp.

   (Similarly, some mail clients cannot get incoming mail from a local
mailbox and insist on using a POP3 or IMAP server. You can configure
mpopd to be that POP3 server and serve incoming mail from a local
mailbox. See the corresponding section in the mpop manual
(https://marlam.de/mpop/mpop.html#Example_003a-using-mpopd-to-handle-incoming-mail-for-a-POP3_002dbased-mail-client).)

   For this purpose, msmtpd should listen on an unprivileged port, e.g.
2500.  Furthermore, msmtpd should require authentication because
otherwise anyone connecting to it can send mail using your account,
even if it's just other users or processes on your local machine.

   Let's use the user name MSMTPD-USER for this purpose. You have two
options to manage the password:
  1. Store the password in your key ring, e.g. with
          secret-tool store --label=msmtpd host localhost service smtp user msmtpd-user
     In this case, use the msmtpd option `--auth=msmtpd-user'.

  2. Store the password in an encrypted file and use the passwordeval
     mechanism. Example for gpg:
          msmtpd ... --auth=msmtpd-user,'gpg -q -d ~/.msmtpd-password.gpg'

   The complete command then is (using the keyring):
     msmtpd --port=2500 --auth=msmtpd-user --command='/path/to/your/msmtp -f %F --'

   The mail client software must then be configured to use `localhost'
at port `2500' for outgoing mail via SMTP, and to use authentication
with user `msmtpd-user' and the password you chose. The mail client will
probably complain that the SMTP server does not support TLS, but in this
special case that is ok since all communication between your mail
client and msmtpd will stay on the local machine.

   This setup also works with multiple mail accounts. Msmtp will pick
the correct one based on the envelope-from address given to it via `-f
%F'. You do not need multiple instances of msmtpd for this purpose, and
therefore you need only one SMTP server in your mail client
configuration.



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