VIRT_MAIL(1)

💌 VIRT_MAIL(1) — bestie edition 💌

okay so you opened the manual for virt_mail (section 1 of the man pages, as the header up top will tell you) and honestly? you came to the right place, because I am about to explain this whole thing to you like we're texting at 2am 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

virt_mail — the OpenLink Virtuoso Opensource Mail Interface 💖

that's the whole name. no cap, that's it. iconic behavior honestly.

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

virt_mail [-clhsm] [+configfile arg] [+local arg] [+host arg] [+sender
          arg] [+mailer arg] [+debug]
virt_mail [+help]

okay so first of all, notice the vibe: this program uses - for some flags and + for others, and if that feels chaotic, that's because it is chaotic, and we respect it. 💅

virt_mail [-clhsm] [+configfile arg] [+local arg] [+host arg] [+sender
          arg] [+mailer arg] [+debug]

that's the main character line — short flags bundled up top, then a lil parade of +something arg options. and then, when you just want the tea:

virt_mail [+help]

yes bestie, that one line is literally its own synopsis. it's giving "I don't need the rest of the flags, I just need to know what's going on." 😌

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so this manual page documents briefly the virt_mail command. brief is the word. we're not doing a whole thesis here.

this manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. 😭 not a single one. instead, it has documentation in the 'doc' VAD package — so if you want the full lore, that's where it lives, iykyk.

and then, the actual thesis statement:

virt_mail is the OpenLink Virtuoso Mail Interface ⭐

that's it. that's the function. it interfaces. with mail. for Virtuoso. we love a clear job description.

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🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

a summary of options is included below. for a complete description, see the 'doc' VAD package — because this page is the trailer, not the movie. 🍓

• +configfile — the configuration file to use. tell it which one, bestie, and it'll read from there.
• +local local — the local recipient. for sendmail mode only, so don't come at it with this one outside of sendmail mode. 💀
• +host — the local host/domain. also for sendmail mode only. same rules, same energy.
• +sender — the envelope sender. you guessed it: for sendmail mode only. 🙈
• +mailer — the mailer in use. which mailer are you running? say it. 🫶
• +debug — debug mode. for when you need to see everything and you're not scared. 🔥
• +help — outputs help. the classic. the icon. when in doubt, ask for help. 👑

and remember the bundled short flags from the synopsis — -clhsm — they're right there in that first line, periodt.

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🧚 FILES 🧚

• /etc/virtuoso/virtuoso.ini — the configuration file to control the behaviour of the main instance of virt_mail. main character instance energy. note it says main — there's a whole ecosystem implied here and I'm obsessed. 💜

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the programs are documented fully by the 'doc' VAD package. 🌸

that's the whole see-also. one place, all the answers. go read the VAD docs if you want the deep lore, because this page is keeping it cute and concise. ✨

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quick vibe check: this page is a summary, fr fr. for anything beyond the basics, the 'doc' VAD package is your bestie. 💖

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and that's the whole page, angel! 🎀 this was VIRT_MAIL(1) — section 1 of the manual, in case you forgot — and it was last dated 24 July 2026, so you know it's fresh. slay, go interface some mail. 💅✨