mini_sendmail(8)

📦 version 1.3.9, in alpine 3.24

💌 mini_sendmail(8) — the tiny sendmail bestie 💌

okay so this is the System Manager's Manual page for mini_sendmail, and honestly? it's giving "small but mighty" and i'm obsessed 💅

✨ NAME ✨

mini_sendmail — accept email on behalf of real sendmail 🫶

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

mini_sendmail [-f<name>] [-t] [-s<server>] [-p<port>] [-T<timeout>] [-v]
address ...

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so here's the vibe: with no flags, mini_sendmail reads its standard input all the way up to an end-of-file, and then sends a copy of the message it found there to all of the addresses listed. slay 💖

the message gets sent by connecting to a local SMTP server. and like, the whole point? this means mini_sendmail can be used to send email from inside a chroot(2) area. iconic, honestly 🦋

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • -f — sets the name of the "from" person (i.e. the sender of the mail). who's it from? now you decide 💖
  • -t — read message for recipients. the To:, Cc:, and Bcc: lines will be scanned for recipient addresses. and bestie listen — the Bcc: line will be deleted before transmission. your secret is safe with her 🙈
  • -s — specifies the SMTP server to use. without this it uses localhost. home sweet home 🏠
  • -p — specifies the port to use. without this it uses 25, the standard SMTP port. classic ✨
  • -T — specifies timeout — defaults to one minute. don't leave her waiting 💀
  • -v — verbose mode — shows the conversation with the SMTP server. not me being nosy but i need to see the receipts 👀

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

sendmail(8) — the big sibling energy 👑

🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

Copyright © 1999 by Jef Poskanzer <jef@mail.acme.com>. All rights reserved.

okay that's the whole page bestie 💖 huge shoutout to Jef Poskanzer for writing this back on 12 July 2001 🎀 and yes this is from mini_sendmail(8) in the System Manager's Manual, periodt 💅 keep slaying out there in SMTP land 🌈⭐
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