On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 10:29:15PM +0100, Jaroslaw Rafa <r...@rafa.eu.org>
wrote:
> Dnia 24.01.2022 o godz. 15:51:33 Ruben Safir pisze:
> >
> > So what is the smtpd on the above line? Am I telling port 25 to obey
> > the rules for port 587?
>
> Did you notice the comments at the top of default master.cf file? They
> explain the syntax:
>
> > # service type private unpriv chroot wakeup maxproc command + args
>
> If you compare this to the line in question:
>
> > smtp inet n - n - - smtpd
>
> "service" is "smtp"
> "type" is "inet"
> "private" is "n"
> "unpriv" is "-" ("-" means use default value)
> "chroot" is "n"
> "wakeup" is "-" (default)
> "maxproc" is "-" (default)
> "command + args" is "smtpd"
>
> So answer to your question is: "smtpd" is the name of the executable that is
> run to provide this service. Both services, on port 25 and 587, are provided
> by two instances of the same executable, therefore "smtp" in both cases.
You meant: therefore "smtpd" in both cases.
> After "smtpd" there can be arguments used to call this executable - these
> arguments are used to make both services operate differently.
> --
> Regards,
> Jaroslaw Rafa
> r...@rafa.eu.org
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