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SMTP-SOURCE(1) SMTP-SOURCE(1)
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smtp-source - multi-threaded SMTP/LMTP test generator
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<b>smtp-source</b> [<i>options</i>] [<b>inet:</b>]<i>host</i>[:<i>port</i>]
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<b>smtp-source</b> [<i>options</i>] <b>unix:</b><i>pathname</i>
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<b>smtp-source</b> connects to the named <i>host</i> and TCP <i>port</i>
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(default: port 25) and sends one or more messages to it,
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either sequentially or in parallel. The program speaks
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either SMTP (default) or LMTP. Connections can be made to
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UNIX-domain and IPV4 servers. IPV4 is the default.
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<b>-c</b> Display a running counter that is incremented each
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time an SMTP DATA command completes.
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<b>-C</b> <i>count</i>
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When a host sends RESET instead of SYN|ACK, try
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<i>count</i> times before giving up. The default count is
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1. Specify a larger count in order to work around a
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problem with TCP/IP stacks that send RESET when the
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<b>-d</b> Don't disconnect after sending a message; send the
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next message over the same connection.
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Use the specified sender address (default:
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<foo@<a href="postconf.5.html#myhostname">myhostname</a>>).
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<b>-o</b> Old mode: don't send HELO, and don't send message
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<b>-l</b> <i>length</i>
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Send <i>length</i> bytes as message payload. The length
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does not include message headers.
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<b>-L</b> Speak LMTP rather than SMTP.
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<b>-m</b> <i>message</i><b>_</b><i>count</i>
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Send the specified number of messages (default: 1).
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<b>-r</b> <i>recipient</i><b>_</b><i>count</i>
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Send the specified number of recipients per trans-
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action (default: 1). Recipient names are generated
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by prepending a number to the recipient address.
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<b>-s</b> <i>session</i><b>_</b><i>count</i>
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Run the specified number of SMTP sessions in paral-
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<b>-S</b> <i>subject</i>
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Send mail with the named subject line (default:
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<b>-t</b> <i>to</i> Use the specified recipient address (default:
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<foo@<a href="postconf.5.html#myhostname">myhostname</a>>).
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<b>-R</b> <i>interval</i>
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Wait for a random period of time 0 <= n <= interval
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between messages. Suspending one thread does not
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affect other delivery threads.
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<b>-w</b> <i>interval</i>
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Wait a fixed time between messages. Suspending one
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thread does not affect other delivery threads.
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[<b>inet:</b>]<i>host</i>[:<i>port</i>]
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Connect via TCP to host <i>host</i>, port <i>port</i>. The
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default port is <b>smtp</b>.
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<b>unix:</b><i>pathname</i>
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Connect to the UNIX-domain socket at <i>pathname</i>.
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No SMTP command pipelining support.
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<a href="smtp-sink.1.html">smtp-sink(1)</a>, SMTP/LMTP message dump
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The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this
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IBM T.J. Watson Research
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Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
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