Avira antivir mailgate suite User Manual

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6.2

Parameters for SMTP and Scanner Daemon

The following tables describe the possible command line parameters that overrule 

avmailgate.conf

 settings.

Syntax:

avmailgate.bin [-V|--version] [-i] [-C config-file] [-D 
debug-level] [--stop] [--status] [--avq]

The following options are used during debugging:

-V or --version

Displays the version number

-C config-file

Defines an alternative configuration file instead of
 

/etc/avmailgate.conf

If you specify 

-C

, you have to specify 

-C

 for 

--stop

 and 

--

status 

too.

-A acl-file

Defines an alternative acl file instead of the default
 

/etc/avmailgate.acl

-i

The SMTP daemon runs in inetd mode with SMTP conversation 
via 

stdin

 and 

stdout

. For more information, see 

inetd(8)

.

-p port

Defines the port on which SMTP daemon is listening instead of 
the normal SMTP port (25).

-C

-A

-p

-D debug-level

Sets debug level (small integer, 1-5, 5 is most detailed).

-R remote.host

Defines the remote host domain name (default: 

-i

)

-r remote-ip-addr

Defines the remote host IP address (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd)
(default: 

-i

)

-q port

Defines the remote host TCP port

--avq

Calls the queue manager.