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| author | Laurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org> | 2021-06-04 19:42:33 +0000 |
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| committer | Laurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org> | 2021-06-04 19:42:33 +0000 |
| commit | eb9672690c8cd08572556b689951639d04ff7c63 (patch) | |
| tree | c5d6441260669a4c2885d058df9fef6ceee589a5 /doc/smtpd-starttls-proxy-io.html | |
| parent | ba46cc5078517056ba58a9e751f6c71846a43c58 (diff) | |
| download | smtpd-starttls-proxy-eb9672690c8cd08572556b689951639d04ff7c63.tar.xz | |
Change to run as a child, not a parent
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diff --git a/doc/smtpd-starttls-proxy-io.html b/doc/smtpd-starttls-proxy-io.html index 9f699b9..2bf20ca 100644 --- a/doc/smtpd-starttls-proxy-io.html +++ b/doc/smtpd-starttls-proxy-io.html @@ -18,13 +18,28 @@ <h1> The <tt>smtpd-starttls-proxy-io</tt> program </h1> +<p> +<tt>smtpd-starttls-proxy-io</tt> is a program that runs in front of a UCSPI-compliant +SMTP server (such as <tt>qmail-smtpd</tt>) and extends it with STARTTLS +capability. +</p> + +<p> + <tt>smtpd-starttls-proxy-io</tt> provides no TLS on its own; +instead, it expects to be run under a +<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150311223933/http://www.suspectclass.com/sgifford/ucspi-tls/ucspi-tls.txt">UCSPI-TLS</a> +server, and interfaces with it. +</p> + <h2> Interface </h2> <pre> - smtpd-starttls-proxy-io <em>server...</em> + smtpd-starttls-proxy-io <em>smtpd...</em> </pre> <ul> + <li> <tt>smtpd-starttls-proxy-io</tt> spawns <em>smtpd...</em> as +a child process. It interposes itself between </ul> </body> |