---
name: "batchparms"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "bsmtpd"
version: "2.3pl8b-16"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/batchparms"
---

# batchparms(5)

bsmtpd configuration file

## NAME

batchparms - bsmtpd configuration file

## SYNOPSIS

**/etc/mail/batchparms**

## DESCRIPTION

**batchparms** tells [**sbsmtp**(8)](/sbsmtp/8.md) and [**bsmtp**(8)](/bsmtp/8.md) which UUCP site uses which compression method, how to name the batch and the size of the batches.

The file consists of lines with four colums:

- *site*

  the uucp name of the receiver site.  If the named site is not found,  [**bsmtp**(8)](/bsmtp/8.md) searches for an entry with the site name \`*default*' and uses it instead.

- *batch-size*

  When the batch is bigger than this value, it will automatically be sent out using **uux**(8).

- *compression method*

  The method to compress the batches. Allowed values are **-** (dash) for no compression,  **gzip**, **compress**, **bzip2**, and freeze.

- *receiver process*

  A freely selected name of the batch. You should join a name, which is understood by the receiving system. Common values are **rsmtp** (no compression),  **rgsmtp** (gzip) and **rcsmtp** or **cbsmtp**, (compress). Or simply use **rbsmtp** the default name of bsmtpd, which understands different compression types.

## SEE ALSO

[**bsmtp**(8)](/bsmtp/8.md), **sbsmtp**(5), [**uux**(1)](/uux/1.md), [**gzip**(1)](/gzip/1.md), [**compress**(1)](/compress/1.md), [**bzip2**(1)](/bzip2/1.md), **freeze**(1)

## AUTHOR

The bsmtpd package was written by Axel Zinser \<fifi@hiss.org\>.

This manual page was written by Roland Rosenfeld \<roland@spinnaker.de\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).