---
name: "calloutd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "mailfromd"
version: "9.0-1+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/calloutd"
---

# calloutd(8)

a call out server

## NAME

calloutd - a call out server

## SYNOPSIS

**calloutd** \[*OPTION*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

calloutd **--** a call out server

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  General options

- **--resolv-conf-file**=*FILE*

  read resolver configuration from FILE

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  Global debugging settings

- **--debug-level**=*LEVEL*

  set Mailutils debugging level

**--\[no-\]debug-line-info** show source info with debugging messages

- **--log-facility**=*FACILITY*

  output logs to syslog FACILITY

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  Server configuration modifiers

- **--foreground**

  stay in foreground

- **-g**, **--group**=*NAME*

  retain the supplementary group NAME when switching to user privileges

- **--pidfile**=*FILE*

  set pidfile name

- **-S**, **--source-ip**=*ADDRESS*

  set source address for TCP connections

- **--single-process**

  run in single-process mode

- **--state-directory**=*DIR*

  set new program state directory

- **-u**, **--user**=*NAME*

  switch to this user privileges after startup

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  Logging and debugging options

- **-d**, **--debug**=*LEVEL*

  set debugging level

- **--log-tag**=*STRING*

  set the identifier used in syslog messages to STRING

- **--logger**=*STREAM*

  select logger stream

- **--\[no-\]source-info**

  debug messages include source information

- **--stderr**

  log to stderr

- **--syslog**

  log to syslog (default)

- **-X**, **--\[no-\]transcript**

  enable transcript of SMTP sessions

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  Configuration handling

- **--config-file**=*FILE*

  load this configuration file; implies **--no-config**

- **--config-lint**

  check configuration file syntax and exit

- **--config-verbose**

  verbosely log parsing of the configuration files

- **--no-site-config**, **--no-config**

  do not load site-wide configuration file

- **--set**=*PARAM=VALUE*

  set configuration parameter

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  Informational options

- **--config-help**

  show configuration file summary

- **--show-config-options**

  show compilation options

- \-?, **--help**

  give this help list

- **--usage**

  give a short usage message

- **-V**, **--version**

  print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

## AUTHOR

Written by Sergey Poznyakoff.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<bug-mailfromd@gnu.org.ua\>. mailfromd home page: \<http://www.gnu.org.ua/software/mailfromd\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2005-2023 Sergey Poznyakoff License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later \<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\>\
 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **calloutd** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **calloutd** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

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  **info calloutd**

should give you access to the complete manual.