---
name: "sendfiled"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "sendfile"
version: "2.1b.20080616-10"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sendfiled"
---

# sendfiled(8)

Simple Asynchronous File Transfer server

## NAME

sendfiled - Simple Asynchronous File Transfer server

## SYNOPSIS

**sendfiled** \[ **-4** \| **-6** \] \[ **-d** \] \[ **-f** \] \[ **-q** \] \[ **-Q** \] \[ **-c configfile** \]

## DESCRIPTION

**sendfiled** is a server process (daemon) for the Simple Asynchrnous File Transfer (SAFT) protocol. The server is normally called by inetd (8) and receives files or messages sent by SAFT-clients to the. Files are stored in the  recipient's spool and messages are written to the recipient's terminals.

The **-4** and **-6** options explicitly force IPv4 or IPv6 connections. By default, the program will try to resolve the name given, and choose the appropriate protocol automatically. If resolving a host name returns both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, sendfiled will try to use the adresses in the order they are returned by the resolver.

If the  **-d** option is specified, debugging information is written to /var/log/sendfiled.dbg.

If the  **-f** option is specified,  **sendfiled** prints the free disk space on /var/spool/sendfile and terminates.

If the  **-q** option is specified,  **sendfiled** processes once the outgoing spool and terminates.

If the  **-Q** option is specified,  **sendfiled** starts an outgoing spool daemon, which runs in an endless loop in the background.

On startup **sendfiled** reads its configuration file /etc/sendfile.cf, but you can specify with **-c configfile** an alternate configuration file.

**sendfiled** is also an O-SAFT server, which means authenticated clients can fetch files. See fetchfile (4) for details.

**sfdconf** is the  **sendfiled** configuration helper program. It has its own usage help, just type **sfdconf -h**

## FILES

- */etc/sendfile.deny*

  Users which are not allowed to receive files or messages.

- */etc/sendfile.allow*

  Users which are ONLY allowed to receive files or messages. If this file has at least one entry, then  */etc/sendfile.deny* will be ignored.

- */etc/sendfile.aliases*

  Alias names for local users. Format is: \
      alias realname

- */var/spool/sendfile/LOG/in*

  Log file for incoming files.

- */var/spool/sendfile/LOG/out*

  Log file for outgoing files.

- */etc/sendfile.cf*

  The system configuration file. See  **sfdconf -i config** for a complete description and default values.

## SEE ALSO

**sfdconf** [**sendfile**(1)](/sendfile/1.md) [**receive**(1)](/receive/1.md) [**sendmsg**(1)](/sendmsg/1.md) [**fetchfile**(1)](/fetchfile/1.md) **fetchfile**(4)

## AUTHOR

Ulli Horlacher  -  framstag@rus.uni-stuttgart.de