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diff --git a/upstream/debian-bookworm/man8/binkd.8 b/upstream/debian-bookworm/man8/binkd.8 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..77bf0da4 --- /dev/null +++ b/upstream/debian-bookworm/man8/binkd.8 @@ -0,0 +1,142 @@ +.TH BINKD 8 "21 Jun 2012" +.SH NAME +binkd \- transfer files between two Fidonet systems over TCP/IP +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B binkd +.RB [ \-CcDipqrsvdmh ] +.RB [ +.B \-P +.I node +] +.I config-file +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B Binkd +is a Fidonet mailer designed to operate +via TCP/IP networks. As a FTN-compatible internet daemon, +it makes possible efficient utilization +of TCP/IP protocol suite as a transport layer in +FTN-based (Fido Technology Network) networks. +.PP +.B Binkd +expects your spool for Fido-like networks to be in BSO +("Bink style outbound") or optionaly ASO ("Amiga style outbound") format. +BSO is also used by +.B ifmail +and +.B BinkleyTerm +mailers. + +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +.BI \-C +.B Binkd +running with this option will reread the configuration file if +it is changed. The modification time of the configuration file +is checked every 60 seconds and on every incoming and outgoing +connection. +.TP +.BI \-c +Start client only. Normally +.B Binkd +starts both server and client. +.TP +.BI \-D +Run +.B Binkd +as a daemon (cannot be used for client-only mode). +.TP +.BI \-i +Run +.B Binkd +from +.B inetd. +.TP +.BI \-P +Poll a +.I node. +An empty *.ilo file in the outbound will be created, +which will force +.B Binkd +to connect to and to receive mail from the +.I node +( +.B Binkd +will also add "Node +.I node +* -" record to the table-of-nodes in +.B Binkd +\'s memory if there is no entry for the +.I node +in the configuration file). +.TP +.BI \-p +Start client manager, process polls, quit if the queue seems to +be empty after the next rescan. Implies +.BI \-c. +.TP +.BI \-q +Quiet mode. Turns off +.I printq, +.I conlog +and +.I percents +statements of configuration. +.TP +.BI \-r +Disable crypt traffic. +.TP +.BI \-s +Start server only. Normally +.B Binkd +starts both server and client. +.TP +.BI \-v +Be verbose. +.B Binkd \-v +will dump binkd's version and quit. +.TP +.BI \-vv +Dump version and compiled-in options. +.TP +.BI \-d +Dump parsed config and exit. +.TP +.BI \-m +Disable CRAM-MD5 authorization. Implies +.BI \-r. +.TP +.BI \-h +Print help message. + +.SH SIGNALS +.TP +.BI SIGHUP +Causes +.B Binkd +to reload it's config. + +.SH ENVIROMENT +.TP +.BI BINKD_LOG +log file name. +.B Binkd +uses this enviroment variable if the +.BI logfile +token is not defined in the config file + +.SH SEE ALSO +inetd(8) + +Binkd FAQ, Binkd User Guide, +Binkd homepage http://binkd.grumbler.org, +http://www.corbina.net/~maloff/binkd/ +ftp://happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/ + +.SH AUTHORS +Dima Maloff <maloff@tts.magadan.su> and others. + +This manual page is based on "Binkd User Guide" by +nsoveiko@doe.carleton.ca (Nick Soveiko) + +.SH "REPORTING BUGS" +Report bugs to <binkd-bugs@happy.kiev.ua> |