swaks:tldr:dc845

swaks: Deliver a standard test email to `user@example.com` using the LMTP protocol via a UNIX domain socket file.

swaks

$ swaks --to ${user@example-com} --socket ${-var-lda-sock} --protocol ${LMTP}

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The command you provided is using the swaks tool, a flexible and robust SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) test tool. It allows one to simulate email sending operations for testing purposes.

Let's break down the command and its options:

swaks: This is the executable command for swaks.
--to ${user@example-com}: This option specifies the recipient of the email. You need to replace ${user@example-com} with the actual email address you want to send the email to.
--socket ${-var-lda-sock}: This option specifies the socket to connect to for email delivery. You need to replace ${-var-lda-sock} with the actual socket path. A socket is a method of inter-process communication used for data exchange between processes on the same or different systems. In this case, it is being used as the destination for sending email.
--protocol ${LMTP}: This option specifies the protocol to be used for email delivery. You need to replace ${LMTP} with the actual protocol you want to use. Here, it is set to LMTP (Local Mail Transfer Protocol), which is a protocol for delivering mail messages to a local mail server.

Overall, this command is using swaks to send an email to a specific recipient, using a particular socket for delivery and the LMTP protocol for communication with the mail server.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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