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swaks:tldr:dc845
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.