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BINKD(8)               DragonFly System Manager's Manual              BINKD(8)


NAME

       binkd - transfer files between two Fidonet systems over TCP/IP


SYNOPSIS

       binkd [-CcDipqrsvdmh] [ -P node ] config-file


DESCRIPTION

       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.

       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 ifmail and BinkleyTerm mailers.


OPTIONS

       -C     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.

       -c     Start client only. Normally Binkd starts both server and client.

       -D     Run Binkd as a daemon (cannot be used for client-only mode).

       -i     Run Binkd from inetd.

       -P     Poll a node.  An empty *.ilo file in the outbound will be
              created, which will force Binkd to connect to and to receive
              mail from the node ( Binkd will also add "Node node * -" record
              to the table-of-nodes in Binkd 's memory if there is no entry
              for the node in the configuration file).

       -p     Start client manager, process polls, quit if the queue seems to
              be empty after the next rescan. Implies -c.

       -q     Quiet mode. Turns off printq, conlog and percents statements of
              configuration.

       -r     Disable crypt traffic.

       -s     Start server only. Normally Binkd starts both server and client.

       -v     Be verbose.  Binkd -v will dump binkd's version and quit.

       -vv    Dump version and compiled-in options.

       -d     Dump parsed config and exit.

       -m     Disable CRAM-MD5 authorization. Implies -r.

       -h     Print help message.


SIGNALS

       SIGHUP Causes Binkd to reload it's config.


ENVIROMENT

       BINKD_LOG
              log file name.  Binkd uses this enviroment variable if the
              logfile token is not defined in the config file


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/


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)


REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <binkd-bugs@happy.kiev.ua>

                                  21 Jun 2012                         BINKD(8)

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