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BINKD(8)		     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 connec-
	    tion.

     -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 con-
	    figuration.

     -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/fi-
     dosoft/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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