<b><a name="description">DESCRIPTION</a></b>
The <a href="pickup.8.html"><b>pickup</b>(8)</a> daemon waits for hints that new mail has been dropped
into the <b>maildrop</b> directory, and feeds it into the <a href="cleanup.8.html"><b>cleanup</b>(8)</a> daemon.
Ill-formatted files are deleted without notifying the originator. This
program expects to be run from the <a href="master.8.html"><b>master</b>(8)</a> process manager.
<b><a name="standards">STANDARDS</a></b>
None. The <a href="pickup.8.html"><b>pickup</b>(8)</a> daemon does not interact with the outside world.
<b><a name="security">SECURITY</a></b>
The <a href="pickup.8.html"><b>pickup</b>(8)</a> daemon is moderately security sensitive. It runs with
fixed low privilege and can run in a chrooted environment. However,
the program reads files from potentially hostile users. The <a href="pickup.8.html"><b>pickup</b>(8)</a>
daemon opens no files for writing, is careful about what files it opens
for reading, and does not actually touch any data that is sent to its
public service endpoint.
<b><a name="diagnostics">DIAGNOSTICS</a></b>
Problems and transactions are logged to <b>syslogd</b>(8) or <a href="postlogd.8.html"><b>postlogd</b>(8)</a>.
<b><a name="bugs">BUGS</a></b>
The <a href="pickup.8.html"><b>pickup</b>(8)</a> daemon copies mail from file to the <a href="cleanup.8.html"><b>cleanup</b>(8)</a> daemon.
It could avoid message copying overhead by sending a file descriptor
instead of file data, but then the already complex <a href="cleanup.8.html"><b>cleanup</b>(8)</a> daemon
would have to deal with unfiltered user data.
<b><a name="configuration_parameters">CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS</a></b>
As the <a href="pickup.8.html"><b>pickup</b>(8)</a> daemon is a relatively long-running process, up to an
hour may pass before a <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> change takes effect. Use the command "<b>postfix reload</b>"command to speed up a change.
The text below provides only a parameter summary. See <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>postconf</b>(5)</a> for
more details including examples.
<b><a name="content_inspection_controls">CONTENT INSPECTION CONTROLS</a></b>
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#content_filter">content_filter</a> (empty)</b>
After the message is queued, send the entire message to the
specified <i>transport:destination</i>.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#receive_override_options">receive_override_options</a> (empty)</b>
Enable or disable recipient validation, built-in content filter-
ing, or address mapping.
<b><a name="miscellaneous_controls">MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS</a></b>
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#config_directory">config_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d'output)</b>
The default location of the Postfix <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a> and <a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a> con-
figuration files.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#ipc_timeout">ipc_timeout</a> (3600s)</b>
The time limit for sending or receiving information over an
internal communication channel.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#line_length_limit">line_length_limit</a> (2048)</b>
Upon input, long lines are chopped up into pieces of at most
this length; upon delivery, long lines are reconstructed.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#max_idle">max_idle</a> (100s)</b>
The maximum amount of time that an idle Postfix daemon process
waits for an incoming connection before terminating voluntarily.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#max_use">max_use</a> (100)</b>
The maximal number of incoming connections that a Postfix daemon
process will service before terminating voluntarily.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#process_id">process_id</a> (read-only)</b>
The process ID of a Postfix command or daemon process.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#process_name">process_name</a> (read-only)</b>
The process name of a Postfix command or daemon process.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#queue_directory">queue_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d'output)</b>
The location of the Postfix top-level queue directory.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_facility">syslog_facility</a> (mail)</b>
The syslog facility of Postfix logging.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_name">syslog_name</a> (see 'postconf -d'output)</b>
A prefix that is prepended to the process name in syslog
records, so that, for example, "smtpd" becomes "prefix/smtpd".
Available in Postfix 3.3 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#service_name">service_name</a> (read-only)</b>
The <a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a> service name of a Postfix daemon process.
Available in Postfix 3.5 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#info_log_address_format">info_log_address_format</a> (external)</b>
The email addressform that will be used in non-debug logging
(info, warning, etc.).
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