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smfi_opensocket(3N)					   smfi_opensocket(3N)

NAME
       smfi_opensocket()  -  attempts to create the interface socket that MTAs
       use to connect to the filter

SYNOPSIS
PARAMETERS
       The contains the following parameters:

       rmsocket	 A flag that indicates whether the library must try to	remove
		 any existing UNIX domain socket before attempting to create a
		 new socket.

DESCRIPTION
       The routine is used to create the socket specified previously by a call
       to  the	routine,  which	 is the interface between Mail Transfer Agents
       (MTAs) and the filter.  The routine allows the calling  application  to
       ensure  that  the socket can be created.	 If is not called, the routine
       does it implicitly.

       The routine is called only from program	mainline  before  calling  the
       routine.

RETURN VALUE
       Following are the possible reasons when the routine fails and returns

       ·  The interface socket is not created.
       ·  When	rmsocket  is  true,  either  the socket is not examined or the
	  socket exists and cannot be removed.
       ·  The routine is not called.

AUTHOR
       The routine was developed was the Sendmail Inc.

SEE ALSO
       smfi_main(3N),	smfi_register(3N),   smfi_setconn(3N),	 smfi_settime‐
       out(3N), smfi_setbacklog(3N), smfi_setdbg(3N), smfi_stop(3N).

       on

							   smfi_opensocket(3N)

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