DBMAIL-DELIVER(1)   DBMAIL-DELIVER(1)

dbmail-deliver - inserts messages into DBMail.

dbmail-deliver [common options] --to-address address [options]
dbmail-deliver [common options] --to-header headerfield [options]
dbmail-deliver [common options] --to-user usernames [options]

The dbmail-deliver program inserts messages from the commandline or from any MTA into DBMail. The program reads from standard input.

-d, --to-address addresses...

Deliver messages to the recipients specified by addresses. This option is mostly used for delivery from an MTA. Separate multiple addresses by spaces.

-t, --to-header headerfield

Deliver messages to the recipient MIME header specified in headerfield. The default header to use is the "Delivered-To:" header. The headerfield should be lower case e.g. delivered-to

-u, --to-user usernames...

Deliver messages straight to the given username. Separate multiple usernames with spaces.

-m, --mailbox mailboxname

Deliver messages to mailbox mailboxname of the recipient. If this mailbox does not exist yet, it is created. Sieve scripts will be run normally, possibly altering the destination mailbox.

-M, --mailbox-force mailboxname

Deliver messages to mailbox mailboxname of the recipient. If this mailbox does not exist yet, it is created. Sieve scripts are not run. Permission checks are not performed for mailbox creation or message delivery.

-r, return-path returnpath

Set return path for bounces and other error reports to return path.

-f, --config configfile

Specify an alternate config file.

Use dbmail-<utility> --help to show the default location.

-q, --quiet

Quietly skip interactive prompts and helpful status messages which would otherwise be printed to stdout. Use two -q’s to silence errors which would otherwise be printed to stderr.

-v, --verbose

Operate verbosely. Some of the utilities in the DBMail suite can take two -v’s for extra verbosity. Those which don’t understand this convention won’t complain about having the extra -v and will simply operate at their normal verbosity.

-V, --version

Show the version and copyright, then exit.

-h, --help

Show a brief summary of options, then exit.

dbmail(1), dbmail.conf(5), dbmail-deliver(1), dbmail-export(8), dbmail-httpd(8), dbmail-imapd(8), dbmail-lmtpd(8), dbmail-pop3d(8), dbmail-sieved(8), dbmail-sievecmd(8), dbmail-users(8), dbmail-util(8)

For the latest announcements, please subscribe to the DBMail announce mailing list[1]

For general discussion, please subscribe to the DBMail general mailing list[2]

If you experience an issue with DBMail, please report it on the DBMail Bug Tracker[3]. It may be helpful to have a debug log available.

DBMail and its components are distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License Version 2. Copyrights are held variously by the authors listed below.

DBMail is a collaborative effort among the core developers listed below and the tremendous help of the testers, patchers and bug hunters listed in the AUTHORS and THANKS files found in the DBMail source distribution.

Alan Hicks          Persistent Objects Ltd https://p-o.co.uk
Eelco van Beek      Aaron Stone            Paul J Stevens
Roel Rozendaal      Open Source Engineer   NFG Net Facilities Group BV
Ilja Booij          Palo Alto, CA USA      http://www.nfg.nl
IC&S                                       http://www.ic-s.nl

Alan Hicks <ahicks@p-o.co.uk>

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1.
DBMail announce mailing list
https://dbmail.org/wws/info/dbmail-announce/
2.
DBMail general mailing list
https://dbmail.org/wws/info/dbmail-general/
3.
DBMail Bug Tracker
https://github.com/dbmail/dbmail/issues
10/03/2025