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Subject: Re: "fatal: invalid option: ?" by using smtpd with options in master.cf
From: Wietse Venema (wietseporcupine.org)
Date: Wed Jul 05 2000 - 09:14:44 CDT

Matthias Rohr:
> Hi all !
> I have a little (maybe stupid) problem.
> The smtpd doesn_t start if I use options with it.
>
> master.cf:
> smtp inet n - n - - smtpd -o myhostname=test
>
> syslog output:
> Jul 5 13:55:45 foo postfix/smtpd[1123]: fatal: invalid option: ?
> Jul 5 13:55:46 foo postfix/master[9547]: warning: process
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd pid 1123 exit status 1
> Jul 5 13:55:46 foo postfix/master[9547]: warning:
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling

What is on the NEXT line? If a line starts with whitespace,
then it is considered a continuation of th previous one.

Just in case, run the master.cf file through "od -cb" and
see if non-ASCII characters show up.

        Wietse