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#include <libmilter/mfapi.h>
int smfi_opensocket(
bool rmsocket
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Attempt to create the interface socket MTAs will use to connect to the
filter.
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<TD>Called only from program mainline,
after calling <TT>smfi_setconn()</TT> and <TT>smfi_register()</TT>,
but before calling <TT>smfi_main()</TT>.
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<TD>smfi_opensocket attempts to create the socket specified previously by
a call to <TT>smfi_setconn()</TT> which will be the interface between MTAs
and the filter.
This allows the calling application to ensure that the
socket can be created.
If this is not called,
<TT>smfi_main()</TT> will do so implicitly.
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<TD>A flag indicating whether or not the library should try to
remove any existing UNIX domain socket before trying to create
a new one.
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<TD>smfi_opensocket will fail and return MI_FAILURE if:
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<LI>The interface socket could not be created for any reason.
<LI><TT>rmsocket</TT> was <TT>true</TT>, and either the socket could
not be examined, or exists and could not be removed.
<LI><TT>smfi_setconn()</TT> or <TT>smfi_register()</TT>
have not been called.
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Otherwise, it will return MI_SUCCESS
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