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<h1>smfi_setconn</h1>
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#include <libmilter/mfapi.h>
int smfi_setconn(
char *oconn;
);
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Set the socket through which this filter should communicate with sendmail.
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<th width="80">Called When</th>
<td>smfi_setconn must be called once before <a href="smfi_main.html">smfi_main</a>.</td>
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<td>Sets the socket through which the filter communicates with sendmail.</td>
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<td>The address of the desired communication socket.
The address should be a NULL-terminated string in "proto:address"
format:
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<li><code>{unix|local}:/path/to/file</code> -- A named pipe.
<li><code>inet:port@{hostname|ip-address}</code> -- An IPV4 socket.
<li><code>inet6:port@{hostname|ip-address}</code> -- An IPV6 socket.
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<td>smfi_setconn will not fail on an invalid address.
The failure will only be detected in <a href="smfi_main.html">smfi_main</a></td>.
Nevertheless, smfi_setconn may fail for other reasons, e.g.,
due to a lack of memory.
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<li>If possible, filters should not run as root when communicating
over unix/local domain sockets.
<li>Unix/local sockets should have their permissions set to
0600 (read/write permission only for the socket's owner) or
0660 (read/write permission for the socket's owner and group)
which is useful if the sendmail RunAsUser option is used.
The permissions for a unix/local domain socket are determined as
usual by <code>umask</code>, which should be set to 007 or 077
before calling <code>smfi_setconn()</code>.
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