PMDF Obsolete Features

The interpretation and usage of the daemon keyword depends upon the type of channel to which it is applied. In addition to the usages discussed in the PMDF System Manager's Guide, the keyword also has the following special meaning for BITNET channels.

When a channel is used to provide a connection to a gateway system on BITNET, the username associated with the mail handling daemon on the gateway system must be made known to the Jnet and ANJE master programs. Unfortunately, no standard exists for the names of the these daemons; each gateway system uses a name of its own choosing.

The daemon keyword is used to tell the Jnet and ANJE master programs the name of the gateway daemon to which to send the message. The actual daemon name should appear directly after the daemon keyword. For example, here is a channel block for a typical BITNET gateway system:

bit_interbit smtp daemon smtp user mailer INTERBIT.BITNET