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.SS Delivery Control Options
.TP
.B \-S host, --smtphost host
-Specify a host to forward mail to (other than localhost).
+Specify a hunt list of hosts to forward mail to.
In ETRN mode, set the host that the mailserver is asked to ship mail to.
+Hosts are tried in list order; the first one that is up becomes the
+forwarding or ETRN target for the current run.
.TP
.B \-m, \--mda
You can force mail to be passed to an MDA directly (rather than