mailsnarf(8) - Linux man page

Name

mailsnarf - sniff mail messages in Berkeley mbox format

Synopsis

mailsnarf [-i interface | -p pcapfile] [[-v] pattern [expression]]

Description

mailsnarf outputs e-mail messages sniffed from SMTP and POP traffic in Berkeley mbox format, suitable for offline browsing with your favorite mail reader (mail(1), pine(1), etc.).

Options

-i interface

Specify the interface to listen on.
-p pcapfile
Process packets from the specified PCAP capture file instead of the network.
-v
"Versus" mode. Invert the sense of matching, to select non-matching messages.

pattern
Specify regular expression for message header/body matching.
expression
Specify a tcpdump(8) filter expression to select traffic to sniff.