[NTLUG:Discuss] what does 'HUP' mean?

[Christopher Browne]

On Wed, 19 Jul 2000 11:13:38 PDT, the world broke into rejoicing as
"m m" <llliiilll at hotmail.com>  said:
> Hi all:
> 
> A vety stupid question: what does 'HUP' mean?
> please see the following, if not you are clear what I am ask.
> 
> "... into ~alias/.qmail-uucp-default. (For some UUCP software you will need
> to use -d instead of -df. Also, you may need to insert a space between
> -a and "$SENDER" for bounces to work properly.) If qmail-send is
> running, give it a HUP."
> 
> I am configuring the qmail. that paragraph was copied from q-mail FAQ.

Short for "give it a kill -HUP"

HUP stands for "Hang UP," and that signal is typically interpreted,
by daemons, to mean (in "vernacular"):
  Hey, you!  Yes, you!  Reload your configuration file, because I may
  have changed it.
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