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#include &lt;libmilter/mfapi.h&gt;
int smfi_settimeout(
	int otimeout
);
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Set the filter's I/O timeout value.
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<TD>smfi_settimeout should only be called before <A href="smfi_main.html">smfi_main</A>.</TD>
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<TD>Sets the number of seconds libmilter will wait
for an MTA communication (read or write) before timing out.
If smfi_settimeout is not called, a default timeout of 7210 seconds is used.
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	<TD>The number of seconds to wait before timing out (&gt; 0).
	Zero means no wait, <B>not</B> "wait forever".
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<TD>smfi_settimeout always returns MI_SUCCESS.</TD>
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Decreasing the timeout is strongly discouraged
and may break the communication with the MTA.
Do <EM>not</EM> decrease this value without making sure that
the MTA also uses lower timeouts for communication
(with the milter and with the SMTP client).
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