macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install binkdlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install binkdMacPorts ports tree · net/binkd/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 13414
Install binkd with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts
TCP/IP FTN Mailer. Version 1.0.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install binkd.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install binkdDebian stable package indexes · binkd · source: deb.debian.org
overview
Package summary
TCP/IP FTN Mailer
Project links
Commands and aliases
- binkd
- binkd-1.0.4
history
Project history and usage
binkd is a Fidonet Technology Network mailer that transfers Fido-style mail over TCP/IP, preserving a classic bulletin-board-network workflow on Internet transport.
Project history
The README describes binkd as a Fidonet mailer for TCP/IP networks and names Dmitry Maloff and other contributors as authors. The GitHub repository is a later home for older sources: its `start` tag records that the sources were under CVS again in January 2001, and the repository itself was created on GitHub in April 2015.
The manual page, dated June 2012, documents binkd as a program for transferring files between two Fidonet systems over TCP/IP, with BSO and ASO outbound formats and a required configuration file argument.
Adoption history
binkd's adoption is niche but durable: the supplied package facts list Homebrew, Debian, MacPorts, and Ubuntu packages, showing that it remains packaged for operators maintaining Fidonet-style mail systems long after the BBS era.
How it is used
Operators run binkd with a config file, optionally as a daemon, inetd service, client-only poller, or server-only process. The README installation notes tell users to edit the sample configuration and preserve the installed binkd.conf-dist as a template.
Why package nerds care
binkd is package-nerd archaeology with live users: it packages an FTN mail transport that depends on old network conventions, sample configs, spool layouts, and daemon behavior rather than the usual modern web-service stack.
Timeline
- 2001: Repository tag records binkd sources returning to CVS.
- 2012: binkd.8 manual page documents TCP/IP Fidonet transfer behavior.
- 2014: binkd 1.0.4 release commit is tagged.
- 2015: GitHub repository is created.
Related projects
- The manual names ifmail and BinkleyTerm as related mailers that use Bink-style outbound formats. binkd also belongs to the broader Fidonet and FTN tooling family.
Sources
- GitHub API reports repository and tag commit dates.
- GitHub README documents purpose, installation, old project locations, authors, and documentation links.
- binkd.8 documents operation, configuration-file use, BSO/ASO relationship, and manual date.
- input.source_facts.package-manager lists package-manager availability.
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
/usr/local/etc/binkd.conf-dist
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
binkd | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
binkd-1.0.4 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.0.4
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:binkd |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/pgul/binkd |
| Repository | https://github.com/pgul/binkd |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
binkd 1.1a-115-3
FidoTech TCP/IP mailer
sudo apt install binkd- Section: comm
- Architecture: amd64
- 7 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Binkd
Ubuntu apt95%
binkd 1.1a-115-1build4
FidoTech TCP/IP mailer
sudo apt install binkd- Section: universe/comm
- Architecture: amd64
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Binkd
MacPorts95%
binkd
sudo port install binkd- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Binkd
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation