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IMAPD(8)
NAME
  imapd - IMAP server process

SYNOPSIS
  imapd [ -C config-file ] [ -U uses ] [ -T timeout ] [ -D ]
	[ -s ] [ -p ssf ]

DESCRIPTION
  Imapd is an IMAP4rev1 server.	 It accepts commands on its standard input
  and responds on its standard output.	It MUST be invoked by master(8) with
  those descriptors attached to a remote client connection.

  Imapd reads its configuration options out of the imapd.conf(5) file unless
  specified otherwise by -C.

  If the file msg/shutdown is created under the directory specified in the
  configdirectory configuration option, then imapd will shut down the
  connection, sending the first line contained in the file to the client as
  the reason.  New connections are denied.

  If the file msg/motd is created under the directory specified in the
  configdirectory configuration option, then imapd will send the first line
  contained in the file to clients upon connect as an ALERT message which
  IMAP-compliant clients are required to display.  This option serves to
  annoy users mostly.  Unfortunately clients tend to connect far more
  frequently than is apparent, causing each connection to generate a seperate
  server ALERT for each connection.  Many clients do not display these
  properly, if they do anything with them at all.

  If the directory log/user exists under the directory specified in the
  configdirectory configuration option, then imapd will create protocol
  telemetry logs for sessions authenticating as user.  The telemetry logs
  will be stored in the log/user directory with a filename of the imapd
  process-id.

OPTIONS
  -C config-file
       Read configuration options from config-file.

  -U uses
       The maximum number of times that the process should be used for new
       connections before shutting down.  The default is 250.

  -T timeout
       The number of seconds that the process will wait for a new connection
       before shutting down.  Note that a value of 0 (zero) will disable the
       timeout.	 The default is 60.

  -D   Run external debugger specified in debug_command.

  -s   Serve IMAP over SSL (imaps).  All data to and from imapd is encrypted
       using the Secure Sockets Layer.

  -p ssf
       Tell imapd that an external layer exists.  An SSF (security strength
       factor) of 1 means an integrity protection layer exists.	 Any higher
       SSF implies some form of privacy protection.

FILES
  /etc/imapd.conf

SEE ALSO
  imapd.conf(5), master(8)

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