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imapd(8)
NAME
  imapd - Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) server process

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/sbin/imapd

DESCRIPTION
  The IMAP4rev1 server, imapd, accepts commands on its standard input and
  responds on its standard output.  It is normally invoked by the inetd
  command and it reads its configuration options out of the imapd.conf file.

  If you want to take the IMAP server off line for a period of time, you
  should notify the client systems.  To do this, create a msg/shutdown file,
  edit it, and state the reason for the shut down.  Set the owner of the msg
  directory and the shutdown file to be the imap user. When a client system
  tries to access the server, imapd sends the first line contained in the
  shutdown file to the client and closes the connection.

  If you want to send a message to the IMAP clients without disabling
  connections, create a msg/motd file, edit it, and add your message.  Set
  the owner of the msg directory and the motd file to be the imap user. The
  server sends the first line contained in the file to the clients upon
  connection as an ALERT message, which IMAP-compliant clients are required
  to display. Access to mailboxes is unaffected.

  For debugging purposes, create a log/user directory.	When this directory
  exists, the imapd daemon creates protocol telemetry logs for sessions
  authenticating as user.  The telemetry logs are stored in the log/user
  directory with the file name of the imapd process id.

  The msg/shutdown and msg/motd files and the log/user directory should be
  created under the directory specified in the configdirectory configuration
  option of the imapd.conf file. The default value is /var/imap, as in
  /var/imap/msg/motd.

FILES
  /etc/imapd.conf
      Configuration file for the IMAP server

SEE ALSO
  Commands: cyradm(1), deliver(8), imapd(8), imapquota(8), inetd(8),
  reconstruct(8)

  Files: imapd.conf(4)

  Network Administration: Services

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