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6 lmtpd - Cyrus IMAP documentation
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8 LMTP server process
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11 lmtpd [ -C config-file ] [ -U uses ] [ -T timeout ] [ -D ] [ -a ]
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14 lmtpd is an LMTP server used to deliver mail to the IMAP mailstore. It
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16 output. It MUST be invoked by master(8) with those descriptors attached
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19 lmtpd reads its configuration options out of the imapd.conf(5) file un‐
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24 Use the specified configuration file config-file rather than the
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28 The maximum number of times that the process should be used for
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36 -D Run external debugger specified in debug_command.
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38 -a Preauthorize connections initiated on an internet socket, in‐
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43 lmtpd is commonly included in the SERVICES section of cyrus.conf(5)
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47 imap cmd="imapd -U 30" listen="imap" prefork=0
48 imaps cmd="imapd -s -U 30" listen="imaps" prefork=0 maxchild=100
49 lmtpunix cmd="lmtpd" listen="/var/run/cyrus/socket/lmtp" prefork=0 maxchild=20
50 sieve cmd="timsieved" listen="sieve" prefork=0
51 notify cmd="notifyd" listen="/var/run/cyrus/socket/notify" proto="udp" prefork=1
52 httpd cmd="httpd" listen=8080 prefork=1 maxchild=20
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59 imapd.conf(5), master(8)
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62 The Cyrus Team, Nic Bernstein (Onlight)
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65 1993–2023, The Cyrus Team
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