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2.14.1 Starting comsatd

Comsatd uses following option groups: , , .

‘-C file’
‘--convert-config=file’

Convert the configuration file file to the new format. File must be a comsatd configuration file in Mailutils v. 1.x format. The converted file is printed on the standard output. For example, the following command can be used to convert old comsatd configuration file to new format:

 
$ comsatd --convert-config=/etc/comsatd.conf > /etc/mailutils.d/comsatd
‘-d’
‘--daemon’

Run as a standalone daemon.

‘-i’
‘--inetd’

The server is started from ‘/etc/inetd.conf’ file:

 
comsat dgram  udp wait  root  /usr/sbin/comsatd \
comsatd -c /etc/comsat.conf

This is the default operation mode.

‘-t’
‘--test’

Test mode. In this mode, comsatd takes two arguments: URL of a mailbox and QID of the message from that mailbox, e.g.:

 
$ comsatd --test /var/mail/root 34589
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