---
name: "bincimapd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bincimap"
version: "1.2.14beta2.dfsg-3"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bincimapd"
---

# bincimapd(1)

IMAP4rev1 server

## NAME

bincimapd - IMAP4rev1 server

## SYNOPSIS

**bincimap-up \[ options... \] -- \<authenticator\> bincimapd**

## DESCRIPTION

**Binc IMAP** is a simple **xinetd** / **tcpserver** invoked IMAP4rev1 server with support for **Maildir.** It is very easy to install and use.

To configure **Binc IMAP,** use either command line arguments, configuration file entries, or a **combination** of both.

Note that command line arguments always override config file options.

## OPTIONS

Command line arguments are optional. The default behavior is to inherit options from bincimap-up through the environment. Passing arguments to bincimapd will override settings inherited from bincimap-up.

bincimapd takes one optional unqualified argument in addition to regular command line options: the **Mailbox path**.  Appending a path as an option to bincimapd will override any mailbox path set by command line options or inherited from bincimap-up.

For a complete listing of options for bincimapd, see the bincimap-up man page.

Local options are read through the file .bincimap, located at the current working directory that bincimapd is invoked in, before it enters the depository path.

## FILES

All **Binc IMAP's** configuration files use the same **Binc::Storage** format. It's basically a sequence of named **sections** enclosed in **{braces},** each containing a set of comma separated **key=value** pairs. The **keys** must be alphanumeric, and the values can contain any character if it's **quoted.**

- *$HOME/.bincimap*

  Local configurations file. This file has a similar structure to the global *bincimap.conf* file, and it can be set by each user to override both command line arguments and the global configuration. It only works for a few selected options, though.

- *$HOME/\<maildepot\>/.../bincimap-uidvalidity*

  This file contains a version number, and the **UIDNEXT** and **UIDVALIDITY** values for the given mailbox.

- *$HOME/\<maildepot\>/.../bincimap-cache*

  This file contains a version number, and it stores the **UID** values for each message, along with (optionally) some cached information.

## ENVIRONMENT

bincimapd reads its configuration from the environment, as passed by bincimap-up. In addition, bincimapd reads the variable **BINCIMAP\_LOGIN** which contains a message from bincimap-up with the tag and command used to authenticate, separated by a +. If the tag and command used to authenticate were "1 LOGIN", then **BINCIMAP\_LOGIN** would be set to "LOGIN+1".

Note that it is essential that the authenticator invoked by bincimap-up does not clear the environment.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2002-2005 Andreas Aardal Hanssen

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty.

## NOTE

Please report any bugs to the **Binc IMAP** mailing list. Before posting your bug, check out the **Binc IMAP** official home page for a list of mailing list archives to browse.

```
Mailing list: <binc@bincimap.org>
Developers' mailing list: <binc-dev@bincimap.org>
Announcements list: <binc-news@bincimap.org>
Subscribing to a mailing list: <binc-subscribe@bincimap.org>
Home page: http://www.bincimap.org/
```

## AUTHOR

Andreas Aardal Hanssen \<andreas-binc@bincimap.org\>

## SEE ALSO

[multilog(8)](/multilog/8.md) [supervise(8)](/supervise/8.md) [tcpserver(1)](/tcpserver/1.md) bincimapd.conf(5) [bincimap-up(1)](/bincimap-up/1.md) [xinetd(8)](/xinetd/8.md) [xinetd.conf(5)](/xinetd.conf/5.md)

**Note:** The first three man pages are available for download from *http://www.qmail.org/.*