---
name: "comsatd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "mailutils-comsatd"
version: "1:3.19-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/comsatd"
---

# comsatd(8)

the Comsat daemon

## NAME

comsatd - the Comsat daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**comsatd** \[*OPTION*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

GNU comsatd **--** notify users about incoming mail

- **-d**, **--daemon**\[=*NUMBER*\]

  runs in daemon mode with a maximum of NUMBER children

- **--\[no-\]foreground**

  remain in foreground

- **-f**, **--file**=*FILE*

  read FILE instead of .biffrc

- **-i**, **--\[no-\]inetd**

  run in inetd mode

- **-t**, **--test**\[=*FILE*\]

  run in test mode; use FILE as tty (default: */dev/tty*)

-

  Global debugging settings

- **--debug-level**=*LEVEL*

  set Mailutils debugging level

**--\[no-\]debug-line-info** show source info with debugging messages

- **--log-facility**=*FACILITY*

  output logs to syslog FACILITY

-

  Configuration handling

- **--config-file**=*FILE*

  load this configuration file; implies **--no-config**

- **--config-lint**

  check configuration file syntax and exit

- **--config-verbose**

  verbosely log parsing of the configuration files

- **--no-site-config**, **--no-config**

  do not load site-wide configuration file

- **--set**=*PARAM=VALUE*

  set configuration parameter

-

  Informational options

- **--config-help**

  show configuration file summary

- **--show-config-options**

  show compilation options

- \-?, **--help**

  give this help list

- **--usage**

  give a short usage message

- **-V**, **--version**

  print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<bug-mailutils@gnu.org\>.\
 GNU Mailutils home page: \<http://mailutils.org\>\
 General help using GNU software: \<http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2007-2024 Free Software Foundation, inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later \<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\>\
 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO

The complete GNU mailutils documentation is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the **mailutils-doc** package is installed, the command

-

  **info mailutils**

should give you access to the complete manual.\
 You can also find this manual online in the GNU mailutils webpage:\
 https://www.gnu.org/software/mailutils/manual/index.html.\
 Please note this manpage was automatically generated by the Debian mailutils packagers. Do not file bugs for its content to the GNU Mailutils upstream authors.