---
name: "mewstunnel"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mew-beta-bin"
version: "7.0.50~6.8+0.20221129-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mewstunnel"
---

# mewstunnel(1)

stunnel wrapper for Mew

## NAME

mewstunnel - stunnel wrapper for Mew

## SYNOPSIS

mewstunnel \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **mewstunnel** utility is a wrapper script for using stunnel. This command is necessary for the mew-ssl feature to keep a process of stunnel. The options are for stunnel4 or stunnel. If stunnel4 is installed, it is executed. If stunnel4 is not installed, stunnel is executed. If the MEW\_PROG\_STUNNEL environment variable is set, it is executed instead.

Note that stunnel 5.x is provided by the stunnel4 package in Debian.

## BUGS

This command is provided by Debian. This command is not integrated in the upstream source.

## SEE ALSO

[**stunnel4**(8)](/stunnel4/8.md), [**stunnel**(8)](/stunnel/8.md)