NAME
postfix-watch - Queue watcher for postfix.
SYNOPSIS
postfix-watch
DESCRIPTION
The postfix-watch program is essentially a helper daemon which does nothing more than watch the postfix mail drop directory and, if new mail is placed there and postfix is not running, starts postfix automatically. If postfix is automatically started by postfix-watch, a timer is also set so that postfix will also be automatically shut down one hour after the queue empties. The essential purpose of postfix-watch is to avoid extra overhead in running postfix on machines which rarely, if ever, need to send mail.
DIAGNOSTICS
Problems are logged to syslogd(8).
FILES
/var/spool/postfix/maildrop, mail drop to watch /etc/hostconfig, controls the launching of postfix-watch
SEE ALSO
pickup(8) mail pickup daemon postsuper(1) queue maintenance postalias(1) maintain alias database postdrop(1) mail posting utility postfix(1) mail system control postqueue(1) mail queue control qmgr(8) queue manager smtpd(8) SMTP server flush(8) fast flush service syslogd(8) system logging
AUTHOR(S)
Jordan Hubbard Apple Computer 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014