postfix-watch(1)

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