MAILESTD(8)

NAME
mailestd - mailest daemon

SYNOPSIS
mailestd [-dnh] [-S suffix] [-f file] [maildir]

DESCRIPTION
The mailestd is a daemon which provides the “search” functionality for mail messages using and managing a Hyper Estraier's database. Currently the mailestd can be use as a “search” backend of the “Mew”. To use the mailest for the search backend for the Mew program, see the EXAMPLE section in mew-mailest(1).

The options are as follows:

-d  Increase debug level. Do not daemonize and log to the stderr.

-n  Do not actually start the daemon. But checks the configuration file.

-S suffix

-f file
    Use the file as the configuration file instead of the default ${HOME}/Mail/mailestd.conf. If the maildir is specified together, related path mailestd.conf to the maildir is used.

maildir
    The base directory instead of the default ${HOME}/Mail. The directories below the maildir are the targets for the search functionality of the mailestd.

-h  Show the usage.

FILES
${HOME}/Mail
    The default maildir.
(maildir)/mailestd.conf
    The default configuration file. The related path mailestd.conf to the maildir is used.
(maildir)/mailestd.log
    The default log file. The related path mailestd.log to the maildir is used.
(maildir)/.mailest.sock
    The default UNIX-domain socket for communication from mailectl(1). The related path .mailestd.sock to the maildir is used.
(maildir)/casket
    The default database directory. The related path casket to the maildir is used.

SEE ALSO
mailestctl(1), mailestd.conf(5)

AUTHORS
The mailestd program was written by YASUOKA Masahiko <yasuoka@yasuoka.net>.