notifyd(8)

NOTIFYD(8)

Cyrus IMAP

NOTIFYD(8)

NAME

notifyd - Cyrus IMAP documentation

Cyrus notification server

SYNOPSIS

notifyd [ -C config-file ]  [ -U uses ] [ -T timeout ] [ -D ]

DESCRIPTION

notifyd is a daemon started from master(8) <#std-cyrusman-master-8> that handles notification requests on behalf of lmtpd(8) <#std-cyrusman-lmtpd-8>. Notifyd accepts the request and performs the notification using the method specified in the request.

Note that for notifyd to run properly you must set proto=udp in its cyrus.conf(5) <#std-cyrusman-cyrus.conf-5> services entry. prefork=1 is also recommended.

notifyd reads its configuration options out of the imapd.conf(5) <#std-cyrusman-imapd.conf-5> file unless specified otherwise by -C.

notifysocket option is used to specify the Unix domain socket to listen on for notifications.

OPTIONS

-C config-file: Use the specified configuration file config-file rather than the default imapd.conf(5) <#std-cyrusman-imapd.conf-5>.

-U uses: The maximum number of times that the process should be used for new connections before shutting down. The default is 250.

-T timeout: The number of seconds that the process will wait for a new connection before shutting down. Note that a value of 0 (zero) will disable the timeout. The default is 60.

-D: Run external debugger specified in debug_command.

NOTIFICATION METHODS

null

Ignore the notification request.

log

Log the notification to syslog (for testing).

mailto

Email the notification. This method can ONLY be used in a Sieve 'notify' action as it requires a mailto: URL to be specified as an :option.

zephyr

Send the notification as a zephyrgram. If used in a Sieve 'notify' action, additional recipients can be specified as :options.

external

Send the notification via an external program. The path to the program is specified using the notify_external option in the configuration file.

FILES

/etc/imapd.conf, /etc/cyrus.conf

Author

The Cyrus Team, Nic Bernstein (Onlight)

Copyright

1993–2026, The Cyrus Team

August 18, 2026

3.8.7