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author | Eric Wong <e@yhbt.net> | 2020-06-10 07:04:00 +0000 |
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committer | Eric Wong <e@yhbt.net> | 2020-06-13 07:55:45 +0000 |
commit | 90f11ce471c53365a77896c847d0a39b0995b5b5 (patch) | |
tree | da22ca9fd8df2a85ed4245812999bd67f0577e49 /Documentation | |
parent | a7018ba43dec712675d21ace5ea1e19d901fdb0f (diff) | |
download | public-inbox-90f11ce471c53365a77896c847d0a39b0995b5b5.tar.gz |
It shares a bit of code with NNTP. It's copy+pasted for now since this provides new ground to experiment with APIs for dealing with slow storage and many inboxes.
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diff --git a/Documentation/public-inbox-imapd.pod b/Documentation/public-inbox-imapd.pod new file mode 100644 index 00000000..02027f4f --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/public-inbox-imapd.pod @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ +=head1 NAME + +public-inbox-imapd - IMAP server for sharing public-inboxes + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + +B<public-inbox-imapd> [OPTIONS] + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +public-inbox-imapd provides a read-only IMAP daemon for +public-inbox. It uses options and environment variables common +to all L<public-inbox-daemon(8)> implementations. + +Like L<public-inbox-nntpd(1)> and L<public-inbox-httpd(1)>, +C<public-inbox-imapd> will never require write access +to the directory where the public-inboxes are stored, so it +may be run as a different user than the user running +L<public-inbox-watch(1)>, L<public-inbox-mda(1)>, or +L<git-fetch(1)>. + +=head1 OPTIONS + +See common options in L<public-inbox-daemon(8)/OPTIONS>. +Additionally, IMAP-specific behavior for certain options +are supported and documented below. + +=over + +=item -l, --listen PROTO://ADDRESS/?cert=/path/to/cert,key=/path/to/key + +In addition to the normal C<-l>/C<--listen> switch described in +L<public-inbox-daemon(8)>, the C<PROTO> prefix (e.g. C<imap://> or +C<imaps://>) may be specified to force a given protocol. + +For STARTTLS and IMAPS support, the C<cert> and C<key> may be specified +on a per-listener basis after a C<?> character and separated by C<,>. +These directives are per-directive, and it's possible to use a different +cert for every listener. + +=item --cert /path/to/cert + +The default TLS certificate for optional STARTTLS and IMAPS support +if the C<cert> option is not given with C<--listen>. + +If using systemd-compatible socket activation and a TCP listener on port +993 is inherited, it is automatically IMAPS when this option is given. +When a listener on port 143 is inherited and this option is given, it +automatically gets STARTTLS support. + +=item --key /path/to/key + +The default private TLS certificate key for optional STARTTLS and IMAPS +support if the C<key> option is not given with C<--listen>. The private +key may concatenated into the path used by C<--cert>, in which case this +option is not needed. + +=back + +=head1 CONFIGURATION + +C<public-inbox-imapd> uses the same configuration knobs +as L<public-inbox-nntpd(1)>, see L<public-inbox-nntpd(1)> +and L<public-inbox-config(5)>. + +=over 8 + +=item publicinbox.<name>.newsgroup + +The newsgroup name maps to an IMAP folder name. + +=back + +=head1 CONTACT + +Feedback welcome via plain-text mail to L<mailto:meta@public-inbox.org> + +The mail archives are hosted at L<https://public-inbox.org/meta/>, +L<nntp://news.public-inbox.org/inbox.comp.mail.public-inbox.meta>, +L<nntp://hjrcffqmbrq6wope.onion/inbox.comp.mail.public-inbox.meta> + +=head1 COPYRIGHT + +Copyright 2020 all contributors L<mailto:meta@public-inbox.org> + +License: AGPL-3.0+ L<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt> + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +L<git(1)>, L<git-config(1)>, L<public-inbox-daemon(8)>, +L<public-inbox-config(5)>, L<public-inbox-nntpd(1)> |