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diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index c40590a01..1309299e8 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -2587,6 +2587,25 @@ use of Exim's filtering capabilities, you should make the document entitled +.section "Running the daemon" SECTdaemonLaunch +The most common command line for launching the Exim daemon looks like +.code +exim -bd -q5m +.endd +This starts a daemon which +.ilist +listens for incoming smtp connections, launching handler processes for +each new one +.next +starts a queue-runner process every five minutes, to inspect queued messages +and run delivery attempts on any that have arrived at their retry time +.endlist +Should a queue run take longer than the time between queue-runner starts, +they will run in parallel. +Numbers of jobs of the various types are subject to policy controls +defined in the configuration. + + .section "Upgrading Exim" "SECID36" .cindex "upgrading Exim" If you are already running Exim on your host, building and installing a new |