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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# inbucket     Inbucket email testing service
+#
+# chkconfig: 2345 80 30
+# description: Inbucket is a disposable email service for testing email
+#              functionality of other applications.
+# processname: inbucket
+# pidfile: /var/run/inbucket/inbucket.pid
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides: Inbucket service
+# Required-Start: $local_fs $network $remote_fs
+# Required-Stop: $local_fs $network $remote_fs
+# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
+# Short-Description: start and stop inbucket
+# Description: Inbucket is a disposable email service for testing email
+#              functionality of other applications.
+#              moves mail from one machine to another.
+### END INIT INFO
+
+# Source function library.
+. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
+
+# Source networking configuration.
+. /etc/sysconfig/network
+
+RETVAL=0
+program=/opt/inbucket/inbucket
+prog=${program##*/}
+config=/opt/inbucket/etc/inbucket.conf
+runas=inbucket
+
+lockfile=/var/lock/subsys/$prog
+pidfile=/var/run/$prog/$prog.pid
+logfile=/var/log/$prog.log
+
+conf_check() {
+    [ -x $program ] || exit 5
+    [ -f $config ] || exit 6
+}
+
+perms_check() {
+    mkdir -p /var/run/$prog
+    chown $runas: /var/run/$prog
+    touch $logfile
+    chown $runas: $logfile
+}
+
+start() {
+	[ "$EUID" != "0" ] && exit 4
+	# Check that networking is up.
+	[ ${NETWORKING} = "no" ] && exit 1
+	# Check config sanity
+	conf_check
+	perms_check
+	# Start daemon
+	echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
+	daemon --user $runas --pidfile $pidfile $program \
+	  -pidfile $pidfile -logfile $logfile $config \&
+	RETVAL=$?
+	[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch $lockfile
+        echo
+	return $RETVAL
+}
+
+stop() {
+	[ "$EUID" != "0" ] && exit 4
+	conf_check
+        # Stop daemon
+	echo -n $"Shutting down $prog: "
+	killproc -p "$pidfile" -d 15 "$program"
+	RETVAL=$?
+	[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f $lockfile $pidfile
+	echo
+	return $RETVAL
+}
+
+# See how we were called.
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+	[ -e $lockfile ] && exit 0
+	start
+	;;
+  stop)
+	[ -e $lockfile ] || exit 0
+	stop
+	;;
+  restart|force-reload)
+	stop
+	start
+	;;
+  status)
+  	status -p $pidfile -l $(basename $lockfile) $prog
+	;;
+  *)
+	echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|status}"
+	exit 2
+esac
+
+exit $?
diff --git a/etc/unix-sample.conf b/etc/unix-sample.conf
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+# inbucket.conf
+# Sample inbucket configuration
+
+#############################################################################
+[DEFAULT]
+
+# Not used by directly, but is typically referenced below in %()s format.
+install.dir=/opt/inbucket
+
+#############################################################################
+[logging]
+
+# Options from least to most verbose: ERROR, WARN, INFO, TRACE
+level=INFO
+
+#############################################################################
+[smtp]
+
+# IPv4 address to listen for SMTP connections on.
+ip4.address=0.0.0.0
+
+# IPv4 port to listen for SMTP connections on.
+ip4.port=2500
+
+# used in SMTP greeting
+domain=inbucket.local
+
+# Maximum number of RCPT TO: addresses we allow from clients, the SMTP
+# RFC recommends this be at least 100.
+max.recipients=100
+
+# How long we allow a network connection to be idle before hanging up on the
+# client, SMTP RFC recommends at least 5 minutes (300 seconds).
+max.idle.seconds=300
+
+# Maximum allowable size of message body in bytes (including attachments) 
+max.message.bytes=2048000
+
+# Should we place messages into the datastore, or just throw them away
+# (for load testing): true or false
+store.messages=true
+
+#############################################################################
+[web]
+
+# IPv4 address to serve HTTP web interface on
+ip4.address=0.0.0.0
+
+# IPv4 port to serve HTTP web interface on
+ip4.port=9000
+
+# Name of web theme to use
+theme=integral
+
+# Path to the selected themes template files
+template.dir=%(install.dir)s/themes/%(theme)s/templates
+
+# Should we cache parsed templates (set to false during theme dev)
+template.cache=true
+
+# Path to the selected themes public (static) files
+public.dir=%(install.dir)s/themes/%(theme)s/public
+
+#############################################################################
+[datastore]
+
+# Path to the datastore, mail will be written into subdirectories
+path=/var/opt/inbucket
+
+# How many minutes after receipt should a message be stored until it's
+# automatically purged.  To retain messages until manually deleted, set this
+# to 0
+retention.minutes=240
+
+# How many milliseconds to sleep after purging messages from a mailbox.
+# This should help reduce disk I/O when there are a large number of messages
+# to purge.
+retention.sleep.millis=100