> > spfd -path=/var/run/spfd > > > > Trying to naively put it in the background with: > > > > spfd -path=/var/run/spfd & > > > > ...seems to leave it non-responsive. > > I know nothing about spfd, but some programs work better in > the background if you kill their input/output (i.e., try
> spfd -path=/var/run/spfd </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1 & Excellent help -- thank you. I learn something from practically every post you submit so I wish to thank you for other you have sent as well. (Sometimes I don't clutter the list with indivdidual 'thank you's but I do appreciate it each time you post.) > ). If this works, I suspect the "non-responsive" spfd > process you had earlier was actually either in the "Output > pending" or the "Waiting for input" state. > HTH, > Igor spfd is now running fine as a server (which someone else here was kind enough to suggest) but I intend to try this in order to get "greylistd" to run as a service -- does this trick work for cygrunsrv services as well? I am saving this encantation for such issues in the future. Thank you once again. -- Herb Martin -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/