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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# To start fetchmail as a system service, copy this file to
+# /etc/init.d/fetchmail and run "update-rc.d fetchmail
+# defaults".  A fetchmailrc file containg hosts and
+# passwords for all local users should be placed in /root
+# and should contain a line of the form "set daemon <nnn>".
+#
+# To remove the service, delete /etc/init.d/fetchmail and run
+# "update-rc.d fetchmail remove".
+
+DAEMON=/usr/bin/fetchmail
+
+set -e
+test -f $DAEMON || exit 0
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+        echo -n "Starting mail retrieval agent: "
+        if start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec $DAEMON; then echo "fetchmail."
+        else echo "fetchmail already running."; fi
+        ;;
+  stop)
+        echo -n "Stopping mail retrieval agent: "
+        start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec $DAEMON
+        echo "fetchmail."
+        ;;
+  force-reload|restart)
+        echo -n "Restarting mail retrieval agent: "
+        start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec $DAEMON
+        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec $DAEMON
+        echo "fetchmail."
+        ;;
+  *)
+        echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/fetchmail {start|stop|restart}"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0