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How can I stop and start mail services from the command line?


Simply issue:

sudo serveradmin stop mail


or

sudo serveradmin start mail


If you would like to see if mail services are running, issue:

sudo serveradmin status mail


or for detailed information, issue:

sudo serveradmin fullstatus mail


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