[Dovecot] "starting" dovecot

[Dave Abrahams]

My system never issues the "dovecot start" command.  I do, however, run
/usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap on port 9xxx.  I talk to the server
through port 9xxx and through the preauth tunnel.  Is this arrangement
OK?  Are there some things that will only work if "dovecot" is invoked?

Thanks,

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