--- /etc/init.d/dovecot.org	2006-12-04 17:03:50.000000000 -0500
+++ /etc/init.d/dovecot	2006-12-04 17:07:36.000000000 -0500
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, v2 or later
 # $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/net-mail/dovecot/files/dovecot.init,v 1.3 2005/12/14 23:32:08 uberlord Exp $
 
+opts="${opts} reload"
+
 depend() {
 	need net
 	after saslauthd ldap slapd postgresql mysql
@@ -23,3 +25,9 @@
 	eend $?
 }
 
+reload() {
+	ebegin "Reloading dovecot configs and restarting auth/login processes"
+	kill -1 `cat /var/run/dovecot/master.pid`
+	eend $?
+}
+