--- spamd.old	2009-03-07 16:25:25.000000000 +0100
+++ spamd	2009-03-07 16:26:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -17,14 +17,17 @@
 }
 
 start() {
 	ebegin "Starting spamd"
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
-		--name spamd \
 		--nicelevel ${SPAMD_NICELEVEL:-0} \
+		--pidfile ${PIDFILE} \
 		--exec /usr/sbin/spamd -- -d -r ${PIDFILE} \
 			${SPAMD_OPTS}
+	if ! [ -f "${PIDFILE}" ]; then
+		sleep 1
+	fi
 	eend $? "Failed to start spamd"
 }
 
 stop() {
 	ebegin "Stopping spamd"