--- files/3.0.0-spamd.conf      2004-09-22 13:46:01.000000000 +0100
+++ /root/3.0.0-spamd.conf      2004-12-11 23:31:42.000000000 +0000
@@ -10,8 +10,19 @@
 #             must be used in combination with -A to actually allow
 #             connections from anybody but localhost
 # -m limit    to set the number of children, default 5
+# -u user     the user to run spamd as
 # -L          if you want to run no net tests
 #
 # for more help look in man spamd
+#
+# Note: if you plan on using the -u flag to spamd you will need to
+# make sure the location of the PID file is writable by that user.
+# This can be done by making the directory /var/run/spamd and
+# changing the owner to the UID that runs spamd.  You will then
+# need to edit $pidfile in /etc/init.d/spamd. This should fix the
+# problem with stop/restart in the init scripts.
+#
+# See http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70124 for a full
+# explanation.

 SPAMD_OPTS="-i -m 5 -c -H"