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Install/Configure Dovecot
2011/03/12 |
| Install Dovecot to Configure POP/IMAP Server. This example shows to configure to provide SASL function to Postfix. |
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root@mail:~# aptitude -y install dovecot-common dovecot-pop3d dovecot-imapd root@mail:~# vi /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # line 53: uncomment and change ( allow plain text auth ) disable_plaintext_auth = no # line 95: uncomment and change ( no SSL ) ssl = no # line 230: uncomment and add mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir # line 893: add mechanisms = plain login # line 1120: change like below socket listen { # uncomment #master { # Master socket provides access to userdb information. It's typically # used to give Dovecot's local delivery agent access to userdb so it # can find mailbox locations. #path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-master #mode = 0600 # Default user/group is the one who started dovecot-auth (root) #user = #group = #} client { # uncomment # The client socket is generally safe to export to everyone. Typical use # is to export it to your SMTP server so it can do SMTP AUTH lookups # using it. path = /var/spool/postfix/private/auth-client # uncomment and change mode = 0660 # uncomment user = postfix # add group = postfix # add } # uncomment } # uncomment root@mail:~# /etc/init.d/dovecot restart Restarting IMAP/POP3 mail server: dovecotIf you have trouble with authentication failures, enable auth_debug setting. See http://wiki.dovecot.org/WhyDoesItNotWork This message goes away after the first successful login. . |