Install/Configure Dovecot2011/03/12

Install Dovecot to Configure POP/IMAP Server. This example shows to configure to provide SASL function to Postfix.

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 =

# line 95: uncomment and change ( no SSL )

ssl =

# line 230: uncomment and add

mail_location =

maildir:~/Maildir

# line 893: add

mechanisms = plain

# 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.
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