System: Ubuntu 7.04
Dovecot Version: 1.0.rc17
Dovecot -n Output:
wadesmart at wadesmart:~$ sudo dovecot -n
Password:
# /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
log_timestamp: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
protocols: imap
login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login
login_executable: /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login
mail_extra_groups: mail
mail_location: /home/wadesmart/Maildir
auth default:
passdb:
driver: pam
userdb:
driver: passwd
This is my personal system and I use fetchmail and postfix to get and store
my mail. All Im wanting to do is to access my email in maildir format. I am
new to linux and definitely to this type of setup. Since this is my own
system all these talk about security measures seem a bit overboard for my
needs.
I guess what Im really asking is for a more simple setup instruction set.
wade
Ok. I made some changes:
wadesmart at wadesmart:~$ sudo dovecot -n
Password:
# /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
log_timestamp: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
protocols: imap
disable_plaintext_auth: no
login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login
login_executable: /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login
mail_extra_groups: mail
mail_location: ~/Maildir
maildir_copy_with_hardlinks: yes
auth default:
passdb:
driver: passwd-file
args: /etc/dovecot/passwd.dovecot
wadesmart at wadesmart:~$
This is straight from the quickstart guide. When I started dovecot I
received:
$sudo dovecot
Fatal: listen(143) failed: Address already in use
Do or can I then move to another port?
wade
On 4/27/07, Wade Smart <wadesmart at gmail.com>
wrote:>
> System: Ubuntu 7.04
> Dovecot Version: 1.0.rc17
> Dovecot -n Output:
> wadesmart at wadesmart:~$ sudo dovecot -n
> Password:
> # /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
> log_timestamp: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
> protocols: imap
> login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login
> login_executable: /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login
> mail_extra_groups: mail
> mail_location: /home/wadesmart/Maildir
> auth default:
> passdb:
> driver: pam
> userdb:
> driver: passwd
>
> This is my personal system and I use fetchmail and postfix to get and
> store my mail. All Im wanting to do is to access my email in maildir
format.
> I am new to linux and definitely to this type of setup. Since this is my
own
> system all these talk about security measures seem a bit overboard for my
> needs.
>
> I guess what Im really asking is for a more simple setup instruction set.
>
> wade
>
Ok. I started with the example file and edited it as the Quick Start
suggested and here is the final working result:
wadesmart at wadesmart:~$ sudo dovecot -n
Password:
# /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
log_timestamp: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
protocols: imap
disable_plaintext_auth: no
login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login
login_executable: /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login
mail_extra_groups: mail
mail_location: ~/Maildir
maildir_copy_with_hardlinks: yes
auth default:
passdb:
driver: passwd-file
args: /etc/passwd.dovecot
userdb:
driver: passwd-file
args: /etc/passwd.dovecot
wadesmart at wadesmart:~$
I was able to login in via telnet like the tutorial said.
In my Maildir/new I had 884 new messages.
The tutorial said to access the Inbox, and I did and could.
However, then my 884 messages were gone!!!
I do not understand what the heck happened.
Did I just loose all my messages?
On 4/28/07, Wade Smart <wadesmart at gmail.com> wrote:> > Ok. I started with the example file and edited it as the Quick Start > suggested and here is the final working result: > > wadesmart at wadesmart:~$ sudo dovecot -n > Password: > # /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf > log_timestamp: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S > protocols: imap > disable_plaintext_auth: no > login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login > login_executable: /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login > mail_extra_groups: mail > mail_location: ~/Maildir > maildir_copy_with_hardlinks: yes > auth default: > passdb: > driver: passwd-file > args: /etc/passwd.dovecot > userdb: > driver: passwd-file > args: /etc/passwd.dovecot > wadesmart at wadesmart:~$ > > I was able to login in via telnet like the tutorial said. > In my Maildir/new I had 884 new messages. > The tutorial said to access the Inbox, and I did and could. > However, then my 884 messages were gone!!! > I do not understand what the heck happened. > Did I just loose all my messages? >