Is it possible to serve both POP3 and IMAP for the same
user from the same mailbox format, e.g. the maildir format?
If so, how should I configure in dovecot.conf?
At the moment I have (dovecot -n):
# 1.1.beta2: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
base_dir: /var/run/dovecot/
protocols: imap imaps pop3 pop3s
ssl_disable: yes
disable_plaintext_auth: no
login_dir: /var/run/dovecot//login
login_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3-login
mail_extra_groups: mail
mail_location: maildir:~/Mail
mail_full_filesystem_access: yes
dotlock_use_excl: yes
mail_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3
mail_plugins(default): quota trash dspam expire autocreate
mail_plugins(imap): quota trash dspam expire autocreate
mail_plugins(pop3): quota expire
mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap
mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap
mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/pop3
imap_client_workarounds(default): delay-newmail outlook-idle
imap_client_workarounds(imap): delay-newmail outlook-idle
imap_client_workarounds(pop3):
pop3_client_workarounds(default):
pop3_client_workarounds(imap):
pop3_client_workarounds(pop3): outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh
auth default:
mechanisms: plain login gssapi
username_format: %n
passdb:
driver: pam
args: blocking=yes dovecot
userdb:
driver: passwd
args: blocking=yes
socket:
type: listen
master:
path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-master
mode: 384
plugin:
quota: fs:storage=102400
trash: /etc/dovecot/trash.conf
sieve: ~/.dovecot.sieve
dspam: /usr/sbin/dspam:Spam:nosignature:Trash:users
autocreate: Spam
I.e., I use the same mail_location for both POP3 and IMAP.
However, mails are delivered to ~/Mail/inbox and seems to
be invisible to both my IMAP and POP3 client (Thunderbird).
Any input appreciated
/Lars
on 10/23/2007 2:39 PM Lars Stavholm spake the following:> Is it possible to serve both POP3 and IMAP for the same > user from the same mailbox format, e.g. the maildir format? > > If so, how should I configure in dovecot.conf? > > At the moment I have (dovecot -n): > # 1.1.beta2: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf > base_dir: /var/run/dovecot/ > protocols: imap imaps pop3 pop3s > ssl_disable: yes > disable_plaintext_auth: no > login_dir: /var/run/dovecot//login > login_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login > login_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login > login_executable(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3-login > mail_extra_groups: mail > mail_location: maildir:~/Mail > mail_full_filesystem_access: yes > dotlock_use_excl: yes > mail_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap > mail_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap > mail_executable(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3 > mail_plugins(default): quota trash dspam expire autocreate > mail_plugins(imap): quota trash dspam expire autocreate > mail_plugins(pop3): quota expire > mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap > mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap > mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/pop3 > imap_client_workarounds(default): delay-newmail outlook-idle > imap_client_workarounds(imap): delay-newmail outlook-idle > imap_client_workarounds(pop3): > pop3_client_workarounds(default): > pop3_client_workarounds(imap): > pop3_client_workarounds(pop3): outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh > auth default: > mechanisms: plain login gssapi > username_format: %n > passdb: > driver: pam > args: blocking=yes dovecot > userdb: > driver: passwd > args: blocking=yes > socket: > type: listen > master: > path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-master > mode: 384 > plugin: > quota: fs:storage=102400 > trash: /etc/dovecot/trash.conf > sieve: ~/.dovecot.sieve > dspam: /usr/sbin/dspam:Spam:nosignature:Trash:users > autocreate: Spam > > I.e., I use the same mail_location for both POP3 and IMAP. > However, mails are delivered to ~/Mail/inbox and seems to > be invisible to both my IMAP and POP3 client (Thunderbird). > > Any input appreciated > /Lars > >It doesn't make a lot of sense to do it, but with your setting of mail_full_filesystem_access: yes you need to set the proper base directory in the pop3 mua. Also, when the pop client clears the inbox, it will be cleared for the imap login also. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!!
On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 11:39:45PM +0200, Lars Stavholm wrote:> Is it possible to serve both POP3 and IMAP for the same > user from the same mailbox format, e.g. the maildir format? > > If so, how should I configure in dovecot.conf?Answering my own question for the possible benefit of others: I've defined mail_location on a global level to be 'maildir:~/Mail', making sure that I leave out the definition in the 'protocol imap', and 'protocol pop3' sections, and everything works as expected, you can reach your inbox through IMAP or POP3. (Dovecot rocks!) /L