dovecot - Nov 2009 - login BAD Error in IMAP command received by server.

hi,

i can open telnet on port 143
but failing on login user/pass and getting -
"login BAD Error in IMAP command received by server."

i assume that i didnt setup properly the authentication method and user/pass
does Dovecot can use postfix user/pass ?

less /var/mail/maillog

Nov  3 11:21:45 localhost dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info>,
method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, secured
Nov  3 11:21:45 localhost dovecot: IMAP(info): Connection closed
bytes=41/347


[root at fedora ~]# dovecot --version
1.2.6

[root at fedora ~]# dovecot -n
# 1.2.6: /etc/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 2.6.30.9-90.fc11.i586 i686 Fedora release 11 (Leonidas) ext4
protocols: imap pop3
login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login
login_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login
mail_privileged_group: mail
mail_location: mbox:/var/mail/%u
maildir_very_dirty_syncs: yes
mail_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3
mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3
imap_client_workarounds(default):
imap_client_workarounds(imap):
imap_client_workarounds(pop3): delay-newmail outlook-idle netscape-eoh
pop3_client_workarounds(default):
pop3_client_workarounds(imap):
pop3_client_workarounds(pop3): outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh
lda:
  postmaster_address: postmaster at example.com
auth default:
  passdb:
    driver: pam
  userdb:
    driver: passwd

On Tue, 2009-11-03 at 11:30 +0200, Yaron B wrote:
> hi,
> 
> i can open telnet on port 143
> but failing on login user/pass and getting -
> "login BAD Error in IMAP command received by server."
> 
> i assume that i didnt setup properly the authentication method and
user/pass
> does Dovecot can use postfix user/pass ?
No. You're just not talking IMAP correctly. You need to give command tag
before the LOGIN command. http://wiki.dovecot.org/TestInstallation

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thanks,

but now im getting something else :-)

less /var/log/maillog

Nov  4 00:00:01 localhost postfix/smtp[9346]: A56FE19138:
to=<root at localhost.localdomain>, relay=none, delay=0.01,
delays=0/0/0.01/0,
dsn=5.4.4, status=bounced (Host or domain name not found. Name service error
for name=localhost.localdomain type=AAAA: Host not found)
Nov  4 00:00:01 localhost postfix/qmgr[3061]: A56FE19138: removed


A56FE19138: to=<root at localhost.localdomain>,

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 8:39 PM, Timo Sirainen <tss at iki.fi> wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-11-03 at 11:30 +0200, Yaron B wrote:
> > hi,
> >
> > i can open telnet on port 143
> > but failing on login user/pass and getting -
> > "login BAD Error in IMAP command received by server."
> >
> > i assume that i didnt setup properly the authentication method and
> user/pass
> > does Dovecot can use postfix user/pass ?
>
> No. You're just not talking IMAP correctly. You need to give command
tag
> before the LOGIN command. http://wiki.dovecot.org/TestInstallation
>
>