I have now deleted EVERYTHING and installed fresh. Now at least it starts doveconf -n: managesieve_notify_capability = mailto managesieve_sieve_capability = fileinto reject envelope encoded-character vacation subaddress comparator-i;ascii-numeric relational regex imap4flags copy include variables body enotify environment mailbox date index ihave duplicate mime foreverypart extracttext namespace inbox { inbox = yes location passdb { driver = pam } plugin { sieve = file:~/sieve;active=~/.dovecot.sieve } ssl_cipher_list = ALL:!aNULL:!eNULL:!EXPORT:!DES:!3DES:!MD5:!PSK:!RC4:!ADH:!LOW at STRENGTH ssl_options = no_compression ssl_prefer_server_ciphers = yes userdb { driver = passwd } ----------------------------------- looks like PAM is already configured. I CAN'T LOKIN USING PLAIN TEXT. HOW DO i TURN THIS OFF?? -- -- Best Regards, Walter Ulmke Ulmke Machine Tools, 48496 Hopsten, Germany Tel. ++49/5458/93345-0 Fax. ++49/5458/93345-45 Mobile: ++49/172/5357999 eMail: ulw at ulmke.com Dipl.-Ing. Walter Ulmke e.K. AG Steinfurt HRA 4384