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...refully enough about your instructions. Here is the output from $ dovecot -n -c /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf # 2.3.2.1 (0719df592): /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf # Pigeonhole version 0.5.2 () # OS: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 18.10 ext4 # Hostname: cpbl-t450s doveconf: Warning: please set ssl_dh=</etc/dovecot/dh.pem doveconf: Warning: You can generate it with: dd if=/var/lib/dovecot/ssl-parameters.dat bs=1 skip=88 | openssl dhparam -inform der > /etc/dovecot/dh.pem mail_location = maildir:/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/home...

...ping I just had to know how to make my custom one (-c flag) work. Thanks, Chris On Mon, 31 Dec 2018, Aki Tuomi wrote: > Am I assuming correctly that you are not, in fact, running anything but imap process from Dovecot? > > Aki > > > On 31 December 2018 at 18:35 Chris BL <cpblpublic+dovecot at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Aki, > > > > Oops; I did not think carefully enough about your instructions. Here is the output from > > > > $ dovecot -n -c /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf > > >...

...t mandatory for dovecot to be running, but you need to put the service section into /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf and restart the dovecot service. > > Putting it to your local config file does not affect the global service. > > Aki > > > On 31 December 2018 at 22:16 Chris BL <cpblpublic+dovecot at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Aki, > > > > I am not 100% sure. I do not really know what my OS does. "ps -A" says > > dovecot is running, but if I say "sudo service dovecot stop", my email > > clie...

...refully enough about your instructions. Here is the output from $ dovecot -n -c /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf # 2.3.2.1 (0719df592): /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf # Pigeonhole version 0.5.2 () # OS: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 18.10 ext4 # Hostname: cpbl-t450s doveconf: Warning: please set ssl_dh=</etc/dovecot/dh.pem doveconf: Warning: You can generate it with: dd if=/var/lib/dovecot/ssl-parameters.dat bs=1 skip=88 | openssl dhparam -inform der > /etc/dovecot/dh.pem mail_location = maildir:/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/home...

...ts ssl_dh = # hidden, use -P to show it ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it userdb { driver = passwd } On Mon, 31 Dec 2018, Aki Tuomi wrote: > You are still getting the connect error? > > Can you share your doveconf -n? > > Aki > > > On 31 December 2018 at 16:42 cpblpublic+dovecot at gmail.com wrote: > > > > > > Hi Aki, > > > > Thanks. I put that in the .conf file I mentioned, and it made no > > difference. > > > > Chris > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > In your case it's probab...

Am I assuming correctly that you are not, in fact, running anything but imap process from Dovecot? Aki > On 31 December 2018 at 18:35 Chris BL <cpblpublic+dovecot at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Aki, > > Oops; I did not think carefully enough about your instructions. Here is the output from > > $ dovecot -n -c /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf > > # 2.3.2.1 (0719df592): /home/meuser/dotfiles...

I use a localhost dovecot imap server in order to access maildir folders from Alpine (see 2009 instructions for my set up here https://cpbl.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/alpine-offlineimap-and-gmail-under-ubuntu/ ) My configuration has worked nicely since 2009, but failed after a recent upgrade of dovecot (during basic upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 to 18.10). The version of Alpine did not change. Uninstalling dovecot-core and dovecot-imapd, a...

...executes imap binary, it is not mandatory for dovecot to be running, but you need to put the service section into /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf and restart the dovecot service. Putting it to your local config file does not affect the global service. Aki > On 31 December 2018 at 22:16 Chris BL <cpblpublic+dovecot at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Aki, > > I am not 100% sure. I do not really know what my OS does. "ps -A" says > dovecot is running, but if I say "sudo service dovecot stop", my email > client works fine still (that is, assuming t...

We are working on fixing this. Aki > On 31 December 2018 at 23:45 Chris BL <cpblpublic+dovecot at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Aki, > > Bingo! Putting that line in dovecot.conf rather than my custom file, and > then using my old custom file, unchanged, from Alpine works perfectly. > > My only remaining question, then, would be ... what was this (ch...

...t in the .conf file I mentioned, and it made no difference. Chris > Hi! > > In your case it's probably easiest to change > > service stats { > unix_listener stats-writer { > mode = 0666 > } > } > > Aki > > > On 31 December 2018 at 16:05 cpblpublic+dovecot at gmail.com wrote: > > > > > > > > I use a localhost dovecot imap server in order to access maildir folders from Alpine (see 2009 instructions for my set up here > > https://cpbl.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/alpine-offlineimap-and-gmail-under-ubuntu/ ) &...

...get: > > > > ?dovecot -n -c /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf > > # 2.3.2.1 (0719df592): /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf > > # Pigeonhole version 0.5.2 () > > # OS: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 18.10 ext4 > > # Hostname: cpbl-t450s > > mail_location = > > maildir:/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford/INBOX > > service stats { > > ? unix_listener stats-writer { > > ? ? mode = 0666 > > ? } > > } > > ssl_dh =? # hidden, use -P to show...

Hi! In your case it's probably easiest to change service stats { unix_listener stats-writer { mode = 0666 } } Aki > On 31 December 2018 at 16:05 cpblpublic+dovecot at gmail.com wrote: > > > > I use a localhost dovecot imap server in order to access maildir folders from Alpine (see 2009 instructions for my set up here > https://cpbl.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/alpine-offlineimap-and-gmail-under-ubuntu/ ) > > My configuratio...

...ing lines above and now I > get: > > ?dovecot -n -c /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf > # 2.3.2.1 (0719df592): /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf > # Pigeonhole version 0.5.2 () > # OS: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 18.10 ext4 > # Hostname: cpbl-t450s > mail_location = > maildir:/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford/INBOX > service stats { > ? unix_listener stats-writer { > ? ? mode = 0666 > ? } > } > ssl_dh =? # hidden, use -P to show it > verbose_proctitle = yes > &...

You are still getting the connect error? Can you share your doveconf -n? Aki > On 31 December 2018 at 16:42 cpblpublic+dovecot at gmail.com wrote: > > > Hi Aki, > > Thanks. I put that in the .conf file I mentioned, and it made no > difference. > > Chris > > > Hi! > > > > In your case it's probably easiest to change > > > > service stats { &...

Did you remove the service section before taking doveconf -n? 'cos I can't see it here.. Also, did you restart dovecot after config change? Aki > On 31 December 2018 at 16:54 Chris BL <cpblpublic+dovecot at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Aki, > > Yes, the same connect error: imap(meuser,)Error: net_connect_unix(/var/run/dovecot/stats-writer) failed: Permission denied > > The mail location in "doveconf -n" (belo) does not reflect my preferences. >...