[Dovecot] dovecont.conf and "Evolution Mail" configuration

[Brian G. Peterson]

On Friday 24 November 2006 09:34, maria.freixes_graells at alcatel.es wrote:
> > Please....I am lost completly!! Could anyone help me to solve the
> > question of how can I configure the mail in my linux machine....
> > The scenarious is that this linux machine with red had enterprise
> > linux 4 receives mail from another machine via sendmail. This mail is
> > saved into /var/spool/mail/ directori, the user is webmaster.
> > But I want that the mails into /var/spool/mail/webmaster are sended
> > to the "evolution mail" via pop protocol.
> > Any idea?
> > If you could weaste some time with me, I be very gratefully for it!!
> > Thanks a lot,
> > Maria
> >
> > maria.freixes_graells at alcatel.es escribió:
> >> Hello people!!
> >>
> >> First, thanks very much to Ejay Hire and to John Peacock for your
> >> quickly answer!!
> >>
> >> Now, I've dovecot installed, I downloaded the source and I compiled
> >> them. It's running ok now.
> >>
> >> But.....as I am new in all these issues I have some problems with
> >> the configuration.
> >>
> >> I have a user called "webmaster" that have a mail into
> >> /var/spool/mail, I want to redirect these mails to the "Evolution
> >> Mail" program from my Linux Desktop.
> >> I have doubts in two ways:
> >>
> >> 1.- Is the dovecot.conf file correct?
> >> 2.- Are the "Evolution Mail" setting correct?
> >>
> >> Evolution Account Settings:
> >> Name: webmaster at bar.ses.alcatel.es
> >> Full Name: webmaster
> >> Email Address: webmaster at bar.ses.alcatel.es
> >> Server Type: POP
> >> Host: 159.23.98.66
> >> Username: webmaster
> >> Server Type: SMTP
> >> Server Configuration: 159.23.98.66

You need to have an uncommented "protocol pop3" section in your config 
file.  There are many examples both in the comments in the distributed 
dovecot.conf file, and on the dovecot website.

for example:

protocol pop3 {
   listen = *:110
}

would listen on the standard pop3 port (110) for connections from all 
hosts.

protocol pop3 {
   listen = localhost:110
}
would listen only on localhost (the same machine, not allowing any remote 
connections to dovecot)

Or, on my server, I use:
protocol pop3 {
   ssl_listen = *:995
}
allowing only encrypted connections to pop3 from anywhere.

you could also combine directives like this:

protocol pop3 {
   listen = *:110
   ssl_listen = *:995
}

Regards,

  - Brian