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

[Gerard Seibert]

On Fri, 24 Nov 2006, Brian G. Peterson wrote:

> 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
> }

I have never uncommented, no modified any of those settings, yet I can 
connect just fine using STARTTLS. I did make sure that I had both IMAPS 
and POP3S listed under 'protocols' however.


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