[Dovecot] trying to enable features

[Ray]

On Saturday 13 October 2007 4:23:40 pm Benjamin R. Haskell wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Oct 2007, Ray wrote:
> > Please correct me where I'm wrong.
> > according to my understanding: When the server receives an email, dovecot
> > pop server makes connection with the outside world, [cut]
>
> Dovecot's POP3 server waits for a user to connect to it to retrieve mails
> that are already stored somewhere. In your case, probably by Postfix
> receiving the mail via SMTP, then delivering it via Procmail (not sure on
> that last part). You could optionally use Dovecot's 'deliver' to do that
> last step, but Dovecot still doesn't make any connection for incoming
> mail. That part's handled by Postfix (in your case).
>
> There's plenty of documentation in the wiki about all this.
>
> **** This should clear up the roles of dovecot/etc. ****
> http://wiki.dovecot.org/MailServerOverview
>
> In particular, try this highlighting, and note the two highlights:
> http://wiki.dovecot.org/MailServerOverview?highlight=%28not+responsible%29
>
> Dovecot's 'deliver':
> http://wiki.dovecot.org/LDA
> http://wiki.dovecot.org/LDA/Postfix
>
> Best,
> Ben

Thanks,
I understand better now. 
Ray