[Dovecot] xinetd and pop3

[Marcus Rueckert]

On 2007-09-10 16:38:53 -0500, Kurt Krueckeberg wrote:
> > >i just wonder ... when you run the dovecot master anyway.... why dont 
> > >you run pop3 via the dovecot master aswell?
> > How would  I get the pop3 process to run via the dovecot master?
>  
> >in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
> >replace:
> >protocols = imap imaps
> >with:
> >protocols = imap imaps pop3 pop3s
>  
> Yes, I currently have "protocols = pop3 pop3s". I am using xinetd to start
> pop3-login because I have a VPS not a dedicated server and I am trying to
> conserve memory usage. Eventually, I will start also start imap-login via
> xinetd and will add those protocols (protocols = imap imaps pop3 pop3s). 

the memory usage of those "login" processes is pretty low
and you get limit the number of workers (login_processes_count in the
config).

that said your xinetd doesnt gain you much.

  darix

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