[Dovecot] Error starting dovecot

[R A]

Hello

The most recent debianized dovecot I know of is in the ubuntu intrepid 
tree. You can download their source packages and compile on any debian 
platform and get fairly up to date packages. Think they were up to 1.1.2 
last I saw.

-Roger



Christopher J. Buckley wrote:
> Diego,
>
>> Ok. I did apt-get install dovecot and it says that i have the most
>> recient version of Dovecot??
>> I know that recient versions of my linux system come with recient
>> versions of postfix and Dovecot.
>> Would i break something if i try to install those versions on my 
>> linux version?
>>
>> I will try the backports approach...
>
> My personal opinion on this is that you should contact your OS vendor 
> (in your case, Canonical) for assistance.  They have packaged a 
> specific Dovecot version, and will backport upstream fixes as 
> appropriate.  The contributors here are unable to help you; we would 
> have to look at the ubuntu changelogs to see what upstream fixes have 
> been backported to that your Feisty dovecot package.
>
> That said, my second personal opinion is that you are running an 
> *entirely* inappropriate OS for server tasks. If you wish to use 
> Ubuntu, you should be using 6.06-server LTS or 8.04-server LTS.  Using 
> a 7.04, which is an interim release, and barely "supported" (I use the 
> word loosely) for more than 12 months is going to get you into exactly 
> these problems.
>
> If you want to run a server OS, use one that gives you more than 5 
> years support (and backported upstream fixes).
>