[Dovecot] dovecot: pop3-login: Disconnected (tried to use disabled plaintext auth): method=PLAIN

[Mark Sapiro]

On 11:59 AM, John Espiro wrote:
> I set the auth to SSL and STARTTLS.  I also set disable_plaintext_auth
> to both yes and no, and the result is the same... it uses pop3/plain.
> I viewed the running process to see which of the 4 conf files it was
> using, so I know i have the right file.
> 
> Thoughts?


Are you able to get your mail via your pop client?

If so, the log messages are from other attempts (probably by crackers
trying to guess passwords on your system) to log in. Is there a "rip="
in the log messages giving the IP of the originator? If so, is it yours?

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