[Dovecot] Disabled pop3-login

/dev/rob0 rob0 at gmx.co.uk
Mon Aug 26 15:53:38 EEST 2013


On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 02:28:02AM -0400, Gedalya wrote:
> On 08/26/2013 12:43 AM, LuKreme wrote:
> >On 25 Aug 2013, at 18:00 , Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net> 
> >wrote:
> >>Am 26.08.2013 01:42, schrieb LuKreme:
> >>>In my dovecot.conf I do not have pop3-login anabled (since I do 
> >>>not support pop3)
> >>but you do not have it disabled
> >>
> >>protocols = imap
> >First, that is imap. Second, the string "pop3" does not appear 
> >anywhere in the output of dovecot.conf. Third, there is no 
> >protocols line in dovecot.conf either.
> >
> >Are you saying that to DISABLE pop3-login I have to ENABLE IMAP 
> >specifically even though IMAP already works fine?
> >
> It sounds like that's exactly what he's saying.
> All dovecot configuration values have defaults. Reindl is saying 
> that the default for protocols includes pop3, and your experience 
> seems to prove he's right. If you do set that configuration item, 
> it will include only what you specify.

The original "doveconf -n" in the OP indicated that managesieve is 
desired, so that should also be in the protocols line:

protocols = imap sieve
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