[Dovecot] SMTP Proxy

[/dev/rob0]

On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 11:49:50AM -0300, Leonardo Rodrigues wrote:
>     I have found a message on this mailing list dated August/2012
> in which is said that dovecot could not (at least at that time)
> so SMTP Authentication using Proxy Features.
> 
> http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2012-August/067998.html
> 
>     is this still true, given i'm using latest stable dovecot, 
>     v2.2.5 ?

I believe it is.

>     extra informations ... smtp authentication is done by
>     postfix using:

A bit of extra information which might help: what is the goal? 
Exactly what problem are you trying to solve? You have given us 
nothing to go on here.

> dovecot:
> 
> service auth {
> 
>    unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
>     mode = 0660
>     user = postfix
>     group = postfix
>     }
> }
> 
> 
> postfix:
> 
> smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
> smtpd_sasl_path = /var/spool/postfix/private/auth
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