how to run dovecot imap on separate server from postfix?

[Reindl Harald]

Am 17.02.2015 um 22:29 schrieb Robert Fantini:
>   we are using version 2.2.13 on debian.
>
>   currently imap  runs on the same system as  postfix , spamassassin and
> other mail related software.
>
>   I'd like to move dovecot imapd  and mail storage  to its own system.
>
>   I've search google and wiki and could not see how to do so.
>
>   could someone please point me in the direction to that done?  I like
> reading documentation..
>
> here is more info on our set up:
>
> postfix:
> # grep dovecot /etc/postfix/*
> /etc/postfix/main.cf:mailbox_transport = lmtp:unix:private/dovecot-lmtp
> /etc/postfix/main.cf:smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot

just configure postfix to use "lmtp:host:port" of the dovecot machine

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