IMAP-auth on LAN and otherwise

[Rupert Gallagher]

Test on 10-master.conf:

inet_listener imaps {
address = <public-ip>
port = 993
ssl = yes
}

Returns the following error:

Error: bind(<public-ip>, 993) failed: Can't assign requested address

2017-05-02T18:12:41 master: Error: bind(<public-ip>, 993) failed: Can't assign requested address

Error: service(imap-login): listen(<public-ip>, 993) failed: Can't assign requested address

2017-05-02T18:12:41 master: Error: service(imap-login): listen(<public-ip>, 993) failed: Can't assign requested address

Fatal: Failed to start listeners

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: IMAP-auth on LAN and otherwise
Local Time: 2 May 2017 4:26 PM
UTC Time: 2 May 2017 14:26
From: reinob at bbmk.org
To: Rupert Gallagher <ruga at protonmail.com>
dovecot at dovecot.org <dovecot at dovecot.org>

On Tue, 2 May 2017, Rupert Gallagher wrote:

> [...]
> Is it possible to instruct Dovecot to use the public IP only?

for inet_listeners (imap, pop, etc.) you can use "address = <your-public-IP>"
the default is AFAIK to listen on all addresses ("*" for ip4 and "::" for
ip6)