questions concerning dovecot

[Aki Tuomi]

> On September 4, 2017 at 8:16 PM Rajesh M <24x7server at 24x7server.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> hello all
> 
> had some basic questions
> 
> 1) what is the logic behind the numbering of files in the conf.d folder  ... is this to define the sequence of execution of the config files ?
> 

Yes. They are sorted with C locale and included in-order. The use of conf.d is optional, using single file is just as well.

> 2) Concerning global scripts, is the default.sieve, before
> 
> i understand that they get executed when the user does not have his private sieve script.
> 
> are  sieve_before,  sieve_after and sieve_global_path all globalscripts ?
> 

They do get executed even if user has private sieve scripts.

sieve_before = before the user script(s)
sieve_after = after the user script(s)
sieve_global_path = the deprecated name for the sieve_default setting

Aki

> thanks
> rajesh