[EXTERNAL] Re: Installation Question: Is a web server required ?

[White, Daniel E. (GSFC-770.0)[NICS]]

Excellent.
The documentation is not clear about this.
We want the email users to use POP/IMAP clients.

Many thanks.

-----Original Message-----
From: Shaun Johnson <shaun at linuxmagic.com>
Organization: LinuxMagic Inc.
Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 13:33
To: Daniel White <daniel.e.white at nasa.gov>
Cc: "dovecot at dovecot.org" <dovecot at dovecot.org>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Installation Question: Is a web server required ?

    On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:28:41 +0000
    "White, Daniel E. (GSFC-770.0)[NICS]" <daniel.e.white at nasa.gov> wrote:

    > Can Dovecot be installed with Postfix and without being behind a web
    > server ?
    > 
    > I want a mail service that can only be accessed by POP3(s)/IMAP(s)
    > and not by a web UI.
    > 
    > Thanks.
    > 
    > 
    > 

    Most definitely - web server is only required if you wanted things like
    webmail access - or any type of management interface.