May 2010 - dovecot - dovecot.org

[Dovecot] Auto Block!
by Henrique Fernandes 28 May '10

28 May '10

There is an plugin that makes dovecot lock an imap/pop/smtpauth if the user miss passowrd more than N times ? I would like to avoid brute force! Thanks []'sf.rique

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[Dovecot] Problems with Outlook clients after a migration
by Joseba Torre 28 May '10

28 May '10

Hi, I'm doing the final tests before I migrate my 10000 users from RHEL 4 + dovecot 1.1.20 to RHEL5 + dovecot 1.2.11, and I'm having some serious problems with outlook 2007 clients disconnecting very often. In dovecot's log I see lot of connects and disconnects from these clients (as oposed to my kmail, that just connects once when I come in and disconnects when I shut it off). After unchecking the "chek every X minutes" thing in outlook I get fewer of those -while functionality remains-, but the main problem still persists: every now and then (more or less 30 mins), the client disconnects, and sometimes the client goes offline. This didn't happen with my previous setup. I use the outlook-idle workaround, but it doesn't seem to make any difference. Any ideas? My dovecot -n # 1.2.11: /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.4 (Tikanga) syslog_facility: local1 protocols: imap imaps pop3 pop3s listen(default): *:143 listen(imap): *:143 listen(pop3): *:110 ssl_listen(default): *:993 ssl_listen(imap): *:993 ssl_listen(pop3): *:995 ssl_cert_file: /usr/share/ssl/certs/imapd.pem ssl_key_file: /usr/share/ssl/certs/imapd.pem disable_plaintext_auth: no login_dir: /usr/local/var/run/dovecot/login login_executable(default): /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(imap): /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(pop3): /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login login_process_per_connection: no login_max_processes_count: 256 max_mail_processes: 2048 first_valid_uid: 100 mail_location: maildir:~/Maildir:INDEX=/var/dovecot/%u:CONTROL=/var/dovecot- nas/%u/control mail_nfs_storage: yes lock_method: dotlock mail_executable(default): /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(imap): /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(pop3): /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/pop3 mail_plugins(default): quota imap_quota mail_plugins(imap): quota imap_quota mail_plugins(pop3): quota mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/local/lib/dovecot/pop3 imap_client_workarounds(default): outlook-idle imap_client_workarounds(imap): outlook-idle imap_client_workarounds(pop3): pop3_uidl_format(default): %08Xu%08Xv pop3_uidl_format(imap): %08Xu%08Xv pop3_uidl_format(pop3): %v.%u auth default: cache_size: 1000 cache_ttl: 6000 master_user_separator: * debug: yes passdb: driver: passwd-file args: /usr/local/etc/bloqueados deny: yes passdb: driver: ldap args: /usr/local/etc/dovecot-ldap.conf passdb: driver: pam passdb: driver: passwd-file args: /usr/local/etc/dovecot-master.conf master: yes userdb: driver: prefetch userdb: driver: passwd socket: type: listen master: path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-master mode: 384 plugin: quota: fs -- Joseba Torre. Vicegerencia de TICs, área de Explotación

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[Dovecot] Over quota
by James Devine 28 May '10

28 May '10

Is there any way to still be able to login/delete email via dovecot-imap when the user's filesystem quota is exceeded? We just moved from courier where this was still possible but now a user over quota can login but cannot get a list of messages and the logs show this: May 27 10:24:45 pop1.gwtc.net dovecot: POP3(cody(a)howaboutnow.net) [64.251.165.209]: write(/home/co/cody/Maildir/dovecot-uidvalidity) failed: Disk quota exce eded May 27 10:24:45 pop1.gwtc.net dovecot: POP3(cody(a)howaboutnow.net) [64.251.165.209]: o_stream_send(/home/co/cody/Maildir/dovecot-uidlist.tmp) failed: Disk qu ota exceeded May 27 10:24:45 pop1.gwtc.net dovecot: POP3(cody(a)howaboutnow.net) [64.251.165.209]: Couldn't init INBOX: Internal error occurred. Refer to server log for more inform ation. [2010-05-27 10:24:45]

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[Dovecot] Cannot Access Inbox
by robertober 27 May '10

27 May '10

Hello Folks, Yesterday while messing around with procmail for SpamAssassin I had my IMAP client open and it lost it's ability to see my Inbox except for two messages. I tried another IMAP client and no success. I can see all other directories such as sent and the ones I have made. The mbox file is there and catable/grepable. I even made a new one. I can read a test account Inbox from the same server with my usual client. Also my small number of other users appear to be using pop3 as normal. Tried so far: * Multiple clients including pop3. * Removed spamd and procmail stuff. * Various permissions. * New mbox. * Restart everything, although I am not sure I rebooted the server last night. * Searched for lock files that may need to be deleted. * Googled. Server setup: * Mandriva Linux 2009.1 * Dovecot 1.1.13 * Postfix 2.5.6 The mailbox in question is my business and some personal email so I would greatly appreciate any help towards fixing this issue. I am self-employed and largely out of business without my email. Thanks, Robert A. Ober

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[Dovecot] symlinking maildirs
by Phil Howard 27 May '10

27 May '10

I have some emails that I think are in the Postfix delivery queue going to Dovecot, but didn't get mapped to their alias (because I didn't have all the alias entries in when they were queued). I'm wondering if this trick would work. I have the mail being delivered to /home/mail/%Ld/%Ln/mail and am wondering if I could make a symlink at /home/mail/example.com/foo -> bar and add a dummy password for foo(a)example.com and have that mail trying to go to foo(a)example.com really go to bar@example and make a successful delivery (it is soft bouncing right now).

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[Dovecot] SQL Server
by Bryan Vyhmeister 27 May '10

27 May '10

Is there any support for using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or 2008 as the SQL database for users? Although I would prefer to do it other ways, the company I work for has all of their virtual hosting authentication tied into a SQL Server. Any ideas? Thank you. Bryan

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[Dovecot] Una prueba
by enrique 27 May '10

27 May '10

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[Dovecot] POP3 says no new mail.
by Hubert Jastrzębski 27 May '10

27 May '10

Hi Let's list some files in user homedir: ------- dog:/home/domain/users/username# ls autoresponse dovecot.index.log dovecot-uidvalidity.4be1e480 saved trash config dovecot-uidlist new sent cur dovecot-uidvalidity tmp dog:/home/domain/users/username# ls cur 1273093948.30793.dog:2 dog:/home/domain/users/username# ls new 1273097763.13545.dog 1273118766.1674.dog --------- As you can see one mail is in cur and two new mails are in new folder. Let's fetch them via pop3: --------- dog:/home/domain/users/username# nc -v localhost 110 localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1] 110 (pop3) open +OK Dovecot ready. user username(a)domain.pl +OK pass secret +OK Logged in. stat +OK 1 7824 quit +OK Logging out. dog:/home/domain/users/username# -------- It said there is only one mail. Where are my new mails? Let's check log file: -------- May 6 07:42:46 dog dovecot: POP3(username(a)domain.pl): Effective uid=1002, gid=1002, home=/home/domain/./users/username May 6 07:42:46 dog dovecot: POP3(username(a)domain.pl): maildir: data=/home/domain/./users/username May 6 07:42:46 dog dovecot: POP3(username(a)domain.pl): maildir++: root=/home/domain/./users/username, index=, control=, inbox=/home/domain/./users/username May 6 07:42:46 dog dovecot: POP3(username(a)domain.pl): Namespace : Using permissions from /home/domain/./users/username: mode=0700 gid=-1 May 6 07:42:46 dog dovecot: pop3-login: Login: user=<username(a)domain.pl>, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, secured May 6 07:42:52 dog dovecot: POP3(username(a)domain.pl): Disconnected: Logged out top=0/0, retr=0/0, del=0/1, size=7824 --------- No error logged looking at the good dir. Permissions OK. When I remove dovecot.index.log new messages appears: --------- dog:/home/domain/users/username# rm dovecot.index.log dog:/home/domain/users/username# nc -v localhost 110 localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1] 110 (pop3) open +OK Dovecot ready. user username(a)domain.pl +OK pass secret +OK Logged in. stat +OK 3 76974 quit +OK Logging out. dog:/home/domain/users/username# --------- Any clue what can it be? dovecot -n # 1.2.11: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.22 i686 Debian 5.0.4 log_timestamp: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S protocols: imap imaps pop3 pop3s disable_plaintext_auth: no login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3-login login_process_per_connection: no mail_privileged_group: mail mail_location: maildir:%h mail_debug: yes mmap_disable: yes mail_nfs_index: yes mbox_write_locks: fcntl dotlock mail_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_executable(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3 mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/pop3 imap_client_workarounds(default): outlook-idle imap_client_workarounds(imap): outlook-idle imap_client_workarounds(pop3): pop3_uidl_format(default): %08Xu%08Xv pop3_uidl_format(imap): %08Xu%08Xv pop3_uidl_format(pop3): %f auth default: passdb: driver: checkpassword args: /usr/local/bin/checkvpw-dovecot-wrapper userdb: driver: prefetch

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[Dovecot] Dovecot 2.0 HG 11267: Crash on THREAD
by Frode Nordahl 27 May '10

27 May '10

Hello, The following IMAP command crashes the latest version of Dovecot (regardless of format or contents of mailbox): . THREAD REFS US-ASCII ALL Backtrace: (gdb) bt full #0 mail_thread_cache_sync_remove (box=0x64af58, args=<value optimized out>, ctx_r=0x7fffffffe128) at index-thread.c:486 No locals. #1 mail_thread_init (box=0x64af58, args=<value optimized out>, ctx_r=0x7fffffffe128) at index-thread.c:570 tbox = 0x64b2e0 ctx = 0x64fcf0 search_ctx = 0x651f30 ret = <value optimized out> __FUNCTION__ = "mail_thread_init" #2 0x000000000040e09b in imap_thread (cmd=0x645e88) at cmd-thread.c:89 __FUNCTION__ = "imap_thread" #3 cmd_thread (cmd=0x645e88) at cmd-thread.c:136 client = 0x6458e8 thread_type = MAIL_THREAD_REFS sargs = 0x650108 args = 0x6487c0 charset = 0x648878 "US-ASCII" str = 0x648870 "REFS" ret = <value optimized out> #4 0x000000000040ef7c in client_command_input (cmd=0x645e88) at imap-client.c:646 client = 0x6458e8 ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- command = <value optimized out> __FUNCTION__ = "client_command_input" #5 0x000000000040f032 in client_command_input (cmd=0x645e88) at imap-client.c:696 client = 0x6458e8 command = 0x2aaaaab44e50 __FUNCTION__ = "client_command_input" #6 0x000000000040f17f in client_handle_next_command (client=0x6458e8) at imap-client.c:737 No locals. #7 client_handle_input (client=0x6458e8) at imap-client.c:749 _data_stack_cur_id = 3 remove_io = <value optimized out> handled_commands = false __FUNCTION__ = "client_handle_input" #8 0x000000000040fb22 in client_input (client=0x6458e8) at imap-client.c:788 cmd = <value optimized out> output = 0x645d28 bytes = 27 __FUNCTION__ = "client_input" #9 0x00002aaaaadb2838 in io_loop_handler_run (ioloop=<value optimized out>) at ioloop-epoll.c:212 ctx = <value optimized out> ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- event = 0x626800 list = 0x63f7c0 io = 0x645dc0 tv = {tv_sec = 1799, tv_usec = 999514} events_count = <value optimized out> t_id = 2 msecs = <value optimized out> ret = 1 i = 0 call = <value optimized out> #10 0x00002aaaaadb15ad in io_loop_run (ioloop=0x626580) at ioloop.c:350 No locals. #11 0x00002aaaaada1963 in master_service_run (service=0x626450, callback=0) at master-service.c:480 No locals. #12 0x000000000041739f in main (argc=1, argv=0x626370) at main.c:359 service_flags = <value optimized out> storage_service_flags = 4294959856 postlogin_socket_path = 0x0 username = 0x0 c = <value optimized out> set_roots = {0x41a640, 0x0} -- Frode Nordahl

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[Dovecot] Dovecot access imap folder via POP3
by Vincze Janos Istvan 27 May '10

27 May '10

Dear All, I use postfix and dovecot (1.1.11) combo with maildir format. I would have a question about dovecot config. Can I confiugre dovecot to download mails from IMAP folders via POP3? Now, mails can be downloaded only from .INBOX. My dovecot.conf file: .... mail_location = maildir:/home/vmail/%d/%n/Maildir namespace private { separator = . prefix = INBOX. #location = mail_location = maildir:/home/vmail/%d/%n/Maildir inbox = yes #hidden = yes } mail_privileged_group = mail .... Thank you for any help, Janos, Vincze

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