August 2025 - dovecot

Public namespace - configuration help (new to Dovecot) - version 2.3.x
by daniel.botting＠codethink.co.uk 01 Oct '25

01 Oct '25

Hi all, I'm configuring a public namespace for an existing Dovecot install, I have the public namespace configured and working in a basic manner (it can be subscribed to in an MUA and mail can be moved into it for a specified user named in the dovecot-acl file). I've followed the official docs: - https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/configuration_manual/shared_mailboxes/public_sh… When I configure the MUA (Thunderbird) I can see the public namespace and a subfolder that I've manually created underneath (with new/cur/tmp folders, parent public folders also has a new tmp cur directories, mail cannot be moved into public top level folder), but it is displayed as below when subscribed to: public^subfolder I've resolved this by changing the separator to a / , however as per my doveconf -n below I then received a separator conflict, which I resolved by changing the separator for the default namespace to also be a / . As the default namespace is already using period ( . ) on the production servers, I'd like to continue using this separator and not / separator. The existing install of a couple of hundred mailboxes and I'm concerned I'll break the mailboxes /any existing sieve filters. I would like the public folder to display with an empty prefix as below, but I understand you cannot have two 'prefix =' (empty prefixes) : subfolder doveconf -n output below: # 2.3.21.1 (d492236fa0): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # Pigeonhole version 0.5.21.1 (49005e73) # OS: Linux 5.10.0-35-cloud-amd64 x86_64 Debian 11.11 # Hostname: imap-server.hostname.co.uk auth_verbose = yes default_vsz_limit = 0 doveadm_password = # hidden, use -P to show it first_valid_gid = 8 first_valid_uid = 8 last_valid_gid = 8 last_valid_uid = 8 lda_mailbox_autocreate = yes lda_mailbox_autosubscribe = yes mail_gid = 8 mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir mail_plugins = " notify replication acl" mail_uid = 8 managesieve_notify_capability = mailto managesieve_sieve_capability = fileinto reject envelope encoded-character vacation subaddress comparator-i;ascii-numeric relational regex imap4flags copy include variables body enotify environment mailbox date index ihave duplicate mime foreverypart extracttext editheader imapflags namespace { list = no location = maildir:/srv/vmail/public:INDEXPVT=~/Maildir/public prefix = Public/ separator = / subscriptions = no type = public } namespace inbox { inbox = yes location = mailbox Drafts { special_use = \Drafts } mailbox Junk { special_use = \Junk } mailbox Sent { special_use = \Sent } mailbox "Sent Messages" { special_use = \Sent } mailbox Trash { special_use = \Trash } prefix = separator = / <--- I'd like this to be a . instead } namespace subscriptions { hidden = yes list = no location = prefix = subscriptions/ <--- had to put something here because inbox namespace was empty subscriptions = yes } passdb { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf.ext driver = ldap } plugin { acl = vfile mail_replica = tcps:other-replica.domain.co.uk:port number sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve sieve_before = /etc/dovecot/common.sieve sieve_dir = ~/sieve sieve_extensions = +editheader +imapflags } postmaster_address = postmaster(a)domain.co.uk protocols = " imap sieve pop3" replication_dsync_parameters = -d -N -l 15 -U -T 10 replication_max_conns = 24 service aggregator { fifo_listener replication-notify-fifo { user = mail } unix_listener replication-notify { user = mail } } service auth { unix_listener /var/run/dovecot-exim-bridge { mode = 0660 user = Debian-exim } } service doveadm { inet_listener { port = <replica port number> ssl = yes } } service imap-login { inet_listener imap { port = 143 } inet_listener imaps { port = 993 ssl = yes } process_limit = 512 process_min_avail = 4 service_count = 1 } service imap { process_limit = 1024 } service managesieve-login { inet_listener sieve { port = <port number> } process_min_avail = 1 service_count = 8 vsz_limit = 256 M } service managesieve { process_limit = 1024 } service replicator { process_min_avail = 1 unix_listener replicator-doveadm { mode = 0666 } } ssl = required ssl_cert = <path/to/fullchain.pem ssl_cipher_list = ALL:!LOW:!SSLv2:!EXP:!aNULL ssl_client_ca_dir = /etc/ssl/certs ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it userdb { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf.ext driver = ldap override_fields = home=/var/mail/%u uid=mail gid=mail } protocol lda { mail_plugins = " notify replication acl sieve" } protocol imap { mail_max_userip_connections = 32 mail_plugins = " notify replication acl acl" } protocol sieve { mail_max_userip_connections = 10 managesieve_logout_format = bytes=%i/%o managesieve_max_line_length = 64 k } Also the public folder is not displayed in Roundcube webmail in folder sections to be subscribed to. doveadm mailbox list -u <username> I appreciate that replication does not work with public mailboxes, I'll have to look at that further. Many thanks Dan

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postfix alias and dovecot quota
by Alexandre Ellert 28 Sep '25

28 Sep '25

Hello, Can someone tell me if it’s possible to configure dovecot to answer quota information about real mailbox when I query a postfix alias mailbox (this information is actually in a mysql database) ? Example : doveadm quota get - u alias(a)domain.com doveadm(alias(a)domain.com): Fatal: User doesn't exist doveadm quota get - u realmailbox(a)domain.com Quota name Type Value Limit % user STORAGE 2048853 2048000 100 user MESSAGE 6783 - 0 I’d like to have this result : doveadm quota get - u alias(a)domain.com Quota name Type Value Limit % user STORAGE 2048853 2048000 100 user MESSAGE 6783 - 0 doveadm quota get - u realmailbox(a)domain.com Quota name Type Value Limit % user STORAGE 2048853 2048000 100 user MESSAGE 6783 - 0 Thanks for your help. Alexandre.

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Sieve Scripts via SQL Dicts in Dovecot 2.4 not working?
by Niklas Meyer 11 Sep '25

11 Sep '25

Hello everyone, I am currently working on porting the Dovecot 2.4 configuration from the latest 2.3 version. During this process, I encountered issues with the Sieve filters, particularly those related to SQL dict mappings. The previous (2.3) configuration looked like this and worked: |map { pattern = priv/sieve/name/$script_nametable = sieve_before username_field = username value_field = idfields { script_name = $script_name} } map { pattern = priv/sieve/data/$idtable = sieve_before username_field = username value_field = script_data fields { id= $id} } | This resulted in the following SQL queries on the MySQL server: |2025-08-1511:01:29.237511SELECTid FROMsieve_after WHEREscript_name ='active'ANDusername ='frittenjonas(a)derlinkman.de'2025-08-1511:01:29.236416SELECTid FROMsieve_before WHEREscript_name ='active'ANDusername ='frittenjonas(a)derlinkman.de'| As you can see, there are SQL mappings for |sieve_before| and |sieve_after|, alongside a local file loaded prior to the SQL settings, as they are user-based. In Dovecot 2.3, everything worked and the scripts were executed. In 2.4, however, they no longer run. I adapted the configuration for dict SQL mapping for Sieve filters according to the documentation: |dict_mappriv/sieve/name/$script_name{ sql_table= sieve_before username_field = username value_field id { } # The script name field in the table to querykey_fieldscript_name { value= $script_name} } dict_map priv/sieve/data/$id{ sql_table= sieve_before username_field = username value_field script_data { } key_fieldid { value= $id} } | This also results in the dict proxy querying the database with the same pattern as before: |2025-08-1511:11:47.175184SELECTid FROMsieve_after WHEREscript_name ='active'ANDusername ='frittenjonas(a)derlinkman.de'2025-08-1511:11:47.172952SELECTid FROMsieve_before WHEREscript_name ='active'ANDusername ='frittenjonas(a)derlinkman.de'2025-08-1511:11:47.155786SELECTid FROMsieve_after WHEREscript_name ='active'ANDusername ='frittenjonas(a)derlinkman.de'2025-08-1511:11:47.136030SELECTid FROMsieve_before WHEREscript_name ='active'ANDusername ='frittenjonas(a)derlinkman.de'| However, unlike in 2.3, it now queries the DB twice. In the Sieve debug logs, I see the following: https://pastebin.com/PTKkLsDQ Notably: |Aug 1512:22:2443664c142e0a dovecot: lmtp(frittenjonas(a)derlinkman.de)<2407><mPFNN2AKn2hnCQAAhwrv7A>: Debug: Localdelivery failed: Temporarily unable toaccessnecessary Sieve scripts | This line concerns me. Here are the current Sieve script declarations: |sieve_script before{ type= beforedriver = file path= /var/vmail/sieve/global_sieve_before.sieve } sieve_script before2 { type= beforedriver = dict name= active dict proxy { name= sieve_before sieve_script_bin_path = /var/vmail/sieve_before_bindir } } sieve_script after{ type= afterdriver = file path= /var/vmail/sieve/global_sieve_after.sieve } sieve_script after2 { type= afterdriver = dict name= active dict proxy { name= sieve_after sieve_script_bin_path = /var/vmail/sieve_after_bindir } } # Personal scripts sieve_script personal { type= personal driver = file path= ~/sieve active_path = ~/.dovecot.sieve } | The dict proxy configuration, pointing to the dict_map SQL query above, looks like this: |dict sieve_after { driver = sql!include/etc/dovecot/sql/dovecot-dict-sql-sieve_after.conf } dict sieve_before { driver = sql!include/etc/dovecot/sql/dovecot-dict-sql-sieve_before.conf } | Thanks for your guidance. Kind regards Niklas Meyer Maintainer of the mailcow project Hello everyone, I am currently working on porting the Dovecot 2.4 configuration from the latest 2.3 version. During this process, I encountered issues with the Sieve filters, particularly those related to SQL dict mappings. The previous (2.3) configuration looked like this and worked: map { pattern = priv/sieve/name/$script_name table = sieve_before username_field = username value_field = id fields { script_name = $script_name } } map { pattern = priv/sieve/data/$id table = sieve_before username_field = username value_field = script_data fields { id = $id } } This resulted in the following SQL queries on the MySQL server: 2025-08-15 11:01:29.237511 SELECT id FROM sieve_after WHERE script_name = 'active' AND username = '[1]frittenjonas(a)derlinkman.de' 2025-08-15 11:01:29.236416 SELECT id FROM sieve_before WHERE script_name = 'active' AND username = '[2]frittenjonas(a)derlinkman.de' As you can see, there are SQL mappings for sieve_before and sieve_after, alongside a local file loaded prior to the SQL settings, as they are user-based. In Dovecot 2.3, everything worked and the scripts were executed. In 2.4, however, they no longer run. I adapted the configuration for dict SQL mapping for Sieve filters according to the documentation: dict_map priv/sieve/name/$script_name { sql_table = sieve_before username_field = username value_field id { } # The script name field in the table to query key_field script_name { value = $script_name } } dict_map priv/sieve/data/$id { sql_table = sieve_before username_field = username value_field script_data { } key_field id { value = $id } } This also results in the dict proxy querying the database with the same pattern as before: 2025-08-15 11:11:47.175184 SELECT id FROM sieve_after WHERE script_name = 'active' AND username = '[3]frittenjonas(a)derlinkman.de' 2025-08-15 11:11:47.172952 SELECT id FROM sieve_before WHERE script_name = 'active' AND username = '[4]frittenjonas(a)derlinkman.de' 2025-08-15 11:11:47.155786 SELECT id FROM sieve_after WHERE script_name = 'active' AND username = '[5]frittenjonas(a)derlinkman.de' 2025-08-15 11:11:47.136030 SELECT id FROM sieve_before WHERE script_name = 'active' AND username = '[6]frittenjonas(a)derlinkman.de' However, unlike in 2.3, it now queries the DB twice. In the Sieve debug logs, I see the following: [7]https://pastebin.com/PTKkLsDQ Notably: Aug 15 12:22:24 43664c142e0a dovecot: lmtp([8]frittenjonas(a)derlinkman.de)<2407><mPFNN2AKn2hnCQAAhwrv7A>: Debug: Local delivery failed: Temporarily unable to access necessary Sieve scripts This line concerns me. Here are the current Sieve script declarations: sieve_script before { type = before driver = file path = /var/vmail/sieve/global_sieve_before.sieve } sieve_script before2 { type = before driver = dict name = active dict proxy { name = sieve_before sieve_script_bin_path = /var/vmail/sieve_before_bindir } } sieve_script after { type = after driver = file path = /var/vmail/sieve/global_sieve_after.sieve } sieve_script after2 { type = after driver = dict name = active dict proxy { name = sieve_after sieve_script_bin_path = /var/vmail/sieve_after_bindir } } # Personal scripts sieve_script personal { type = personal driver = file path = ~/sieve active_path = ~/.dovecot.sieve } The dict proxy configuration, pointing to the dict_map SQL query above, looks like this: dict sieve_after { driver = sql !include /etc/dovecot/sql/dovecot-dict-sql-sieve_after.conf } dict sieve_before { driver = sql !include /etc/dovecot/sql/dovecot-dict-sql-sieve_before.conf } Thanks for your guidance. Kind regards Niklas Meyer Maintainer of the mailcow project References Visible links 1. mailto:frittenjonas@derlinkman.de 2. mailto:frittenjonas@derlinkman.de 3. mailto:frittenjonas@derlinkman.de 4. mailto:frittenjonas@derlinkman.de 5. mailto:frittenjonas@derlinkman.de 6. mailto:frittenjonas@derlinkman.de 7. https://pastebin.com/PTKkLsDQ 8. mailto:frittenjonas@derlinkman.de

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RHEL 8 key import error
by Gioele Pannetto 08 Sep '25

08 Sep '25

Hi, I'm having issues while installing Dovecot 2.4 on a Rocky Linux 8.10 server. This server was running Dovecot 2.3 but I wanted to upgrade it to 2.4. This is my repo file: [dovecot-2.4-latest] name=Dovecot 2.4 RHEL $releasever - $basearch baseurl=https://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.4-latest/rhel/$releasever/RPMS/$basea… gpgkey=https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.4 gpgcheck=1 enabled=1 When I run dnf update I get a GPG error: Problem opening package dovecot-2.4.1-4.x86_64.rpm Problem opening package dovecot-lua-2.4.1-4.x86_64.rpm Problem opening package dovecot-mysql-2.4.1-4.x86_64.rpm The downloaded packages were saved in cache until the next successful transaction. You can remove cached packages by executing 'dnf clean packages'. Error: GPG check FAILED If I try to import the key manually with rpm --import https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.4 I get: error: https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.4: key 1 import failed. I also tried it on a fresh Rocky Linux 8.10 installation and I get the same exact error, but running it on Rocky Linux 9.6 works just fine. This is my gpg --version on RHEL 8.10: gpg (GnuPG) 2.2.20 libgcrypt 1.8.5 Copyright (C) 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Home: /root/.gnupg Supported algorithms: Pubkey: RSA, ELG, DSA, ECDH, ECDSA, EDDSA Cipher: IDEA, 3DES, CAST5, BLOWFISH, AES, AES192, AES256, TWOFISH, CAMELLIA128, CAMELLIA192, CAMELLIA256 Hash: SHA1, RIPEMD160, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, SHA224 Compression: Uncompressed, ZIP, ZLIB, BZIP2 Any help is appreciated. Thanks! -- Gioele Pannetto

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High Available (SoHo) dovecot setup using PVE+Ubuntu (+Docker)?
by Gerben Wierda 04 Sep '25

04 Sep '25

I currently run a HA postfix/dovecot setup that is failover behind a HAproxy. The two legs are a dovecot 2 on macOS (MacPorts) and a dovecot 2 on Ubuntu (PVE+Ubuntu+Docker), making the system somewhat antifragile. HA is realised via dovecot’s own syncing (which is not longer available in dovecot 3). This works OK. (In addition: there is rspamd as an important part of the setup, e.g. for DMARC). There are multiple virtual domains. Given that I have lost APNS (Apple Push Notification) as Apple has retired support for former Mac OS X Server users, there is not longer a reason to keep the macOS version running (apart from that antifragility thing, but that was more an added bonus). I am looking at moving to a different setup where the entire mail setup may move to a full Linux foundation. I am starting to look at future options (there is still time to actually create the setup somewhere the coming year or so. If I want to be future-dovecot proof, I need to move to HA for storage as dovecot syncing is deprecated. I wonder what my best way forward its, based on a 2 physical machine, PVE+Ubuntu+Docker setup. Build a HA NFSv4 cluster? Use Ceph? ZFS? Any tips, experiences, or ideas are welcome. Robustness/security/low-maintenance/own-your-own-data are my main objectives. I do not have high volumes, this is a setup for just a few users. G I currently run a HA postfix/dovecot setup that is failover behind a HAproxy. The two legs are a dovecot 2 on macOS (MacPorts) and a dovecot 2 on Ubuntu (PVE+Ubuntu+Docker), making the system somewhat antifragile. HA is realised via dovecot's own syncing (which is not longer available in dovecot 3). This works OK. (In addition: there is rspamd as an important part of the setup, e.g. for DMARC). There are multiple virtual domains. Given that I have lost APNS (Apple Push Notification) as Apple has retired support for former Mac OS X Server users, there is not longer a reason to keep the macOS version running (apart from that antifragility thing, but that was more an added bonus). I am looking at moving to a different setup where the entire mail setup may move to a full Linux foundation. I am starting to look at future options (there is still time to actually create the setup somewhere the coming year or so. If I want to be future-dovecot proof, I need to move to HA for storage as dovecot syncing is deprecated. I wonder what my best way forward its, based on a 2 physical machine, PVE+Ubuntu+Docker setup. Build a HA NFSv4 cluster? Use Ceph? ZFS? Any tips, experiences, or ideas are welcome. Robustness/security/low-maintenance/own-your-own-data are my main objectives. I do not have high volumes, this is a setup for just a few users. G

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Crash in dovecot snippet when using imapc
by John van der Kamp 03 Sep '25

03 Sep '25

Hello, I've found a crash in a very specific setup. A dovecot server with imapc connection needs to receive an email with no body contents for the intent of generating a preview/snippet. It crashes somewhere deep in the jungle of istream and snapshots. I've included a script which sets up the systems to reproduce the crash. I've tested this with several versions. 2.3.16 doesn't seem to be affected, but 2.3.20 and 2.3.21 are affect. For me it produces a traceback like this, using the ubuntu version from here: https://packages.ubuntu.com/noble/dovecot-core (gdb) bt #0 __pthread_kill_implementation (no_tid=0, signo=6, threadid=140530132887360) at ./nptl/pthread_kill.c:44 #1 __pthread_kill_internal (signo=6, threadid=140530132887360) at ./nptl/pthread_kill.c:78 #2 __GI___pthread_kill (threadid=140530132887360, signo=signo@entry=6) at ./nptl/pthread_kill.c:89 #3 0x00007fcfb8842476 in __GI_raise (sig=sig@entry=6) at ../sysdeps/posix/raise.c:26 #4 0x00007fcfb88287f3 in __GI_abort () at ./stdlib/abort.c:79 #5 0x00007fcfb8b37fe5 in default_fatal_finish (status=0, type=LOG_TYPE_PANIC) at ../lib/failures.c:465 #6 fatal_handler_real (ctx=<optimized out>, format=<optimized out>, args=<optimized out>) at ../lib/failures.c:477 #7 0x00007fcfb8be50d7 in i_internal_fatal_handler (ctx=<optimized out>, format=<optimized out>, args=<optimized out>) at ../lib/failures.c:879 #8 0x00007fcfb8b37eea in i_panic (format=0x7fcfb8c29020 "file %s: line %d (%s): assertion failed: (%s)") at ../lib/failures.c:530 #9 0x00007fcfb8b3387b in i_stream_header_filter_snapshot_free (_snapshot=<optimized out>) at ../lib-mail/istream-header-filter.c:663 #10 i_stream_header_filter_snapshot_free (_snapshot=0x55dabe297a60) at ../lib-mail/istream-header-filter.c:655 #11 0x00007fcfb8bf25ac in i_stream_snapshot_free (_snapshot=_snapshot@entry=0x55dabe29b0d0) at ../lib/istream.c:253 #12 0x00007fcfb8bf2654 in i_stream_unref (stream=0x7ffc16cc7fa0) at ../lib/istream.c:66 #13 0x00007fcfb8d96baa in index_mail_write_body_snippet (mail=0x55dabe292058) at index/index-mail.c:1151 #14 0x00007fcfb8d97e48 in index_mail_parse_bodystructure (mail=0x55dabe292058, field=MAIL_CACHE_BODY_SNIPPET) at index/index-mail.c:1551 #15 0x00007fcfb8d97fe2 in index_mail_fetch_body_snippet (value_r=0x7ffc16cc8050, mail=0x55dabe292058) at index/index-mail.c:1602 #16 index_mail_get_special (_mail=0x55dabe292058, field=<optimized out>, value_r=0x7ffc16cc8050) at index/index-mail.c:1730 #17 0x00007fcfb8d16ffe in mail_get_special (mail=mail@entry=0x55dabe292058, field=field@entry=MAIL_FETCH_BODY_SNIPPET, value_r=value_r@entry=0x7ffc16cc8050) at /home/ubuntu/dovecot/new/dovecot-2.3.21+dfsg1/src/lib-storage/mail.c:418 #18 0x000055dabc52645c in fetch_snippet (ctx=0x55dabe26e050, mail=0x55dabe292058, preview=0x55dabe28f1f8) at ./src/imap/imap-fetch-body.c:615 #19 0x000055dabc52b5cc in imap_fetch_more_int (ctx=0x55dabe26e050, cancel=false) at ./src/imap/imap-fetch.c:562 #20 0x000055dabc52b8ad in imap_fetch_more (ctx=0x55dabe26e050, cmd=0x55dabe26de98) at ./src/imap/imap-fetch.c:617 #21 0x000055dabc51fd07 in cmd_fetch (cmd=0x55dabe26de98) at ./src/imap/cmd-fetch.c:382 #22 0x000055dabc528af4 in command_exec (cmd=0x55dabe26de98) at ./src/imap/imap-commands.c:201 #23 0x000055dabc52e9e2 in client_command_input (cmd=<optimized out>) at ./src/imap/imap-client.c:1237 #24 0x000055dabc52ea96 in client_command_input (cmd=<optimized out>) at ./src/imap/imap-client.c:1307 #25 0x000055dabc52eeed in client_handle_next_command (remove_io_r=<synthetic pointer>, client=0x55dabe26d2c8) at ./src/imap/imap-client.c:1349 #26 client_handle_input (client=0x55dabe26d2c8) at ./src/imap/imap-client.c:1363 #27 0x000055dabc52f2c4 in client_input (client=0x55dabe26d2c8) at ./src/imap/imap-client.c:1407 #28 0x00007fcfb8bfe27d in io_loop_call_io (io=0x55dabe26e660) at ../lib/ioloop.c:737 #29 0x00007fcfb8bff81a in io_loop_handler_run_internal (ioloop=0x55dabe243fd0) at ../lib/ioloop-epoll.c:222 #30 0x00007fcfb8bff8d4 in io_loop_handler_run (ioloop=0x55dabe243fd0) at ../lib/ioloop.c:789 #31 0x00007fcfb8bffa90 in io_loop_run (ioloop=0x55dabe243fd0) at ../lib/ioloop.c:762 #32 0x00007fcfb8b6ce57 in master_service_run (service=0x55dabe243e20, callback=callback@entry=0x55dabc533210 <client_connected>) at ../lib-master/master-service.c:878 #33 0x000055dabc51ad37 in main (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>) at ./src/imap/main.c:575 John Hello, I've found a crash in a very specific setup. A dovecot server with imapc connection needs to receive an email with no body contents for the intent of generating a preview/snippet. It crashes somewhere deep in the jungle of istream and snapshots. I've included a script which sets up the systems to reproduce the crash. I've tested this with several versions. 2.3.16 doesn't seem to be affected, but 2.3.20 and 2.3.21 are affect. For me it produces a traceback like this, using the ubuntu version from here: https://packages.ubuntu.com/noble/dovecot-core (gdb) bt #0 __pthread_kill_implementation (no_tid=0, signo=6, threadid=140530132887360) at ./nptl/pthread_kill.c:44 #1 __pthread_kill_internal (signo=6, threadid=140530132887360) at ./nptl/ pthread_kill.c:78 #2 __GI___pthread_kill (threadid=140530132887360, signo=signo@entry=6) at ./ nptl/pthread_kill.c:89 #3 0x00007fcfb8842476 in __GI_raise (sig=sig@entry=6) at ../sysdeps/posix/ raise.c:26 #4 0x00007fcfb88287f3 in __GI_abort () at ./stdlib/abort.c:79 #5 0x00007fcfb8b37fe5 in default_fatal_finish (status=0, type=LOG_TYPE_PANIC) at ../lib/failures.c:465 #6 fatal_handler_real (ctx=<optimized out>, format=<optimized out>, args=<optimized out>) at ../lib/failures.c:477 #7 0x00007fcfb8be50d7 in i_internal_fatal_handler (ctx=<optimized out>, format=<optimized out>, args=<optimized out>) at ../lib/failures.c:879 #8 0x00007fcfb8b37eea in i_panic (format=0x7fcfb8c29020 "file %s: line %d (%s): assertion failed: (%s)") at ../lib/failures.c:530 #9 0x00007fcfb8b3387b in i_stream_header_filter_snapshot_free (_snapshot=<optimized out>) at ../lib-mail/istream-header-filter.c:663 #10 i_stream_header_filter_snapshot_free (_snapshot=0x55dabe297a60) at ../lib- mail/istream-header-filter.c:655 #11 0x00007fcfb8bf25ac in i_stream_snapshot_free (_snapshot=_snapshot@entry=0x55dabe29b0d0) at ../lib/istream.c:253 #12 0x00007fcfb8bf2654 in i_stream_unref (stream=0x7ffc16cc7fa0) at ../lib/ istream.c:66 #13 0x00007fcfb8d96baa in index_mail_write_body_snippet (mail=0x55dabe292058) at index/index-mail.c:1151 #14 0x00007fcfb8d97e48 in index_mail_parse_bodystructure (mail=0x55dabe292058, field=MAIL_CACHE_BODY_SNIPPET) at index/index-mail.c:1551 #15 0x00007fcfb8d97fe2 in index_mail_fetch_body_snippet (value_r=0x7ffc16cc8050, mail=0x55dabe292058) at index/index-mail.c:1602 #16 index_mail_get_special (_mail=0x55dabe292058, field=<optimized out>, value_r=0x7ffc16cc8050) at index/index-mail.c:1730 #17 0x00007fcfb8d16ffe in mail_get_special (mail=mail@entry=0x55dabe292058, field=field@entry=MAIL_FETCH_BODY_SNIPPET, value_r=value_r@entry=0x7ffc16cc8050) at /home/ubuntu/dovecot/new/dovecot-2.3.21+dfsg1/src/lib-storage/mail.c:418 #18 0x000055dabc52645c in fetch_snippet (ctx=0x55dabe26e050, mail=0x55dabe292058, preview=0x55dabe28f1f8) at ./src/imap/imap-fetch-body.c: 615 #19 0x000055dabc52b5cc in imap_fetch_more_int (ctx=0x55dabe26e050, cancel=false) at ./src/imap/imap-fetch.c:562 #20 0x000055dabc52b8ad in imap_fetch_more (ctx=0x55dabe26e050, cmd=0x55dabe26de98) at ./src/imap/imap-fetch.c:617 #21 0x000055dabc51fd07 in cmd_fetch (cmd=0x55dabe26de98) at ./src/imap/cmd- fetch.c:382 #22 0x000055dabc528af4 in command_exec (cmd=0x55dabe26de98) at ./src/imap/imap- commands.c:201 #23 0x000055dabc52e9e2 in client_command_input (cmd=<optimized out>) at ./src/ imap/imap-client.c:1237 #24 0x000055dabc52ea96 in client_command_input (cmd=<optimized out>) at ./src/ imap/imap-client.c:1307 #25 0x000055dabc52eeed in client_handle_next_command (remove_io_r=<synthetic pointer>, client=0x55dabe26d2c8) at ./src/imap/imap-client.c:1349 #26 client_handle_input (client=0x55dabe26d2c8) at ./src/imap/imap-client.c: 1363 #27 0x000055dabc52f2c4 in client_input (client=0x55dabe26d2c8) at ./src/imap/ imap-client.c:1407 #28 0x00007fcfb8bfe27d in io_loop_call_io (io=0x55dabe26e660) at ../lib/ ioloop.c:737 #29 0x00007fcfb8bff81a in io_loop_handler_run_internal (ioloop=0x55dabe243fd0) at ../lib/ioloop-epoll.c:222 #30 0x00007fcfb8bff8d4 in io_loop_handler_run (ioloop=0x55dabe243fd0) at ../ lib/ioloop.c:789 #31 0x00007fcfb8bffa90 in io_loop_run (ioloop=0x55dabe243fd0) at ../lib/ ioloop.c:762 #32 0x00007fcfb8b6ce57 in master_service_run (service=0x55dabe243e20, callback=callback@entry=0x55dabc533210 <client_connected>) at ../lib-master/ master-service.c:878 #33 0x000055dabc51ad37 in main (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>) at ./src/imap/main.c:575 John

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dovecot-core: dovecot imap attempts to rmdir the configured mail_inbox_path
by pelzi＠feldner-bv.de 29 Aug '25

29 Aug '25

Package: dovecot-core Version: 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6 Severity: important Dear Maintainer, after upgrading to trixie, I reconfigure dovecot - starting with the maintainer's config files due to the complete change of config syntax - and got it working again serving the existing mailboxes. I again configured /var/mail/%{user | username} as mail_inbox_path, at a separate location from all other mailboxes at some directory at user's home. All mailboxes remain in mbox format as before. When I set up a mail inbox path in shared namespace, dovecot is attempting to delete the lexicographically first user "someotheruser" who is sharing their mailboxes, whenever a user "someuser" with read access to that mailboxes is updating the mailbox list: journalctl output with mail_inbox_path setup for shared namespace ----------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 16 16:43:59 somehost systemd[1]: Started dovecot.service - Dovecot IMAP/POP3 email server. Aug 16 16:44:05 somehost dovecot[65636]: imap-login: Login aborted: Logged out (no auth attempts in 0 secs) (no_auth_attempts): user=<>, rip=some::ipv6, lip=some::ipv6, session=<xojHiXw8zKP95iU4WzA7U7on6//+m0as> Aug 16 16:44:14 somehost auth[65647]: pam_unix(dovecot:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=dovecot ruser=someuser rhost=some::ipv6 user=someuser Aug 16 16:44:14 somehost dovecot[65636]: imap-login: Logged in: user=<someuser>, method=PLAIN, rip=some::ipv6, lip=some::ipv6, mpid=65651, TLS, session=<0klNinw8fJIqAgkIAbCIAAL////+ESJD> Aug 16 16:44:14 somehost dovecot[65636]: imap(someuser)<65651><0klNinw8fJIqAgkIAbCIAAL////+ESJD>: Disconnected: Logged out in=98 out=1253 deleted=0 expunged=0 trashed=0 hdr_count=0 hdr_bytes=0 body_count=0 body_bytes=0 Aug 16 16:44:14 somehost auth[65647]: pam_unix(dovecot:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=dovecot ruser=someuser rhost=some::ipv6 user=someuser Aug 16 16:44:14 somehost dovecot[65636]: imap-login: Logged in: user=<someuser>, method=PLAIN, rip=some::ipv6, lip=some::ipv6, mpid=65656, TLS, session=<tE5Oinw8hpIqAgkIAbCIAAL////+ESJD> Aug 16 16:44:14 somehost dovecot[65636]: imap(someuser)<65656><tE5Oinw8hpIqAgkIAbCIAAL////+ESJD>: Error: rmdir(/var/mail/someotheruser) failed: Permission denied ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Note: the authentication failure listed here appears to come from a certain pam module that doesn't know someuser, but is cured by another pam module in the stack that can authenticate someuser) This otheruser's INBOX will _not_ be displayed in the folder list for someuser, whereas the INBOX of lexicographically following user is not attempted to rmdir, and _do_ show up for the authorized someuser. When, for testing purposes, I remove mail_inbox_path from the shared namespace's configuration, obviously all otheruser's INBOX'es disappear from the folder list of someuser. But now dovecat attempts to rmdir someuser's own inbox: journalctl output with no mail_inbox_path configured for shared namespace, but only for inbox namespace ---------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 16 16:34:48 mailserver systemd[1]: Started dovecot.service - Dovecot IMAP/POP3 email server. Aug 16 16:34:48 mailserver unix_chkpwd[65322]: password check failed for user (someuser) Aug 16 16:34:48 mailserver auth[65320]: pam_unix(dovecot:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=dovecot ruser=someuser rhost=some::ipv6 user=someuser Aug 16 16:34:48 mailserver dovecot[65315]: imap-login: Logged in: user=<someuser>, method=PLAIN, rip=some::ipv6 lip=some::ipv6, mpid=65324, TLS, session=<uViUaHw8psgqAgkIAbCIAAL////+ESJD> Aug 16 16:34:48 mailserver dovecot[65315]: imap(someuser)<65324><uViUaHw8psgqAgkIAbCIAAL////+ESJD>: Error: rmdir(/var/mail/someuser) failed: Permission denied ---------------------------------------------------------------- In this case, however someuser's INBOX remains in the folder list. *** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate *** * What led up to the situation? The upgrade to version 2.4.1 combined with a complete new configuration. -- Package-specific info: dovecot configuration --------------------- ... mail_driver = mbox mail_gid = familie mail_home = /home/%{user | username} mail_inbox_path = /var/mail/%{user | username} mail_path = ~/IMail mail_plugins { acl = yes fts = yes fts_solr = yes } mail_privileged_group = mail ... mail_shared_explicit_inbox = yes protocols { imap = yes sieve = yes } passdb pam { } userdb passwd { } namespace inbox { mail_driver = mbox mail_inbox_path = /var/mail/%{user | username} mail_path = ~/IMail inbox = yes subscriptions = yes type = private mailbox Drafts { special_use = "\\Drafts" } mailbox Junk { special_use = "\\Junk" } mailbox Trash { special_use = "\\Trash" } mailbox Sent { special_use = "\\Sent" } mailbox "Sent Messages" { special_use = "\\Sent" } } namespace shared { mail_driver = mbox # this following setting removed for 2nd test mail_inbox_path = /var/mail/%{owner_user | username } mail_index_private_path = ~/.dovecot-index/shared/%{owner_user} mail_path = %{owner_home}/IMail list = yes prefix = shared/$username/ separator = / subscriptions = no type = shared } acl_sharing_map { dict file { path = /var/lib/dovecot/db/shared-mailboxes.db } } protocol imap { mail_plugins { imap_acl = yes } } service imap-login { inet_listener imap { } inet_listener imaps { } } service lmtp { unix_listener lmtp { } } service imap { } service pop3 { } service auth { unix_listener auth-userdb { group = users mode = 0660 user = mail } unix_listener auth-exim { group = sasl mode = 0660 type = auth-legacy user = mail } } service auth-worker { } service dict { unix_listener dict { } } ssl_server { cert_file = /etc/letsencrypt/live/somedomain/fullchain.pem key_file = /etc/letsencrypt/live/somedomain/privkey.pem } service managesieve-login { inet_listener sieve { port = 4190 } inet_listener sieve_deprecated { port = 2000 } } service managesieve { } language de { default = yes } language en { } fts solr { url = http://localhost:8983/solr/dovecot/ } -- System Information: Debian Release: 13.0 APT prefers stable-security APT policy: (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 6.12.41+deb13-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT) Kernel taint flags: TAINT_FIRMWARE_WORKAROUND, TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages dovecot-core depends on: ii adduser 3.152 ii dovecot-sieve 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6 ii init-system-helpers 1.68 ii libapparmor1 4.1.0-1 ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.8-6 ii libc6 2.41-12 ii libcap2 1:2.75-10+b1 ii libcrypt1 1:4.4.38-1 ii libexttextcat-2.0-0 3.4.7-1+b1 ii libicu76 76.1-4 ii liblua5.4-0 5.4.7-1+b2 ii liblz4-1 1.10.0-4 ii libpam-runtime 1.7.0-5 ii libpam0g 1.7.0-5 ii libsodium23 1.0.18-1+b2 ii libssl3t64 3.5.1-1 ii libstemmer0d 2.2.0-4+b2 ii libsystemd0 257.7-1 ii libtirpc3t64 1.3.6+ds-1 ii libunwind8 1.8.1-0.1 ii libzstd1 1.5.7+dfsg-1 ii openssl 3.5.1-1 ii ssl-cert 1.1.3 ii ucf 3.0052 ii zlib1g 1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1+b1 dovecot-core recommends no packages. Versions of packages dovecot-core suggests: pn dovecot-flatcurve <none> pn dovecot-gssapi <none> ii dovecot-imapd 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6 pn dovecot-ldap <none> pn dovecot-lmtpd <none> ii dovecot-managesieved 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6 pn dovecot-mysql <none> pn dovecot-pgsql <none> pn dovecot-pop3d <none> ii dovecot-solr 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6 pn dovecot-sqlite <none> pn dovecot-submissiond <none> pn ntp <none> Versions of packages dovecot-core is related to: ii dovecot-core [dovecot-common] 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6 pn dovecot-dev <none> pn dovecot-gssapi <none> ii dovecot-imapd 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6 pn dovecot-ldap <none> pn dovecot-lmtpd <none> ii dovecot-managesieved 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6 pn dovecot-mysql <none> pn dovecot-pgsql <none> pn dovecot-pop3d <none> ii dovecot-sieve 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6 pn dovecot-sqlite <none> -- Configuration Files: /etc/default/dovecot changed: ENABLED=1 ALLOW_COREDUMPS=1 -- debconf information: dovecot-core/ssl-cert-name: localhost dovecot-core/create-ssl-cert: false * dovecot-core/ssl-cert-exists:

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Debian 13 with Dovecot-2.3 from dovecot repos
by Stefan G. Weichinger 29 Aug '25

29 Aug '25

I have 2 servers with Debian, set up with postfixadmin back then. So far they ran on Debian-12.x (12.11) with this as external repo.list: https://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.3-latest/debian/bullseye/ This gives me: dovecot-core 2.3.21.1-2+debian11 Fine. Now I upgraded one of these servers to debian-13 and did NOT remove or edit the repo.list. Now I have Debian-13.0.0 with still dovecot-core 2.3.21.1-2+debian11: apt-cache policy dovecot-core dovecot-core: Installed: 2:2.3.21.1-2+debian11 Candidate: 2:2.3.21.1-2+debian11 Version table: *** 2:2.3.21.1-2+debian11 500 500 https://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.3-latest/debian/bullseye bullseye/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6 500 500 http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian trixie/main amd64 Packages 500 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie/main amd64 Packages I don't mind, it's OK for me, I still have to work through the config changes needed to upgrade to dovecot-2.4 Is this combination OK, is it problematic? (for me things work so far, I can mail quite fine) I consider doing it on a customer server this evening, and hope for a quick "it's fine!" from this ml ;-) thanks all, Stefan

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Supporting both "username" to username@domain.com
by Alex 26 Aug '25

26 Aug '25

Hi, I'm using dovecot-2.3.21 on fedora40 and have configured it to use only usernames without domain when logging in. Now apparently the new Outlook (1.2025.617.000) no longer supports the ability to change username for IMAP. Now what? We have other users who are using older versions of Outlook and Thunderbird and webmail that still support this login method. How can I support both? Here is my dovecot info. # 2.3.21.1 (d492236fa0): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 6.12.6-100.fc40.x86_64 x86_64 Fedora release 40 (Forty) btrfs auth_mechanisms = plain login default_client_limit = 3000 default_process_limit = 4000 default_vsz_limit = 1 G dict { sql = mysql:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-dict-sql.conf.ext } disable_plaintext_auth = no lda_mailbox_autocreate = yes lda_mailbox_autosubscribe = yes listen = 209.216.XXX.60, 127.0.0.1 mail_gid = users mail_location = maildir:/home/%u/Maildir mail_max_userip_connections = 100 mail_plugins = " listescape last_login" mail_privileged_group = mail namespace inbox { inbox = yes location = mailbox Drafts { special_use = \Drafts } mailbox Junk { special_use = \Junk } mailbox Sent { special_use = \Sent } mailbox "Sent Messages" { special_use = \Sent } mailbox Trash { special_use = \Trash } prefix = } passdb { driver = pam } plugin { last_login_dict = proxy::sql last_login_key = # hidden, use -P to show it last_login_precision = ms sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve sieve_dir = ~/sieve } protocols = pop3 imap lmtp service anvil { client_limit = 12003 } service auth-worker { client_limit = 20000 } service auth { client_limit = 20000 unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth { group = postfix mode = 0660 user = postfix } } service imap-login { inet_listener imaps { port = 993 ssl = yes } process_min_avail = 20 service_count = 0 vsz_limit = 1 G } service lmtp { executable = lmtp -L inet_listener lmtp { address = 127.0.0.1 port = 24 } process_min_avail = 5 unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp { group = postfix mode = 0600 user = postfix } } ssl_ca = </var/www/example.com-443/ssl/DigiCertCA-2022.crt ssl_cert = </var/www/example.com-443/ssl/example-combined-2025.crt ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it userdb { driver = passwd } protocol lda { info_log_path = /var/log/dovecot-lda.log log_path = /var/log/dovecot-lda-errors.log } protocol imap { mail_max_userip_connections = 100 } protocol pop3 { pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv } local_name example.com { ssl_cert = </var/www/example.com-443/ssl/example-combined-2025.crt ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it } local_name users.example1.com { ssl_cert = </etc/letsencrypt/example1-fullchain.pem ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it } We're also using postfix to support this basic sasl username when sending. smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl_local_domain = $myhostname broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header = yes smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous, noplaintext smtpd_sasl_tls_security_options = noanonymous Hi, I'm using dovecot-2.3.21 on fedora40 and have configured it to use only usernames without domain when logging in. Now apparently the new Outlook (1.2025.617.000) no longer supports the ability to change username for IMAP. Now what? We have other users who are using older versions of Outlook and Thunderbird and webmail that still support this login method. How can I support both? Here is my dovecot info. # 2.3.21.1 (d492236fa0): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 6.12.6-100.fc40.x86_64 x86_64 Fedora release 40 (Forty) btrfs auth_mechanisms = plain login default_client_limit = 3000 default_process_limit = 4000 default_vsz_limit = 1 G dict { sql = mysql:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-dict-sql.conf.ext } disable_plaintext_auth = no lda_mailbox_autocreate = yes lda_mailbox_autosubscribe = yes listen = 209.216.XXX.60, 127.0.0.1 mail_gid = users mail_location = maildir:/home/%u/Maildir mail_max_userip_connections = 100 mail_plugins = " listescape last_login" mail_privileged_group = mail namespace inbox { inbox = yes location = mailbox Drafts { special_use = \Drafts } mailbox Junk { special_use = \Junk } mailbox Sent { special_use = \Sent } mailbox "Sent Messages" { special_use = \Sent } mailbox Trash { special_use = \Trash } prefix = } passdb { driver = pam } plugin { last_login_dict = proxy::sql last_login_key = # hidden, use -P to show it last_login_precision = ms sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve sieve_dir = ~/sieve } protocols = pop3 imap lmtp service anvil { client_limit = 12003 } service auth-worker { client_limit = 20000 } service auth { client_limit = 20000 unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth { group = postfix mode = 0660 user = postfix } } service imap-login { inet_listener imaps { port = 993 ssl = yes } process_min_avail = 20 service_count = 0 vsz_limit = 1 G } service lmtp { executable = lmtp -L inet_listener lmtp { address = 127.0.0.1 port = 24 } process_min_avail = 5 unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp { group = postfix mode = 0600 user = postfix } } ssl_ca = </var/www/example.com-443/ssl/DigiCertCA-2022.crt ssl_cert = </var/www/example.com-443/ssl/example-combined-2025.crt ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it userdb { driver = passwd } protocol lda { info_log_path = /var/log/dovecot-lda.log log_path = /var/log/dovecot-lda-errors.log } protocol imap { mail_max_userip_connections = 100 } protocol pop3 { pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv } local_name [1]example.com { ssl_cert = </var/www/example.com-443/ssl/example-combined-2025.crt ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it } local_name [2]users.example1.com { ssl_cert = </etc/letsencrypt/example1-fullchain.pem ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it } We're also using postfix to support this basic sasl username when sending. smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl_local_domain = $myhostname broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header = yes smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous, noplaintext smtpd_sasl_tls_security_options = noanonymous References Visible links 1. http://example.com/ 2. http://users.example1.com/

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INBOX is not part of "*" in dovecot-virtual
by Ákos Szőts 26 Aug '25

26 Aug '25

Hi everyone, I noticed that if I specify the following pattern in dovecot-virtual for my Virtual/Unseen mailbox, mails in INBOX are excluded: * -Drafts -Trash -Junk -Sent -Virtual/* UNSEEN It returns with 23 mails: a EXAMINE Virtual/Unseen * 23 EXISTS * 23 RECENT * OK [UNSEEN 1] First unseen. But when I add INBOX additionally after "*", the number grows to 42: a EXAMINE Virtual/Unseen * 42 EXISTS * 42 RECENT * OK [UNSEEN 1] First unseen. Is it expected that "*" doesn't include INBOX by default? As I see, the rest of the mailboxes within the same root (/) namespace are included by default. Config: namespace inbox { separator = / inbox = yes mail_path = %{home}/mail mail_index_path = %{home}/index/inbox mailbox INBOX { auto = subscribe } mailbox Trash { special_use = \Trash auto = subscribe } [...] } Dovecot version: 2.4.1. Thank you, Ákos

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