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[Dovecot] Dovecot and "deliver" disagree on character encodings
by Björn Persson 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

Hi, I have a problem where Dovecot and its LDA seem to disagree on what character encoding should be used in Maildir names. I use Dovecot and Postfix on a Debian server. Mail is delivered by Dovecot LDA (called from .forward) and sorted according to a Sieve script into a number of Maildir folders in my home directory. Dovecot serves the mail over IMAP and I read it in Kmail. I originally created the mail folders with Kmail, and Dovecot created the directories with their names encoded in modified UTF-7, like in IMAP. The Sieve script is encoded in UTF-8, in accordance with RFC 3028. When the Sieve script specifies a mail folder with non-English letters in the name, the LDA doesn't put the messages in the corresponding modified-UTF-7-encoded directory. Instead it creates a new directory with the same name but encoded in UTF-8. That directory doesn't show up as a mail folder in Kmail, presumably because Dovecot considers the UTF-8-encoded name invalid. The Dovecot I got with Debian isn't exactly the most recent version. I searched for "Maildir", "deliver" and "Sieve" in the changelog, and didn't find anything about this. Should I consider upgrading anyway, abandoning the Debian package? Here are the details: Debian Etch (4.0) Dovecot 1.0.rc15 I don't know how to find out the version number of the Sieve plugin but it's the one that came with Dovecot in the Debian package. CPU: Intel Pentium filesystem: ext3 marvin:~# dovecot -n # /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf log_timestamp: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S protocols: imap listen: [::] ssl_cert_file: /etc/ssl/certs/mail.rombobeorn.se.pem ssl_key_file: /etc/ssl/private/mail.rombobeorn.se.key ssl_cipher_list: <too long, and can't possibly be relevant> login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable: /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login mail_location: maildir:~/Maildir maildir_copy_with_hardlinks: yes imap_client_workarounds: auth default: mechanisms: digest-md5 user: dovecot-auth passdb: driver: passwd-file args: /etc/dovecot/passwd userdb: driver: passwd socket: type: listen client: path: /var/spool/postfix/private/auth mode: 432 user: postfix group: postfix master: beorn@marvin:~$ cat .forward | "/usr/lib/dovecot/deliver -c /etc/dovecot/deliver.conf" beorn@marvin:~$ cat /etc/dovecot/deliver.conf protocol lda { postmaster_address = postmaster(a)xn--rombobjrn-67a.se mail_plugins = cmusieve } Apart from this problem, thanks for a very good IMAP server! Björn Persson

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[Dovecot] multiple password schemes and sql?
by R A 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

Hello all. Just about to migrate from courier to dovecot, and figured I would as well try and get this working so I could use non plaintext mechanisms as well. I would like to offer at least: plain login digest-md5 cram-md5 and maybe more Everything works but this and have a testdb in sql with passwords like userid, password But get "Password query returned multiple matches" which indicates it doesnt try using any prefix and just get a hit on all "passwords" for that user. Is there any variable I can use in the sql query to use an extra field that contains the password type? plain and login should be stored in some crypted form, probably as md5 or sha256 hashes. Thankful for any insight into this...

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[Dovecot] syncml with server push email
by Harondel J. Sibble 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

Any recommendations for server push email using syncml and dovecot? I am familiar with Funambol for syncing pim info, but not used it for email. Are there any recommended opensource or commercial syncml servers that are known to integrate nicely with Dovecot 1.x? Googling hasn't really turned up much in the way of useful info. To mix it up a little, I was using Funambol for the Pim stuff, but ran into a bunch of issues and switched to eGroupWare which has it's own syncml ability which works quite nicely with my pda. I stopped using Funambol as the server didn't properly deal with the conversion from vcal to ical and as a result appointments synced on the pda end, always ended up 8 hours early :-( This was going from ThunderBird to Windows Mobile, so I am hoping to avoid this happening again. -- Harondel J. Sibble Sibble Computer Consulting Creating solutions for the small business and home computer user. help(a)pdscc.com (use pgp keyid 0x3AD5C11D) http://www.pdscc.com (604) 739-3709 (voice/fax) (604) 686-2253 (pager)

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[Dovecot] Multiple network interface question
by Mike Henry 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

Hi all, Sorry if this question has been posted before. I have dug through the archives but haven't found any relevant answers to this question. I am running Dovecot on a server that serves a number of (virtual) domains each with a number of (virtual) users. To read mail I am providing a webmail client and have configured HTTPS connections using reverse DNS so that each domain has its own IP address and that each IP address gets mapped to a different virtual host. Each virtual host presents and HTTPS connection particular to their own domain using the SSL certificate for that domain so that each user only sees his or her own domain throughout. Is it possible to configure Dovecot so that mail-clients like Thunderbird or Outlook can connect via the default port using their own domain (maybe also using reverse DNS) and be presented with an SSL connection particular to that domain (i.e. using that domains certificate)? Any comments welcome. Thanks in advance, -Mike

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Re: [Dovecot] compile with ssl support
by Catalin Ciubotariu 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

it works, thanks Eduardo! i have a question for anyone who know, can i use SSL and system passwords not the plain text file (passwd.dovecot)? it's look a little strange to me to have the password in a plain text file. regards, ----- Original Message ---- From: Eduardo M KALINOWSKI <eduardo(a)kalinowski.com.br> To: dovecot(a)dovecot.org Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 7:42:43 PM Subject: Re: [Dovecot] compile with ssl support Catalin Ciubotariu escreveu: > I did'nt know that i have to install first SSL then recompile with CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/ssl/include LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/ssl/lib ./configure > > it's ok now but the server does not accept the password > > There was a problem logging onto your mail server. Your User Name was rejected. Account: '10.10.10.4', Server: '10.10.10.4', Protocol: POP3, Server Response: '-ERR Plaintext authentication disallowed on non-secure connections.', Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC91 > Your client is not connecting with SSL. I guess that's not what you want. In dovecot.conf, enable the protocol pop3s (right in the beginning), and configure your clients to use SSL. The default port for POP3 over SSL is 995, if I recall correctly.

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Re: [Dovecot] compile with ssl support
by Catalin Ciubotariu 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

I did'nt know that i have to install first SSL then recompile with CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/ssl/include LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/ssl/lib ./configure it's ok now but the server does not accept the password There was a problem logging onto your mail server. Your User Name was rejected. Account: '10.10.10.4', Server: '10.10.10.4', Protocol: POP3, Server Response: '-ERR Plaintext authentication disallowed on non-secure connections.', Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC91 i attached the dovecot.conf if anyone know? regards, ----- Original Message ---- From: Catalin Ciubotariu <ciubo67(a)yahoo.com> To: dovecot(a)dovecot.org Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 2:51:33 PM Subject: [Dovecot] compile with ssl support Hi, I have installed 1.1.2 first with ssl_disable=yes, work fine but when i set ssl_disable to no and configuring according to dovecot.org (SSL certificates) i get 'SSL support not compiled in but ssl_disable=no' CPPFLAGS=-I/opt/openssl/include LDFLAGS=-L/opt/openssl/lib ./configure make make install what am i missing? i starting with a simple dovecot.conf protocol imap { } protocol pop3 { pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv } protocol lda { } auth default { mechanisms = plain cram-md5 passdb passwd-file { args = /etc/passwd.dovecot } } user = root }

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[Dovecot] compile with ssl support
by Catalin Ciubotariu 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

Hi, I have installed 1.1.2 first with ssl_disable=yes, work fine but when i set ssl_disable to no and configuring according to dovecot.org (SSL certificates) i get 'SSL support not compiled in but ssl_disable=no' CPPFLAGS=-I/opt/openssl/include LDFLAGS=-L/opt/openssl/lib ./configure make make install what am i missing? i starting with a simple dovecot.conf protocol imap { } protocol pop3 { pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv } protocol lda { } auth default { mechanisms = plain cram-md5 passdb passwd-file { args = /etc/passwd.dovecot } } user = root }

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[Dovecot] vacation replies
by CJ Keist 26 Aug '08

26 Aug '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello, Another wrinkle with vacation replies. I have user forwarding their mail from one domain to our mail server with the vacation reply set. Here is the dovecot script file: require ["fileinto", "vacation"]; # BEGIN VACATION vacation :days 30 :from "joe(a)domainB.edu" :addresses ["joe(a)domainA.edu", "joe(a)domainB.edu"] "********************** OUT OF THE OFFICE ******************* I am on research cruise and will be out of office till Sept. 8th. I will respond to your email when I return. If you need to contact me before then, please send short (<10kB) email to joe(a)someplace.edu. This email is sent by automated responder. Dr. Joe *************************************************************"; domainA would be my server with dovecot installed. Sending to joe@domainA works fine and the vacation reply is sent. But if I send to joe@domainB there is no vacation reply sent. It doesn't even create the .dovecot.lda-dupes file. The log files shows that it is running the sieve script but nothing else. I thought the addresses line allowed you to state that these addresses are good source email addresses to send the reply to. Running dovecot 1.1.2 with Sieve 1.1.5 - -- C. J. Keist Email: cj.keist(a)colostate.edu UNIX/Network Manager Phone: 970-491-0630 Engineering Network Services Fax: 970-491-5569 College of Engineering, CSU Ft. Collins, CO 80523-1301 All I want is a chance to prove 'Money can't buy happiness' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFItElZA29OFr7C6jcRAtFhAJ9RQHVihxBBG71A6aaYPmCSYj6KHACfVchs 3NBx0Br0YnIO0uhjbss+/xc= =ZCSO -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: [Dovecot] namespaces...
by John Doe 26 Aug '08

26 Aug '08

> The SEPARATOR should just refer to the storage structure and the PREFIX > should refer to the hierarchy. So if you use "/" as your SEPARATOR, then > your storage structure will be user-directory/folder/sub-folder and if > you use "." as your storage structure (the default), then your storage > structure will be user-directory/.folder.sub-folder . A PREFIX of INBOX. > should cause all of the folders & sub-folders to appear under the inbox; > a PREFIX of "." should cause all of the folders to appear at the top > level; and a PREFIX of Mail. will should all of the folders to appear > under Mail with the exception of the INBOX. Thx for your long post! ^_^ I understood that it was something like .<prefix><separator>folder1<separator>folder2 But, from my tests, it seems not to work as expected... At least not with thunderbird. By default, Tbird has "allow server to override namespaces" prefix=INBOX. and separator=. => no prefix and Trash system not working. prefix= and separator=. => INBOX. prefix (from tbird) and Trash system working. '/' in prefix and separator seems to be ignored (converted to '.'). I guess I will leave it to prefix= and separator=. but one user who uses apple mail complained about some prefix problems... Thx, JD

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[Dovecot] unclear alias behaviour
by andel 26 Aug '08

26 Aug '08

Hi all In /etc/aliases I have set up an alias for "root" pointing to "david" which is a unix account. Other email accounts are virtual dovecot accounts, one of them is "andel". They all work fine using /etc/postfix/virtual when used with the domain name which is defined in /etc/postfix/virtual.domains. But the alias "david andel" in /etc/postfix/virtual does work only when sending to "david(a)domain.com" but not for the local mails sent to "root". And then there is another behaviour I don't understand. In my virtual mail folder /srv/vmail/domain.com dovecot made a new directory structure "david" which I didn't intend, for postfix should rewrite it to "andel". Where is the error? Thanks for any hints, David

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