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[Dovecot] Mutually exclusive Exim setup instructions
by Karl Schmidt 12 Jun '08

12 Jun '08

The correct way has to be one or the other: http://wiki.dovecot.org/LDA/Exim are mutually exclusive with http://wiki.dovecot.org/HowTo/DebianStable It appears that exim can either call dovecot's LDA or make the delivery itself. There may be good reasons to do it one way or the other. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Karl Schmidt EMail Karl(a)xtronics.com Transtronics, Inc. WEB http://xtronics.com 3209 West 9th Street Ph (785) 841-3089 Lawrence, KS 66049 FAX (785) 841-0434 If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the precipitate. ----------------------------------------------------------------

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[Dovecot] outlook windows problem
by rashantha de silva 11 Jun '08

11 Jun '08

hello, client can not connect using outlook. has any of you noticed this problem. can not connect with imap or as pop. i am using a self signed certificate.

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[Dovecot] Status of Dbox in 1.1
by Steve Fosdick 11 Jun '08

11 Jun '08

What is the status of dbox in dovecot 1.1 please? I have read the release notes and checked the archives but I can't find this information. TiA, Steve.

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[Dovecot] Dovecot 1.1 rc9 compilation warnings
by Chris Wakelin 11 Jun '08

11 Jun '08

I've tried compiling 1.1.rc9 on everything to hand and I get various compilation warnings (but the compilation finishes). I don't know whether any of them are worth tracking down? I'm guessing most of the differences depend on the default gcc options and a couple of them are probably specific to our setup. All were configured with ./configure --prefix=/opt/RDGdovect --with-ssl=openssl --with-ldap Best Wishes, Chris Solaris 8/10 (SPARC gcc 3.3.2/3.4.3) > In file included from lib.h:6, > from restrict-access.c:7: > ../../config.h:564:1: warning: "_FILE_OFFSET_BITS" redefined > In file included from /opt/RDGgcc3/lib/gcc-lib/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/3.3.2/include/sys/types.h:29, > from restrict-access.c:4: > /usr/include/sys/feature_tests.h:96:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition Solaris 10 > charset-utf8.c: In function `charset_to_utf8': > charset-utf8.c:73: warning: implicit declaration of function `buffer_append' Solaris 8 and SuSE Enterprise Linux 9 (x86-64 gcc 3.3.3) > mail-index-map.c: In function `mail_index_map_ext_hdr_check': > mail-index-map.c:171: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned > mail-index-map.c: In function `mail_index_map_clone': > mail-index-map.c:1112: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned > mail-index-sync-update.c: In function `sync_header_update': > mail-index-sync-update.c:418: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned > mail-transaction-log-file.c: In function `log_file_track_mailbox_sync_offset_hdr': > mail-transaction-log-file.c:682: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned > mailbox-list-fs-iter.c: In function `list_file_subdir': > mailbox-list-fs-iter.c:414: warning: `real_path' might be used uninitialized in this function Solaris 8/10 and SLES 9 > maildir-sync-index.c: In function `maildir_sync_index': > maildir-sync-index.c:420: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned Solaris 8/10 and Ubuntu 8.04 (i386 gcc 4.2.3) > maildir-uidlist.c: In function `maildir_uidlist_refresh_fast_init': > maildir-uidlist.c:783: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned Solaris 8/10 and SLES 9 > mail-storage.c: In function `mail_storage_create': > mail-storage.c:175: warning: `storage' might be used uninitialized in this function SLES 9 > ssl-proxy-openssl.c: In function `ssl_info_callback': > ssl-proxy-openssl.c:619: warning: passing arg 1 of `SSL_get_ex_data' discards qualifiers from pointer target type Solaris 8 and SLES 9 > idxview.c: In function `dump_extensions': > idxview.c:104: warning: `extensions' might be used uninitialized in this function Solaris 8/10, SLES 9 and Ubuntu 8.04 > fts-backend-squat.c: In function `fts_backend_squat_expunge_finish': > fts-backend-squat.c:195: warning: unused parameter `_backend' > fts-backend-squat.c:196: warning: unused parameter `box' > fts-backend-squat.c:196: warning: unused parameter `committed' Solaris 8/10 and SLES 9 > rquota_xdr.c: In function `xdr_getquota_args': > rquota_xdr.c:17: warning: unused variable `buf' > rquota_xdr.c: In function `xdr_rquota': > rquota_xdr.c:36: warning: unused variable `buf' > rquota_xdr.c: In function `xdr_gqr_status': > rquota_xdr.c:71: warning: unused variable `buf' > rquota_xdr.c: In function `xdr_getquota_rslt': > rquota_xdr.c:88: warning: unused variable `buf' Ubuntu 8.04 > istream-zlib.c: In function `i_stream_zlib_seek': > istream-zlib.c:118: warning: implicit declaration of function `gzseek64' -- --+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+- Christopher Wakelin, c.d.wakelin(a)reading.ac.uk IT Services Centre, The University of Reading, Tel: +44 (0)118 378 8439 Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 2AF, UK Fax: +44 (0)118 975 3094

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[Dovecot] Lucene index not updated when one saves a message from one folder to the other
by Asheesh Laroia 11 Jun '08

11 Jun '08

I'm running 1.1 rc8, and I enabled the Lucene indexes. I find that if a bunch of messages arrive in INBOX and I then move them to archive, the next time I do an X-TEXT-FAST search, Dovecot has to re-index the mails that I think it had indexed when they were in INBOX. This seems silly, since Dovecot was the one copying them (and then deleting, since that's what I mean by move). Will this change? -- Asheesh. -- Elliptic paraboloids for sale.

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[Dovecot] Converting from maildir to dbox
by Kjartan Andreassen 11 Jun '08

11 Jun '08

Hi, We are getting the users homedir from sql ( in dovecot-sql.conf) and using the convert script we have the following settings: mail_location = dbox:%h/dbox convert_mail = maildir:%h/Maildir This just gives an error on all the folders saying they already exists. Does anyone have a config file where they have a working dbox configuration? Regards, Kjartan

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[Dovecot] Auto creating client folders on the IMAP server after installing client.
by Radio Tron 11 Jun '08

11 Jun '08

Hello, could someone help. I have installed Dovecot+SSL+TLS+Thunderbird and all is well except one thing. After installing TBird and adding the required data (smtp server and auth info, imap/pop server and auth info) I am able to view mail in my TBird Inbox BUT Trash and Sent don't work - it pops up saying folder doesn't exist on the server - can't the darn thing, auto create a folder on the server instead of cribbing to me??? Is there a painless (automatic way) to auto create client directories on the Dovecot server (in the users home dir on the server - i am using maildir/). I don't want to maintain a list of clients(TBird, outlook, eudora..) with their directory structure and then remember what user has what clients installed and Gahhh! How do i do this?? Is this explained/documented somewhere in simple language(for a newbie - I'm struggling through the RFC's but they are awfully obscure and don't seem to answer my question directly)? I've also googled but that's worse. Thank you for your patience and time. I'd like to add that I plan to sync GMail, Dovecot and a multitude-of-stupid-clients in some mysterious way so any advice in advance is more than welcome.

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[Dovecot] Multiple SSL certificates with dovecot.
by Andre Rodier 10 Jun '08

10 Jun '08

Hello all, By advance, I hope you'll excuse my probably not perfect English, which is not my mother tongue. I have always appreciated dovecot for this simplicity to setup and lightweight, but today, after many installations, I cannot find how to setup dovecot for my configuration. - I use only IMAPS to retrieve the mails. - I manage two domain names - I use CA-Cert certificates So,the question is : how to setup dovecot to select the appropriate certificate, according to the domain name I use when I retrieve mails using the IMAPS protocol ? Thanks. Andre Rodier.

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[Dovecot] inetd & corrupt environment
by Gelu G. Lupas 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

Hello. I'm having the following problem with dovecot 1.0.12 and above, on a FreeBSD 7.0 system - I'm trying to run pop3-login from inetd and I keep getting this error after authentication: May 25 09:46:19 charlie dovecot: POP3(gelu): /libexec/ld-elf.so.1: environment corrupt; missing value for no-nuls oe-ns-eoh The problem persists if I uncomment the lines with no-nuls oe-ns-eoh in dovecot.conf. I've also tried running pop3-login from tcpserver/ucspi-tcp and I still get the same error. Version 1.0.1 works fine on a similar setup. Please reply if you have any idea regarding a fix for this error. I need to run dovecot under a tcp wrapper of some kind (preferably inetd) as the standalone daemon doesn't allow any method to restrict access by IP. The allow_nets extra field doesn't help much as I'm using PAM and do not want to maintain yet another passdb. Restricting access via firewall rules is not an option. Until I find a way to restrict access by IP address, dovecot will only listen on the private IP address (192.168.100.1). My dovecot configuration follows: # 1.0.13: /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf base_dir: /var/run/dovecot/ protocols: pop3 listen: 192.168.100.1 ssl_cipher_list: ALL:!LOW disable_plaintext_auth: no login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable: /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login login_greeting: login_process_size: 32 login_max_processes_count: 32 login_max_connections: 128 max_mail_processes: 128 verbose_proctitle: yes first_valid_uid: 1000 mail_privileged_group: mail mail_location: mbox:~/Mail/:INBOX=/var/mail/%u mail_executable: /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/pop3 mail_plugin_dir: /usr/local/lib/dovecot/pop3 pop3_uidl_format: %08Xu%08Xv pop3_client_workarounds: outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh auth default: mechanisms: plain login process_size: 64 passdb: driver: pam userdb: driver: passwd socket: type: listen client: path: /var/spool/postfix/private/auth mode: 432 user: postfix group: postfix ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Finally - A spam blocker that actually works. http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/4

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[Dovecot] EXPUNGE delay
by Eugene 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

Hi people! I just switched one of my servers from Courier to Dovecot. Planned to do it anyway but had to do it faster after the discovery that courier [the version I had installed, at least] returns malformed headers for a few messages, causing Outlook Express to completely ignore them. Curiously, they were visible in Squirrelmail and Nokia Series60 e-mail client. Overal I am quite happy but have one little problem. More often than not, I have to press 'Purge' button two or more times in order to actually remove the deleted messages. The fragment of Outlook's IMAP log is below. Interestingly, Dovecot 1.0.7 (on another server) does not have such problem. Best wishes Eugene IMAP: 00:46:56 [tx] 0yc9 UID STORE 172903 +FLAGS.SILENT (\Deleted \Seen) IMAP: 00:46:56 [rx] 0yc9 OK Store completed. IMAP: 00:46:58 [tx] 623w EXPUNGE IMAP: 00:46:58 [rx] * 102 FETCH (FLAGS (\Deleted \Seen)) IMAP: 00:46:58 [rx] 623w OK Expunge completed. IMAP: 00:46:58 [tx] 62lg IDLE IMAP: 00:46:58 [rx] + idling IMAP: 00:47:02 [tx] DONE IMAP: 00:47:02 [rx] 62lg OK Idle completed. IMAP: 00:47:02 [tx] a4si EXPUNGE IMAP: 00:47:02 [rx] * 102 EXPUNGE IMAP: 00:47:02 [rx] a4si OK Expunge completed. dovecot version: 1.0.10 OS: FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE i386 dovecot -n # 1.0.10: /usr/contrib/etc/dovecot.conf base_dir: /var/run/dovecot/ protocols: imap imaps pop3 pop3s ssl_cert_file: /etc/ssl/certs/xxxx.pem ssl_key_file: /etc/ssl/private/xxxx.pem disable_plaintext_auth: no login_dir: /var/run/dovecot//login login_executable(default): /usr/contrib/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(imap): /usr/contrib/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(pop3): /usr/contrib/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login verbose_proctitle: yes first_valid_gid: 0 mail_extra_groups: mail mail_location: maildir:/home/%u/Maildir mail_executable(default): /usr/contrib/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(imap): /usr/contrib/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(pop3): /usr/contrib/libexec/dovecot/pop3 mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/contrib/lib/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/contrib/lib/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/contrib/lib/dovecot/pop3 imap_client_workarounds(default): delay-newmail outlook-idle netscape-eoh tb-extra-mailbox-sep imap_client_workarounds(imap): delay-newmail outlook-idle netscape-eoh tb-extra-mailbox-sep imap_client_workarounds(pop3): outlook-idle pop3_uidl_format(default): pop3_uidl_format(imap): pop3_uidl_format(pop3): %08Xu%08Xv pop3_client_workarounds(default): pop3_client_workarounds(imap): pop3_client_workarounds(pop3): outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh auth default: passdb: driver: pam userdb: driver: passwd

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