My dovecot-sql.conf.ext file has this line:
default_pass_scheme = MD5-CRYPT
looking in the postfixadmin database passwords are encrypted


---- On Fri, 04 Feb 2022 16:37:54 +0000 Benny Pedersen <me@junc.eu> wrote ----

On 2022-02-04 17:17, Dr Francis Greaves wrote:

> Any help much appreciated.

what is stored in mysql on the password field ?

you dont need to expose passwords in maillists !!!!