spoke to soon. it does not work from outlook.
here is my dovecot config.
base_dir = /usr/local/cutedge/dovecot/var/run/ login_dir = /usr/local/cutedge/dovecot/var/run/login mail_location = maildir:~/Mail/Dovecot auth_executable = /usr/local/cutedge/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/dovecot-auth
protocols = imap imaps pop3 pop3s
ssl_cert_file = /System/Library/OpenSSL/certs/imapd.pem ssl_key_file = /System/Library/OpenSSL/certs/imapd.pem
protocol imap { login_executable = /usr/local/cutedge/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/imap-login mail_executable = /usr/local/cutedge/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir = /usr/local/cutedge/dovecot/lib/dovecot/imap listen = *:143 ssl_listen = *:993 }
protocol pop3 { login_executable = /usr/local/cutedge/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login mail_executable = /usr/local/cutedge/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/pop3 mail_plugin_dir = /usr/local/cutedge/dovecot/lib/dovecot/pop3 pop3_uidl_format = %08Xv%08Xu listen = *:110 ssl_listen = *:995 }
disable_plaintext_auth = no
auth default { mechanisms = plain login passdb pam { } userdb passwd { } }
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 6:43 AM, rashantha de silva <rashantha@gmail.com> wrote:
@charles - thanks i was able to get outlook to authenticate from outlook.
i had to check outgoing and incoming use the same. when configured separately it didn't work - go figure.
tested and worked with ssl on port 25 and 995. thanks again.
i need to look more into dovecot... one thing for sure this list is very eager to help. the community is what makes a project successful imho.
On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Charles Marcus <CMarcus@media-brokers.com> wrote:
On 6/10/2008 3:19 PM, rashantha de silva wrote:
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.
Not connecting to dovecot via SSL with a self-signed certificate? Try opening IE on that machine and going to https://yourmailserver:995 and accept the certificate permanantly. Then see if Outlook will connect.
thanks for the tip rick, but that would be strange request to make to a client.
Self-signed certs have always been a problem in OL (and I guess OE, but I don't use it or support it much)...
There is no way to permanently save one via the pop-up...
Meaning, the client will get the warning and have to accept it every tim they connect for the first time.
Nothing dovecot can do about that...
That said - it will work...
But again, would need more details... are your config details secret?
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Best regards,
Charles