On 9/4/23 12:20, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI via dovecot wrote:
On 04/09/2023 11:12, TWHG Technical via dovecot wrote:
But that is not this issue. The issue is that dovecot is assuming that IPV6 is there and crashes out if it's not. Hacking the config to only listen on IP4 solves the problem but not while installing from standard repos to install the currently supported version.
dovecot can handle an IPv4-only setup, you just have to tell it to (by setting a custom 'listen' config entry, as you have already found out).
Your setup is non-standard, so it's expected that you'll have to make changes to accommodate that. Expecting that dovecot changes its default because of your particularities may be asking a little too much.
PS: It would be easier to follow the discussion if you actually replied to the messages (quoting the relevant parts) instead of sending a new message. But be sure to use a client that sets in-reply-to: or references: headers so that the thread is not broken.
Ah contraire, Eduardo. My location since 1984 is in the middle northern area of WV, USA, And I am a minimum of 150 kilometers from the nearest ipv6 enabled network connection. I'm not even sure my cable modem, furnished by Shentel about 7 to 10 years ago, even can be configured to handle ipv6. Not my choice, except where I live, place is free & clear & has been for 24 years now, good neighbors in a small county seat town. Retired for 21 years, no reason to move unless I leave in a box.
By not accommodating the ipv6-less yet masses with a too bad, so sad attitude is unbecoming. You may have ipv6 at your router input, but there are millions not so lucky. You apparently have the power to fix it, please do so.
Thank you Eduardo.
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