Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Installation Question: Is a web server required ?

28 Apr 2021

      Excellent.
The documentation is not clear about this.
We want the email users to use POP/IMAP clients.
Many thanks.
-----Original Message-----
From: Shaun Johnson shaun@linuxmagic.com
Organization: LinuxMagic Inc.
Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 13:33
To: Daniel White daniel.e.white@nasa.gov
Cc: "dovecot@dovecot.org" dovecot@dovecot.org
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Installation Question: Is a web server required ?
On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:28:41 +0000
"White, Daniel E. (GSFC-770.0)[NICS]" <daniel.e.white@nasa.gov> wrote:

> Can Dovecot be installed with Postfix and without being behind a web
> server ?
> 
> I want a mail service that can only be accessed by POP3(s)/IMAP(s)
> and not by a web UI.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> 

Most definitely - web server is only required if you wanted things like
webmail access - or any type of management interface.  