Re: Re[2]: Dovecot 2.4 and E-Mail Address as Login Setting

Have you tried setting log_debug=category=auth and check logs? It might tell you where the problem lies.

Aki

On 18/10/2026 07:06 EEST Daniel Reinhardt via dovecot <dovecot@dovecot.org> wrote:

Horst,

I have that set to default, and it doesn't allow email address to be used.

I get the same error as No Authentication Error.

Very Respectfully, Daniel Reinhardt

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On Sunday, October 18th, 2026 at 4:03 AM, Horst B Simon via dovecot <dovecot@dovecot.org> wrote:

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Hi Daniel The %n is invalid in Dovecot 2.4 please see my previous email which had the correct syntax Horst