[Dovecot] Connecting to dovecot/imap without a password
I have written a script that connects (localhost) to the dovecot/imap server and performs various maintenance on my mail, by folder..... deleting old stuff, keeping the n most recent, that sort of crap, er good stuff. :-)
My script is written in php (I use the various imap_* functions), and it connects to the imap server running on the same machine... is there a way to connect to the server without having to specify my user name and password?
I was thinking there may be some form of "implied" logon if a request from user "don" requests to log on to user "don", then there's no need for a password check, when the connection is via localhost.
That way I don't have to deal with userid/password related issues. :-)
Thanks
On 11.7.2007, at 0.07, Don Russell wrote:
I have written a script that connects (localhost) to the dovecot/ imap server and performs various maintenance on my mail, by
folder..... deleting old stuff, keeping the n most recent, that
sort of crap, er good stuff. :-)My script is written in php (I use the various imap_* functions),
and it connects to the imap server running on the same machine...
is there a way to connect to the server without having to specify
my user name and password?I was thinking there may be some form of "implied" logon if a
request from user "don" requests to log on to user "don", then
there's no need for a password check, when the connection is via
localhost.
How about using master users? http://wiki.dovecot.org/Authentication/ MasterUsers
The master user password can be empty of course also.. You can limit
the allowed IPs with http://wiki.dovecot.org/PasswordDatabase/
ExtraFields/AllowNets
Timo Sirainen wrote:
On 11.7.2007, at 0.07, Don Russell wrote:
I have written a script that connects (localhost) to the dovecot/imap server and performs various maintenance on my mail, by folder..... deleting old stuff, keeping the n most recent, that sort of crap, er good stuff. :-)
My script is written in php (I use the various imap_* functions), and it connects to the imap server running on the same machine... is there a way to connect to the server without having to specify my user name and password?
I was thinking there may be some form of "implied" logon if a request from user "don" requests to log on to user "don", then there's no need for a password check, when the connection is via localhost.
How about using master users? http://wiki.dovecot.org/Authentication/MasterUsers
The master user password can be empty of course also.. You can limit the allowed IPs with http://wiki.dovecot.org/PasswordDatabase/ExtraFields/AllowNets
Thank you. I think this will work well for me.
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Don Russell
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Timo Sirainen