Hello. I have a linux system (Ubuntu 7.04 server edition) running as a mail server with Postfix. SMTP authentication is not configured so users have to be connected to the lan to download/send mails. I´m considering on enabling SMTP authentication and i have heard that by installing Dovecot i can do this pretty straight forward. First of all, some details about how the mail server is configured:

• Running Linux OS Ubuntu 7.04
• Currently running Postfix version 2.3.8
• No virtual users or domains . Every system user has a mail account (to create a new mail account i have to create a new system user. I belive this is called PAM, right?).

According to postfix´s website the version of postfix i have supports Dovecot 1.0 SASL protocol. What would happen if i try to install Dovecot through apt-get?. I mean, i most definitely get a version of Dovecot above 1.0. Would my postfix still support it?.

Before posting this i have posted on the postifx mailing list and they have to told me that after installing Dovecot i don´t need to configure it as a pop/iamp server. How would i accomplish this?.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks. Diego.