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imap authentication - shadow vs mysql
by Konra Wawryn 05 Nov '18

05 Nov '18

Hi, I`m looking for some opinions about authentication process for the systems with more than 1000 E-mail accounts. Maybe some one could advise me what is the best authentication method. At the moment I`m storing all passwords in my /etc/passwd. My IMAP server is growing and I`m planning to build new host, my question is: what is the best authentication model for IMAP server ? Do I need to store all user/passwords in mysql or maybe in LDAP ? I`m searching for some solution which will help me to scale my system in the future. Maybe some one could advice me ? Greetings Konrad

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errors in mail.err related with ssl
by Poliman - Serwis 05 Nov '18

05 Nov '18

Hi. I have in mail.err file lines like below: Nov 5 08:40:00 s1 dovecot: imap-login: Error: SSL: Stacked error: error:1407609C:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_CLIENT_HELLO:http request Nov 5 08:40:00 s1 dovecot: imap-login: Error: SSL: Stacked error: error:1408A10B:SSL routines:ssl3_get_client_hello:wrong version number Nov 5 08:40:05 s1 dovecot: pop3-login: Error: SSL: Stacked error: error:140760FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_CLIENT_HELLO:unknown protocol Nov 5 08:43:07 s1 dovecot: pop3-login: Error: SSL: Stacked error: error:1408A0C1:SSL routines:ssl3_get_client_hello:no shared cipher Nov 5 08:53:31 s1 dovecot: pop3-login: Error: SSL: Stacked error: error:14094085:SSL routines:ssl3_read_bytes:ccs received early What do the above mean? I suppose that somebody tries connect but uses too old/weak ssl version. -- *Pozdrawiam / Best Regards* *Piotr Bracha*

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error Cached MIME parts don't match message during parsing: Cached header size mismatch (parts=)
by Poliman - Serwis 05 Nov '18

05 Nov '18

I have a problem for specific mailbox. In mail.err file I see a lot: Nov 2 07:41:17 s1 dovecot: imap(artur(a)example.pl): Error: unlink(/var/vmail/example.pl/artur/Maildir/dovecot.index.cache) failed: No such file or directory (in mail-cache.c:28) Nov 2 07:41:17 s1 dovecot: imap(artur(a)example.pl): Error: Corrupted index cache file /var/vmail/example.pl/artur/Maildir/dovecot.index.cache: Broken MIME parts for mail UID 2356 in mailbox INBOX: Cached MIME parts don't match message during parsing: Cached header size mismatch (parts=) Nov 2 07:41:19 s1 dovecot: imap(artur(a)example.pl): Error: unlink(/var/vmail/example.pl/artur/Maildir/dovecot.index.cache) failed: No such file or directory (in mail-cache.c:28) Nov 2 07:41:19 s1 dovecot: imap(artur(a)example.pl): Error: Corrupted index cache file /var/vmail/example.pl/artur/Maildir/dovecot.index.cache: Broken MIME parts for mail UID 2431 in mailbox INBOX: Cached MIME parts don't match message during parsing: Cached header size mismatch (parts=) Nov 2 07:41:21 s1 dovecot: imap(artur(a)example.pl): Error: unlink(/var/vmail/example.pl/artur/Maildir/dovecot.index.cache) failed: No such file or directory (in mail-cache.c:28) Nov 2 07:41:21 s1 dovecot: imap(artur(a)example.pl): Error: Corrupted index cache file /var/vmail/example.pl/artur/Maildir/dovecot.index.cache: Broken MIME parts for mail UID 2552 in mailbox INBOX: Cached MIME parts don't match message during parsing: Cached header size mismatch (parts=) Nov 2 07:41:21 s1 dovecot: imap(artur(a)example.pl): Error: unlink(/var/vmail/example.pl/artur/Maildir/dovecot.index.cache) failed: No such file or directory (in mail-cache.c:28) Nov 2 07:41:21 s1 dovecot: imap(artur(a)example.pl): Error: Corrupted index cache file /var/vmail/example.pl/artur/Maildir/dovecot.index.cache: Broken MIME parts for mail UID 2605 in mailbox INBOX: Cached MIME parts don't match message during parsing: Cached header size mismatch (parts=) Nov 2 07:41:24 s1 dovecot: imap(artur(a)example.pl): Error: unlink(/var/vmail/example.pl/artur/Maildir/dovecot.index.cache) failed: No such file or directory (in mail-cache.c:28) Nov 2 07:41:24 s1 dovecot: imap(artur(a)example.pl): Error: Corrupted index cache file /var/vmail/example.pl/artur/Maildir/dovecot.index.cache: Broken MIME parts for mail UID 2717 in mailbox INBOX: Cached MIME parts don't match message during parsing: Cached header size mismatch (parts=) I have many mailboxes on the server and each of them work perfectly except this one. -- *Pozdrawiam / Best Regards* *Piotr Bracha*

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doveconf error upon boot up
by Jerry 31 Oct '18

31 Oct '18

FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE-p9 amd64 doveconf # 2.3.1 (8e2f634): /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # Pigeonhole version 0.5.1 (d9bc6dfe) # OS: FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE-p9 amd64 zfs # Hostname: localhost I can send the entire output if necessary. Error message upon boot up: doveconf: error: t_readlink(/var/run/dovecot/dovecot.conf) failed: readlink() failed: No such file or directory Starting dovecot. Dovecot appears to start correctly There is a link in the "/var/run/dovecot directory for dovecot.conf" lrwx------ 1 root wheel 35B 2018-04-10 10:21:52 EDT dovecot.conf@-> /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf This error message has only started since the update to the latest version of dovecot. I am assuming it is just a harmless error message; however, I would like to confirm that hypothesis. -- Jerry

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OCSP Stapling and Certificate Transparency
by Felipe Gasper 31 Oct '18

31 Oct '18

Hi, For CAs that do not include a signed certificate timestamp in their newly-issued certificates, does Dovecot support either OCSP stapling or the Certificate Transparency TLS extension? If the TLS extension is supported, how does the admin configure the timestamp for each certificate? I’m wondering if any MUAs will follow Google’s lead and insist on CT. Thank you! -Felipe Gasper Mississauga, Ontario

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Copying from a previous Dovecot server
by Peter Lindgren 31 Oct '18

31 Oct '18

Hello! I have installed a new dovecot server on a new server, using imap and Maildir. The old Maildirs are accessible on a mounted disk. I have tried to copy a few folders manually, by first creating the folder on the new server through the a-mail client, and then copying the contents of the cur folder from the old to the new. Works fine, but is a manual process. I'm looking for a way to script this. Is it safe to copy a template folder to a new folder, and then copy the cur folder contents? The files that Dovecot creates in an empty folder have different contents, will Dovecot update them when the user retrieves the mails in that folder? Or, can I just make a symlink to the old Maildir somewhere? Peter -- Peter Lindgren peter(a)norrskenkonsult.com 0703-393940

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[dovecot quota-status] error "Invalid character in path"
by k675154＠keit.eu 31 Oct '18

31 Oct '18

Hello, I'm using using: - dovecot 2.3.3 (dcead646b) - postfix 3.3.1 - dovecot "quota = maildir:User quota" I'm facing the error: "quota-status: Error: quota-status: Client sent invalid recipient address: Invalid character in path" This occurred with this e-mail address: "John Smith"@keit.eu Well I know it is not a conventional address but it is normally perfectly authorized. When I disable quota check, I can received correctly the incoming e-mail. So is there a mean to enable quota check with this kind of e-mail address ? Thanks

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Dovecot submission announces CHUNKING but backend Postfix does not support it
by Michael Goth 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

Hello, I'm setting up Dovecot 2.3.2.1 as a submission proxy to a Postfix backend server. Dovecot announces CHUNKING, but the Postfix backend does not support (or announce) it. HELO from Postfix: 220 backend.mydomain.com ESMTP Postfix (Ubuntu) ehlo test 250-backend.mydomain.com 250-PIPELINING 250-SIZE 104857600 250-VRFY 250-ETRN 250-STARTTLS 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-8BITMIME 250 DSN HELO from Dovecot proxy: 220 proxy.mydomain.com Dovecot ready. ehlo test 250-proxy.mydomain.com 250-8BITMIME 250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN 250-BURL imap 250-CHUNKING 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-SIZE 250-STARTTLS 250 PIPELINING When a client sends BDAT, Postfix closes the connection. Here's a log snippet from Postfix: < MAIL FROM:<user(a)mydomain.com> > 250 2.1.0 Ok < RCPT TO:<some(a)recipient.com> > 250 2.1.5 Ok < BDAT 114098 LAST > 502 5.5.2 Error: command not recognized < Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-55D35F74-2EB7-4B3B-A607-E421DD71C07A > 221 2.7.0 Error: I can break rules, too. Goodbye. Apple Mail seems to ignore the fact that Postfix does not understand BDAT and Postfix does not like that :-) From a quick glance at the code it seems CHUNKING is always added to the capabilities and that's not configurable. Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong? Thanks, Michael

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Request: option to hide user IP/HELO content from mail sent via submissiond
by Lee Maguire 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

For reasons of user privacy and security I usually configure submission servers to not include accurate IP address and HELO information of authenticated users. (Usually replacing it with a private-use domain / IPv6 address.) Dovecot submission (2.3.2) will produce a header something like this (where “10.22.36.10" is a public IP address) Received: from [192.168.1.184] ([10.22.36.10]) by x.example.com with ESMTPSA id xY/yDFD9yVtsFwAARu9lhg (envelope-from <test(a)example.com>) for <test(a)example.net>; Fri, 19 Oct 2018 18:50:40 +0100 It would be good if a local administrator could override the trace “from” content with syntactically valid, but privacy respecting, content. e.g. Received: from submission.local ([fdf7:c4e4:1c1e::10]) by x.example.com with ESMTPSA id xY/yDFD9yVtsFwAARu9lhg (envelope-from <test(a)example.com>) for <test(a)example.net>; Fri, 19 Oct 2018 18:50:40 +0100 RFC 5321 specifies that the “from” MUST exist but only specifies that the content SHOULD be the source host. (Assuming that Submission is “an SMTP environment”. RFC 6409 makes some provision for header rewriting to hide machine names. https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6409#section-8.8 ) https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5321#section-4.4 The FROM clause, which MUST be supplied in an SMTP environment, SHOULD contain both (1) the name of the source host as presented in the EHLO command and (2) an address literal containing the IP address of the source, determined from the TCP connection.

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Panic: file istream-crlf.c: line 24 (i_stream_crlf_read_common): assertion failed: (ret != -2)
by Peter Nabbefeld 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

Hello, cannot fetch mails from an IMAP folder because of the error in the subject - fetching always stops with SIGABRT. Could anybody help me, please? Kind regards Peter

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