[Dovecot] USER environment

[Tim Miller]

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003, Evert Mouw wrote:

> Browsing in the 2003-September archives, I found out how to start dovecot
> from inetd (using imap-login instead of imap). Still I've got a few
> problems. I prefer not using inetd, but that seams impossible (see my 1st
> email). And telnetting to port 143 results in an immediate connection close.
> Hmmm, I'll continue exploring the archives.

What does the logfile say? If you're using syslog, dovecot uses the
LOG_MAIL facility I think, so you might want to check whatever log that
prints to. I had a couple problems like this, and it was because I had set
up authentication incorrectly, so you may want to double check that.

Best,
Tim M.