[Dovecot] Multiple network interface question

Daniel L. Miller dmiller at amfes.com
Thu Aug 28 00:03:42 EEST 2008


Mike Henry wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Sorry if this question has been posted before. I have dug through the 
> archives but haven't found any relevant answers to this question.
>
> I am running Dovecot on a server that serves a number of (virtual) 
> domains each with a number of (virtual) users.
>
> To read mail I am providing a webmail client and have configured HTTPS 
> connections using reverse DNS so that each domain has its own IP 
> address and that each IP address gets mapped to a different virtual 
> host. Each virtual host presents and HTTPS connection particular to 
> their own domain using the SSL certificate for that domain so that 
> each user only sees his or her own domain throughout.
>
> Is it possible to configure Dovecot so that mail-clients like 
> Thunderbird or Outlook can connect via the default port using their 
> own domain (maybe also using reverse DNS) and be presented with an SSL 
> connection particular to that domain (i.e. using that domains 
> certificate)?
>
> Any comments welcome.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>         -Mike
At this time, Dovecot does not support multiple SSL certificates.  The 
only way to implement it (currently) would be to install multiple 
instances of Dovecot, listening on different IPs/ports.

-- 
Daniel


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