[Dovecot] Error starting dovecot

[Christopher J. Buckley]

Diego,

> Ok. I did apt-get install dovecot and it says that i have the most
> recient version of Dovecot??
> I know that recient versions of my linux system come with recient
> versions of postfix and Dovecot.
> Would i break something if i try to install those versions on my linux version?
> 
> I will try the backports approach...

My personal opinion on this is that you should contact your OS vendor 
(in your case, Canonical) for assistance.  They have packaged a specific 
Dovecot version, and will backport upstream fixes as appropriate.  The 
contributors here are unable to help you; we would have to look at the 
ubuntu changelogs to see what upstream fixes have been backported to 
that your Feisty dovecot package.

That said, my second personal opinion is that you are running an 
*entirely* inappropriate OS for server tasks. If you wish to use Ubuntu, 
you should be using 6.06-server LTS or 8.04-server LTS.  Using a 7.04, 
which is an interim release, and barely "supported" (I use the word 
loosely) for more than 12 months is going to get you into exactly these 
problems.

If you want to run a server OS, use one that gives you more than 5 years 
support (and backported upstream fixes).

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