[Dovecot] Dovecot Proxy and environment variables

[Timo Sirainen]

If you have Dovecot v1.2 in both proxy and destination servers, you can just set in dest server login_trusted_networks to include the proxy's IP.

On Nov 30, 2009, at 3:50 AM, BaQs wrote:

> 
> Hi List,
> 
> Sorry to bother you again but nobody would have any solution ?
> 
> I just want to get real IP on a dovecot behind a dovecot proxy.
> 
> I am using dovecot 1.2.4 but can change version if a solution exists.
> 
> 
> Thanks a lot in advance,
> Pierre
> 
> On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:25:53 +0100, BaQs <serarien at baqs.net> wrote:
>> Dear list, 
>> 
>> First of all, I am French so excuse my bad english. 
>> 
>> I am
>> currently using dovecot proxy feature, using sql backend. 
>> 
>> I "proxy" the
>> imap/pop requests to another server, let's say server2. 
>> 
>> On server2, I use
>> a script to keep up to date a "pop before smtp auth" database. 
>> 
>> I used
>> mail_executable = /path/to/this/script.sh ... 
>> 
>> My problem is: the $IP
>> environment variable on server2 is the proxy's IP. 
>> 
>> How could I give a
>> variable from proxy to server2, or simply get the real client public IP
> ?
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks a lot in advance for your answers 
>> 
>> Pierre. 
>> 
>> PS: let me also
>> thank very much dovecot developers and community !
>