[Dovecot] Dovecot install problem

[David]

I did a yum install and a yum update and that is what centos installed  
how do I get a newer version

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On May 31, 2010, at 11:23 AM, Charles Marcus <CMarcus at Media- 
Brokers.com> wrote:

> On 2010-05-30 2:04 PM, David wrote:
>> Dovecot -n output
>> # 1.0.7: /etc/dovecot.conf
>
> You really should upgrade, especially if you're just starting out...
> 1.0.7 is really, really really old, current is 1.2.11, and 2.0 is  
> now in
> beta - way too many improvements to go into, just do it.
>
>>  socket:
>>    type: listen
>>    client:
>>      path: /var/spool/postfix/private/auth
>>      mode: 432
>>      user: postfix
>>      group: postfix
>>
>> The passwd shadow file
>> -rw-r----- 1 root  root   210 May 24 21:39 passwd
>> -rw-r----- 1 root  root   327 May 24 21:39 shadow
>>
>> So who whould own these files?
>> What should the perrmissions be?
>
> Hint: what is the purpose of the socket section and user/group  
> settings
> above?
>
> -- 
>
> Best regards,
>
> Charles
>