[Dovecot] correct syntax for multiple ports

[Daniel Luttermann]

Kilburn Abrahams wrote on 12/11/2010:

> On 12/11/2010 10:17 PM, Daniel Luttermann wrote:
>> Kilburn Abrahams wrote on 12/11/2010:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> What is the correct format to specify multple ports in dovecot 2.  
>>> With dovecot 1.2 listen = *:143 *:6188 worked fine. I cannot find  
>>> any mention in the wiki2 about the different combinations of  
>>> listen, address and port parameters and dovecot complains about  
>>> the combinations I tried.
>>>
>>> Does not seem to work
>>> 1. inet_listener imap {
>>>        listen = *:143 *:6188
>>>    }
>>>
>>> 2. inet_listener imap {
>>>        address = *:143 *:6188
>>>    }
>>>
>>> 3. inet_listener imap {
>>>        port = 143, 6188 or port = 143 6188
>>>    }
>>>
>>> This start dovecot, but roundcube will not connect on port 143,  
>>> although Thunderbird will connect on 1432 and 6188
>>> listen = *, ::
>>> 1. inet_listener imap {
>>>         port 143
>>>         port = 6188
>>>    }
>>
>> This should work:
>>
>> listen = *:143, *:6188
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Daniel
>>
> I tried that and get doveconf: Fatal: Error in configuration file  
> /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf line 68: Unknown setting: listen.
> Line 68 refers to listen = *:143, *:6188

OK, it seems that it's needed to specify multiple ports this way:

service imap-login {
   inet_listener imap {
     port = 143
   }
   inet_listener imap_second {
     port = 6188
   }
}

--
Daniel