[Dovecot] Request for help with dovecot.conf file: configured to work with MySQL and Postfix.

Markus Fritz markus at opsys.de
Thu May 10 18:46:27 EEST 2012


Am 10.05.2012 17:40, schrieb Femi Ajayi:
> Greetings,
>
> I have CentOS 6.2 running on our server with a VPS provider (Linode.com).
>
> I need to configure Postfix, dovecot, MySQL to work for virtual domains
> (multiple domains on our server).
> The only instructions for setting up Email with Postfix, Dovecot and MySQL
> my host provides is for the configuration on CentOS 5 which is here:
> http://library.linode.com/email/postfix/dovecot-mysql-centos-5 , I followed
> it for the installation/configuration of Email with Postfix, Dovecot and
> MySQL on our CentOS 6.2
>
> Everything seemed to work fine until I got to the editing of the
> dovecot.conf file. The guide on the Linode Library provides instructions
> for Dovecot 1.x, while the newer versions of CentOS (CentOS 6) , apparently
> use Dovecot 2.x. The config file format has changed, so the one in the
> guide is no longer applicable, and as a result, I got a errors..
>
> I would therefore appreciate it greatly if someone with a copy of the
> Dovecot 2.x  dovecot.conf file configured to work with MySQL and Postfix
> (for handling mails for multiple domains) could share it with me.
>
> You could get a better understanding of the problem if you take some time
> to look at the instructions I followed so far:
>
> http://library.linode.com/email/postfix/dovecot-mysql-centos-5
>
> ..and also the forums where I had previously sought help:
> http://forum.linode.com/viewtopic.php?p=50603#50603
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=4672839#post4672839
>
> Thanks in anticipation of your help.
>
Test this:
http://workaround.org/ispmail/squeeze

Maybe it can help to understand the configurations. It's done with
databases and postfix.
I know it's debian, but configuration is nearly the same.

-- 
Markus Fritz
Administration





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