[Dovecot] Problem setting up dovecot on Debian: "telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused"

[Chris Evans]

[SOLVED] - thanks to Harald Reindl - [SOLVED]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Reindl Harald" <h.reindl at thelounge.net>
> To: dovecot at dovecot.org
> Sent: Saturday, 5 January, 2013 4:01:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dovecot] Problem setting up dovecot on Debian: "telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection
> refused"
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> as you can see you daemon ist listening on IP 0.0.0.143 instead
> 0.0.0.0
> 
> 1.2.x is really really old

Aha.  That's the version that's packaged for Debian squeeze.  I assume that's OK for now.  I'm not planning to keep it running long.  

> but i think you missunderstood a listen-option
> 
> listen: 143 993
> seems to be translated to 0.0.0.143, means you specified
> the ADDRESS the daemon should listen to instead the port

Aargh!!  Idiot me: and the answer was there staring me in the face.  

OK. Sorted!

I think I may be back to the list with questions about the best simple way to authenticate logging in.  Is there an obvious guide?  The documentation that comes with the Debian package seems pretty minimal.  I'm just looking to switch on only the encrypted listening on 993 and then use a plain text password.  But I'm getting off this thread which is closed and solved.

[SOLVED] - thanks to Harald Reindl - [SOLVED]

Very best to all whose inboxes were burdened!

Chris