[Dovecot] Dovecot 2.1.7-7 only allow localhost access to IMAP and POP3

Reindl Harald h.reindl at thelounge.net
Wed May 29 14:13:51 EEST 2013


Am 29.05.2013 12:41, schrieb Torben Schou Jensen:
> I can read how to setup older version of dovecot with SquirrelMail.
> 
> They recommend to use uncrypted IMAP when SquirrelMail is on same server.
> 
> What I would like to support is then imap, imaps, pop3 and pop3s.
> 
> imaps and pop3s for external users.
> imap and pop3 only open for localhost, that is SquirrelMail on same machine.
> 
> With dovecot 1 you could restrict access using
> "imap_listen = localhost"
> 
> How do I make the same restriction with localhost on dovecot 2 ???

if it listens only on localhost how should "imaps and pop3s for external
users" work and additionally these days STARTTLS is recommended which
works on the default ports 110/143

why do you not simply *offer* encryption *or* use webmail also
with encryption?


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