Question on setting up dovecot

[Joseph Tam]

Jeffery Small writes:

> I'm new to dovecot and have a configuration question.  I'm attempting to
> have a Windows 7 system on my secure LAN connect to the Ubuntu server
> using POP3 on channel 110 and retrieve mail from the /var/mail directory.
> The user is defined on the Ubuntu machine and when running the Windows
> Internet E-Mail Settings tool, the Test Account Settings Logs onto the
> server successfully and sends a test message.

Sending message is a distinct service from retrieving Email.

> However, when I perform a
> Send/Receive operation from the user's Outlook, all steps complete but no
> mail is pulled down from the server.
>
> I have tried setting:  mail_location = /var/mail/%u
>
> and restarted dovecot, but nothing changes.  How can I debug this?  I'm
> unsure where to look for clues as to what's happening under the hood.  Any
> pointers would be appreciated.

Log files would be a good start.  Maybe start with something like

 	log_path = /path/to/logfile
 	auth_verbose = yes
 	auth_debug = yes
 	mail_debug = yes
 	verbose_ssl = yes

Joseph Tam <jtam.home at gmail.com>