Cannot connect to Dovecot IMAP or POP

[C. Andrews Lavarre]

> > Edgar, thank you for your help:
> > 
> > i also noticed your certificate chain is broken.
> > 
> > http://wiki2.dovecot.org/testinstallation
> > 
> > i have worked through this link, thank you
> > 
> > changing permissions for /var/mail/* to 
> > 
> > 	> > root:mail > > 	> > 	> > ($UID:$GID = 1000:12)
> > 
> > and then changing /etc/dovecot/users correspondingly to 
> > 
> >  > > 	user at privustech.com:{plain}actualpassword:1000:12::/var/ma
> > il/vhosts/privustech/user
> > 
> > now allows a normal login. and we can create a new folder (e.g.,
> > work) and delete it.
> > 
> > If we set permissions to
> > 
> > 	> > vmail:vmail> > 	> > 100:5000
> > 	> > 	
> > and update /etc/dovecot/users correspondingly it fails.
> > 
> > Regardless, despite following FindMailLocation neither we nor the
> > system can find the mailbox:
> > 
> > 	> > 	> > b select inbox
> > 	> > 	> > * 0 EXISTS 
> > 	> > 	> > * 0 RECENT 
> > 
> > and postfix fails with
> > 2016-07-23T21:22:37.312039-04:00 lavarre postfix/error[17088]:
> > A8DA2C1BB2: to=<andy at privustech.com>, orig_to=, relay
> > =none, delay=278572, delays=278271/300/0/0.04, dsn=4.4.2,
> > status=deferred (delivery temporarily suspended: conversation with
> > mail.privustech.com[private/lmtp] timed out while receiving the
> > initial server greeting)
> >  
> > lmtp may be the culprit...
> >