Do you have to set SSL to Yes in Dovecot?

Do you have to set SSL to Yes in Dovecot?

It’s also possible to use different certificates for IMAP and POP3. However its important to note that ssl = yes must be set globally if you require SSL for any protocol (or dovecot will not listen on the SSL ports), which in turn requires that a certificate and key are specified globally even if you intend to specify certificates per protocol.

What’s the mailbox size limit for Dovecot LDA?

Then, simply invoke /etc/postfix/dovecot-lda-relay instead of dovecot-lda in mailbox_command. Postfix’s mailbox_size_limit setting applies to all files that are written via dovecot-lda. The default is 50 MB, so dovecot-lda can’t write any files larger than that, including mbox files or log files.

Is there a way to prevent dovecot from sending passwords?

Dovecot attempts to indicate this to the IMAP clients via the LOGINDISABLED capability, but many clients still ignore it and send the password anyway. There is unfortunately no way for Dovecot to prevent this behavior.

How to use Dovecot LDA in postfix virtual domain?

Dovecot LDA is very easy to use on large scale installations with Postfix virtual domains support, just add a dovecot service in /etc/postfix/master.cf ( master (5) ):

Can a Linux user log in to Dovecot?

With this configured, every Linux account is allowed to log in to Dovecot, but you might not want to allow all shell accounts to login to Dovecot. The idea is to allow only users that are members of a specific group.

Where do I find the configuration file for Dovecot?

The initial configuration file that is loaded by Dovecot is the /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf file. This configuration file loads additional configuration with the include statement you will find near the end of the file. This causes the files in the conf.d/ subdirectory to be loaded.

How to enable IMAPS and POP3S in Dovecot?

In order to enable IMAPs and POP3s, you need to edit dovecot main configuration file ( /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf) and add/edit the following: restart dovecot for the changes to take effect and verify it’s listening on its SSL ports using: