Install Dovecot2014/08/22

	Install Dovecot to configure POP/IMAP server. POP uses 110/TCP, IMAP uses 143/TCP.
[1]	Install Dovecot.

[root@mail ~]#

yum -y install dovecot

[2]	This example shows to configure to provide SASL function to Postfix.

[root@mail ~]#

vi /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf

# line 26: change ( if not use IPv6 )

listen =

[root@mail ~]#

vi /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-auth.conf

# line 9: uncomment and change ( allow plain text auth )

disable_plaintext_auth =

# line 97: add

auth_mechanisms = plain

[root@mail ~]#

vi /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-mail.conf

# line 30: uncomment and add

mail_location =

maildir:~/Maildir

[root@mail ~]#

vi /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-master.conf

# line 88-90: uncomment and add

# Postfix smtp-auth
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
mode = 0666

user = postfix
group = postfix

}

[root@mail ~]#

/etc/rc.d/init.d/dovecot start

Starting Dovecot Imap:

[ OK ]

[root@mail ~]#

chkconfig dovecot on

[3]	If IPTables is running, allow POP/IMAP port. POP uses 110/TCP, IMAP uses 143/TCP. For "-I INPUT 5" section below, Replace it to your own environment.

[root@dlp ~]#

iptables -I INPUT 5 -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 110 -j ACCEPT

[root@dlp ~]#

iptables -I INPUT 6 -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 143 -j ACCEPT

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