Install/Configure Dovecot2011/05/04

aptitude -y install dovecot-common dovecot-pop3d dovecot-imapd

vi /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf

# line 53: uncomment and change ( allow plain text auth )

no

# line 95: uncomment and change ( no SSL )

no

# line 230: uncomment and add

maildir:~/Maildir

# line 893: add

login

# line 1120: change like below

#master {

# Master socket provides access to userdb information. It's typically

# used to give Dovecot's local delivery agent access to userdb so it

# can find mailbox locations.

#path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-master

#mode = 0600

# Default user/group is the one who started dovecot-auth (root)

#user =

#group =

#}

client {

# The client socket is generally safe to export to everyone. Typical use

# is to export it to your SMTP server so it can do SMTP AUTH lookups

# using it.

path =

# uncomment and change

mode = 0660

}

service dovecot restart