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== In 5min dovecot with local users ==

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=== Dovecot ===

http://dovecot.org

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==== Installation ====

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wget -c http://www.dovecot.org/releases/1.2/dovecot-1.2.1.tar.gz
tar zxvf dovecot-1.2.1.tar.gz
cd dovecot-1.2.1

./configure
make
make install
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==== Useradd ====

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useradd dovecot -g mail
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==== Configuration ====

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cp dovecot-example.conf dovecot.conf
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Edit dovecot.conf and change this values:

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disable_plaintext_auth = no
ssl = no
mail_location = maildir:/var/spool/mail/%u:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u/.INBOX
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==== Check ====

To check dovecot for Non Default Configuration

%%(bash)
dovecot -n
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To see the Full Configuration:

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dovecot -a
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==== Run ====

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dovecot
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==== Test ====

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[ebal@myhome:~]¤ telnet localhost 143
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
* OK [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 LITERAL+ SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE AUTH=PLAIN] Dovecot ready.

1 login ebal test

1 OK [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 LITERAL+ SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE SORT THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=REFS MULTIAPPEND UNSELECT IDLE CHILDREN NAMESPACE UIDPLUS LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 CONDSTORE QRESYNC ESEARCH ESORT SEARCHRES WITHIN CONTEXT=SEARCH] Logged in
^]  

telnet> clo
Connection closed.
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