[opensuse] configuring dovecot
Hello, Applications gives lots of documentation, but often not the most obvious one... Usually they presume some knowledge user should have but don't always have :-( I want to configure a new server with 11.1 install (hosted, domain name and IP) I want to keep my mail on this server to access it from anywhere, with any computer. Usually, this is done with webmail, server wich names begin with "imp", said to be imap servers. So I installed dovecot, wich is by default an imap server. There is nothing about dovecot on openSUSE wiki. The divecot wiki is filled with info on compiling dovecot or debugging it, but I installed it from YaST, validate the install in services with YaST and dovecot *is* running. and now? How do I bring my mails? How can I direct Firefox to my webmail? Years ago I had squirell, but it's no more on YaST. I tried to configure thunderbird with the server's name as imap. Never tried this before, I hope this will manage the mails on the server and not dl them to my machine as pop3 do. anyway thunderbird din't ask for any pass and failed. thanks helping :-) jdd NB: I know I must also *receive* mails, this will be done with posfix later :-) -- http://www.dodin.net http://valerie.dodin.org http://news.opensuse.org/2009/04/13/people-of-opensuse-jean-daniel-dodin/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday 16 July 2009 18:20:36 jdd wrote:
Hello,
Hi, [...] Squirrelmail is here: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/php:/applications/openSUSE... http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/php:/applications/openSUSE... http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/php:/applications/openSUSE...
I tried to configure thunderbird with the server's name as imap. Never tried this before, I hope this will manage the mails on the server and not dl them to my machine as pop3 do.
anyway thunderbird din't ask for any pass and failed.
Configure postfix first, and then dovecot (method of auth, ssl, mail_location and so on). It's straightforward. There's more info about it on http://wiki.dovecot.org/FrontPage Greetings, Javier -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday 16 July 2009 11:20:36 am jdd wrote:
Hello,
Applications gives lots of documentation, but often not the most obvious one... Usually they presume some knowledge user should have but don't always have :-(
jdd, (you are just supposed to guess;-) I have a few notes on my config /postfix/dovecot/squirrelmail , etc. put together in my server page that would help. http://www.3111skyline.com/linux/openSuSE-server.php Additionally, the important part of my dovecot config is: [21:21 nirvana:/var/spool/fax/etc] # nc /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf protocols = imap imaps ssl_disable = no mail_location = mbox:~/Mail:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u (the remaining settings are left at the default) The relevant section of my /srw/www/htdocs/squirrelmail/config/config.php is: $domain = '3111skyline.com'; $imapServerAddress = 'localhost'; $imapPort = 993; $useSendmail = false; $smtpServerAddress = 'localhost'; $smtpPort = 25; $sendmail_path = '/usr/sbin/sendmail'; $sendmail_args = '-i -t'; $pop_before_smtp = false; $pop_before_smtp_host = ''; $imap_server_type = 'dovecot'; $invert_time = false; $optional_delimiter = 'detect'; $encode_header_key = ''; When running /srw/www/htdocs/squirrelmail/conf.pl, you can select the predefined "dovecot" config which will set the necessary parameters for you. For you squirrelmail install, I would recommend using the svn version for 1.5. It ias been a great and well-maintained package. Dovecot is definitely the way to go in my opinion. Simple to configure and maintain and works and plays well with other packages. Good luck. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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