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--- email:install_a_full_secure_mail_server [2020/07/25 16:26] – old revision restored (2016/11/28 16:54) 92.220.10.100
+++ email:install_a_full_secure_mail_server [2020/07/26 11:22] (current) – old revision restored (2016/11/28 17:09) 158.69.243.115
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 </code>
-If you want to see the config Dovecot is currently using (including the mail_location), use
+For SSL add or amend the following to the /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf file.
-<code bash>
+<code>
-dovecot -n
+disable_plaintext_auth = no
+ssl = yes
+ssl_cert_file = </etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
+ssl_key_file = </etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key
 </code>
-It's a good idea to pre-create the Maildir for future users:
+Uncomment following line in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:
+<code>
+listen = *
+</code>
+However, this method may cause conflicts with other servers already listening on other ports. The alternative (and probably more desirable) method, then, is to enable the specific listening ports for the protocols that are intended to be used. For example, for IMAP/IMAPS and POP3/POP3S, add to the correct protocol imap and protocol pop3 sections:
+<code>
+protocol imap {
+     listen = *:143
+     ssl_listen = *:993
+     ...
+     }
+protocol pop3 {
+     listen = *:110
+     ssl_listen = *:995
+     ...
+     }
+</code>
+If you want to see the config Dovecot is currently using (including the mail_location), use
 <code bash>
-sudo maildirmake.dovecot /etc/skel/Maildir
+dovecot -n
-sudo maildirmake.dovecot /etc/skel/Maildir/.Drafts
-sudo maildirmake.dovecot /etc/skel/Maildir/.Sent
-sudo maildirmake.dovecot /etc/skel/Maildir/.Trash
-sudo maildirmake.dovecot /etc/skel/Maildir/.Templates
 </code>
-Then, for an existing user:
+Start dovecot:
 <code bash>
-sudo cp -r /etc/skel/Maildir /home/myuser/
+/etc/init.d/dovecot start
-sudo chown -R myuser:usergroup /home/myuser/Maildir
-sudo chmod -R 700 /home/myuser/Maildir
 </code>
 See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Dovecot
 ==== Verify the setup ====
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 In this example, each user will have their email inside their own home directory under ~/Maildir.  To have this as a standard setting for new users, simply add this directory to the skeleton so that it is automatically created for new users like this:
+It's a good idea to pre-create the Maildir for future users:
 <code bash>
-maildirmake /etc/skel/Maildir
+sudo maildirmake.dovecot /etc/skel/Maildir
+sudo maildirmake.dovecot /etc/skel/Maildir/.Drafts
+sudo maildirmake.dovecot /etc/skel/Maildir/.Sent
+sudo maildirmake.dovecot /etc/skel/Maildir/.Trash
+sudo maildirmake.dovecot /etc/skel/Maildir/.Templates
+</code>
+Then, for an existing user:
+<code bash>
+sudo cp -r /etc/skel/Maildir /home/myuser/
+sudo chown -R myuser:usergroup /home/myuser/Maildir
+sudo chmod -R 700 /home/myuser/Maildir
 </code>
-For existing users, you have to do this manually (or have a script for this).  For example for the test user "demouser":
+or for the example test user "demouser":
 <code bash>
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 ===== Step 10: Configure courier for IMAP =====
-You want this because it is most useful for your smartphone access that is definitely supporting mainly IMAP.  Just follow these basic commands:
+Ensure that the email client is definitely supporting IMAP.  Just follow these basic commands:
 <code bash>
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 The next step is to check how well SPF/DKIM and other functions are filtering out incoming spam!
+===== References =====
+https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Dovecot
+http://wiki.dovecot.org/