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--- ubuntu:email:install_dovecot [2020/12/06 13:26] – peter
+++ ubuntu:email:install_dovecot [2020/12/06 13:30] (current) – peter
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   * 993: IMAP.
-  * 587: SMTP
+  * 110: POP3.  Only needed if using POP.
+  * 587: SMTP.
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 </code>
+----
+===== Configuring Email Client =====
+To configure Thunderbird to use your new Postfix/Dovecot email system
+<code>
+IMAP server: sharewiz.net
+    Port: 993
+    Security: SSL/TLS
+    Authentication Method: normal password
+    Username: peter@sharewiz.net
+SMTP server: sharewiz.net
+    Port: 587
+    Security: STARTTLS
+    Authentication Method: normal password
+    Username: peter@sharewiz.net
+</code>
+To configure Mutt to use your new Postfix/Dovecot email system:
+<code>
+set spoolfile=imaps://sharewiz.net:993/INBOX
+set folder=imaps://sharewiz,net:993/
+set smtp_url=smtp://peter@sharewiz.net:587
+#               ^ do not use smtps here
+# Alternative ways of giving username and password.
+set imap_user="peter@sharewiz.net"
+set imap_pass="`abraxas -q work-email-fallback`"
+set smtp_pass=$imap_pass
+set smtp_authenticators="plain"
+</code>