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How to Install Dovecot to configure POP/IMAP server

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Install Dovecot to configure POP/IMAP server. POP uses 110/TCP, IMAP uses 143/TCP. 
 
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Dovecot is an open-source IMAP and POP3 server for <a href="http://www.hackthesec.co.in/search/label/Linux" target="_blank">Linux</a>/<a href="http://www.hackthesec.co.in/search/label/Unix" target="_blank">UNIX</a>-like systems, written primarily with security in mind. Timo Sirainen originated Dovecot and first released it in July 2002. Dovecot developers primarily aim to produce a lightweight, fast and easy-to-set-up open-source mailserver.</h5>
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According to Openemailsurvey Dovecot has an installed base of over 2.9 million email servers all over the world and a global market share of 57% of all IMAP servers. While Dovecot software can be used in commercial use without any license fees, a commercial version is also available as Dovecot Pro. The commercial version is provided by Dovecot Oy along with support and enterprise add-ons such as the object storage and full-text search plugins. Since March 2015, Dovecot Oy has been part of the Open-Xchange Family.</h5>
 
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1.Install Dovecot. 
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Dovecot  Configuration</h5>
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# line 24: uncomment
protocols = imap pop3 lmtp
# line 30: uncomment and change ( if not use IPv6 )
listen = *</pre>
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[root@mail ~]# vi /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-auth.conf
# line 10: uncomment and change ( allow plain text auth )
disable_plaintext_auth = no
# line 100: add
auth_mechanisms = plain login</pre>
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[root@mail ~]# vi /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-mail.conf
# line 30: uncomment and add
mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir</pre>
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[root@mail ~]# vi /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-master.conf
# line 96-98: uncomment and add like follows
# Postfix smtp-auth
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
 mode = 0666
 user = postfix 
 group = postfix 
}</pre>
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[root@mail ~]# vi /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-ssl.conf
# line 8: change (not require SSL)
ssl = no</pre>
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[root@mail ~]# systemctl start dovecot 
[root@mail ~]# systemctl enable dovecot </pre>
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How to Install Dovecot to configure POP/IMAP server

Install Dovecot to configure POP/IMAP server. POP uses 110/TCP, IMAP uses 143/TCP. Dovecot is an open-source IMAP and POP3 server for Linux/UNIX-like systems, written primarily with security in min…

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