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+ | ====== Installing The Dovecot MDA ====== | ||
- | ===== Installing The Dovecot MDA ===== | + | This page is supplemental to main article: [[howtos: |
- | <note important> | + | |
Dovecot is a popular and secure mail delivery agent, or MDA, which can be configured to work alongside the postfix MTA. | Dovecot is a popular and secure mail delivery agent, or MDA, which can be configured to work alongside the postfix MTA. | ||
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- | ===== Configuring The Dovecot MDA ===== | + | ====== Configuring The Dovecot MDA ====== |
You should become familiar with the [[http:// | You should become familiar with the [[http:// | ||
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# Uncomment and set the following lines as shown # | # Uncomment and set the following lines as shown # | ||
driver = mysql | driver = mysql | ||
- | connect = host=localhost dbname=mailserver user=mailuser | + | connect = "host=localhost dbname=mailserver user=mailuser |
default_pass_scheme = SHA512-CRYPT | default_pass_scheme = SHA512-CRYPT | ||
password_query = SELECT email as user, password FROM virtual_users WHERE email=' | password_query = SELECT email as user, password FROM virtual_users WHERE email=' | ||
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< | < | ||
- | vi / | + | vi / |
# Uncomment and set the mail_location path # | # Uncomment and set the mail_location path # | ||
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[[howtos: | [[howtos: | ||
+ | ====== Sources ====== | ||
+ | * Based primarily on [[http:// | ||
+ | * Originally written by [[wiki: | ||
{{tag> | {{tag> |