Hello all, successfully managed to make dovecot work with horde (http://www.horde.org) and another MTA (SMTP/POP3).
I have this nagging issue with dovecot though (I suspect - it's dovecot and not the rest of the packages, please read on): There is this special page one goes, that check if everything is ok with all the relevant software running along Horde. It's a php file called "test.php". Now, this file shows almost everything that happens in the box. Here's a transcript of what shows when it comes to dovecot and SSL : --------------------------- * Trying protocol imap/ssl, Port 993: ERROR - The server returned the following error message: SECURITY PROBLEM: insecure server advertised AUTH=PLAINCertificate failure for localhost: self signed certificate: /C=GR/ST=Kerkyra/L=Kerkyra/O=The Company Name/OU=IMAP server/CN=webmail.thecompanyname.gr/emailaddress=postmas...@webmail.thecompanyname.gr --------------------------- From what I understand, it doesn't like the certificate. However, I've followed a howto document step-by-step and did what is documented. Does anyone have any pointers on how to make secure imap for dovecot ? E.G. on ThunderBird, the settings are the following : Tools -> Account Settings -> Server Settings : Server Name : (the server or its ip address) Username : (the username) Port : (I've manually entered "993", because by default goes to "143") Security Settings -> Connection Security : SSL/TLS (again manually entered) CHECK_ON : Use secure authentication Now, if I click on "Get Mail" button on top of the TB window, I get a pop-up window with the following message : ------ Server : Location : <Servers' IP Address>:993 Certificate Status : This site attempts to identify itself with invalid information. Wrong Site : Certificate belongs to a different site, which could indicate an identity theft. Unknown Identity : Certificate is not trusted, because it hasn't been verified by a recognized authority. ------ After that, the users accepts the above by pressing ok twice. However, there's a third pop-up window with a message shown below : ------ You cannot log in to <servers' ip address> because you have enabled secure authentication and this serer does not support it. To log in, turn off secure authentication for this account. ------ Any help would be appreciated.. Thank you all for your patience, S. Tsiolis