Am 11.06.2013 09:24, schrieb Sebastian Arcus: > On 11/06/13 08:18, Robert Schetterer wrote: >> Am 11.06.2013 09:00, schrieb Sebastian Arcus: >>> At the moment, if one of the interfaces specified with "listen=" in >>> dovecot.conf is not up when Dovecot is started, >>> then Dovecot just refuses to start. Is there an option to make Dovecot >>> start anyway, and just use the interface >>> when it becomes available? It is inconvenient to have Dovecot refuse to >>> start during boot because some interface is >>> temporarily not available. >> >> try write some wrapper to the dovecot start script , checking your >> interfaces and perhaps echo some stuff in dovecot.conf, or simply use -c >> option for starting another dovecot.conf >> but i would not recommand this practises >> >> > Thanks Robert. That's an interesting idea. It probably isn't really > worth the hassle as the whole issue is not quite that important. I was > merely wondering if there is a configuration option for Dovecot to > ignore missing interfaces. > > Maybe coming from the other direction of the spectrum might also be a > good idea - something like a "nolisten" option - to prevent it from > listening on certain interfaces. That's the main reason I use the > "listen" option - to prevent Dovecot from ever listening on certain > interfaces, as an extra layer of protection in case the firewall ever > gets misconfigured.
perhaps good idea , but i think it hasnt high prior, wait for Timos Statement Best Regards MfG Robert Schetterer -- [*] sys4 AG http://sys4.de, +49 (89) 30 90 46 64 Franziskanerstraße 15, 81669 München Sitz der Gesellschaft: München, Amtsgericht München: HRB 199263 Vorstand: Patrick Ben Koetter, Axel von der Ohe, Marc Schiffbauer Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender: Florian Kirstein