On Wed, 2020-04-15 at 12:47 -0400, Scott Andrews wrote:
> On 4/15/20 12:38 PM, Pierre Labastie wrote:
> > On Wed, 2020-04-15 at 11:44 -0400, Scott Andrews wrote:
> > > The local.conf file is incorrect and will not allow remote logins
> > >
> > > add this to the local.conf file to correct
> > >
> > > disable_plaintext_auth = no
> > >
> > > cat > /etc/dovecot/local.conf <<- EOF
> > >
> > > protocols = imap
> > > disable_plaintext_auth = no
> > > ssl = no
> > > # The next line is only needed if you have no IPv6 network
> > > interfaces
> > > listen = *
> > > mail_location = mbox:~/Mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u
> > > userdb {
> > > driver = passwd
> > > }
> > > passdb {
> > > driver = shadow
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > > EOF
> > >
> > >
> > Wrong list. This should go to blfs-dev, but the proposed file in
> > the
> > book is correct with respect to the introductory comments made just
> > above:
> > "The following configuration is a simple proof of concept with IMAP
> > service using local users for authentication and mailbox location.
> > Reading files from the conf.ddirectory is commented out since the
> > included example configuration requires OpenSSL and Linux PAM."
> >
> > Of course, we may provide a more complete config, but I think we'd
> > better not do that for programs involving security, and leave that
> > to
> > the user/admin of the lfs box.
> >
> > Pierre
> >
>
> It is not correct in that it will only allow connections from the
> local
> machine not, it will be denied from any remote.
It is _a proof of concept_ (translation: do not use in production),
using _local_ users for authentication and mailbox location... It is
not intended for remote connections. This books gives recipes for
installing packages, not for running them.
>
> Read https://wiki.dovecot.org/TestInstallation
>
We have... Have you tried the command using starttls (it is in the link
above)? I have not tested recently, but I think it works.
Pierre
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