On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 12:35:06PM +0800, ミユナ (alice) wrote:
> service lmtp {
> unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp {
> mode = 0600
> user = postfix
> group = postfix
> }
This supports message delivery from Postfix to dovecot via LMTP.
> unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
> mode = 0666
> user = postfix
> group = postfix
> }
>
> auth_mechanisms = plain login
>
> !include auth-passwdfile.conf.ext
This supports SASL authentication of (typically) MUAs operated by
submission users.
> my question is:
>
> when postfix talks to dovecot, does it require user's username/password
> for authentication?
Not for LMTP delivery to the user's mailbox.
--
Viktor.
