[Dovecot] Capturing credentials for imap sync

[Master Abi]

Hi List

All the imap sync apps I could find requires the username /password 
credentails to be known before a sync occurs. I have Dovecot using ldap 
acting as a nearline backup mail server to MS Exchange. Every hour 
imapsync syncs mail between Exchange and Dovecot. This all works fine 
becuase the users credentials are known, but when new users are added I 
would like the process to work seemless like this:


The user is added to the Active Directory. The mail client is configured 
with 2 accounts with identical credentials, one of which is connected to 
Dovecot. When the new client connects to dovecot, the credentials are 
captured and stored so that imapsync can use it. This


If there is another way this can be done with dovecot, could I please be 
enlighten. I have read the doco on migration but I am not quite 
migrating but more replicating.


Thank you

Re: [Dovecot] ANY password option

[Master Abi]

Great. I should read the Wiki more often. This is another case of 'same 
difference'.


I had a quick read, but do you know if it is possible to capture the 
password sent from the client. With our current mail server, we are able 
to capture the password when the client logs in, then we script it to 
change the password on the server. No changes on the client side.


Thanks for the link.


[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Master Abi wrote:
  

Hi

We sometimes migrate mailboxes over to one of our mail servers which has
a very handy feature called 'ANY password'. This will allow access to a
mailbox using the given username and disregard checking for the
password. This is a useful feature for many reasons.

Is there a possibility Dovecot could have such a a feature or is there a
workaround already.

Thanks

Master




http://wiki.dovecot.org/Authentication/MasterUsers

  

[Dovecot] ANY password option

[Master Abi]

Hi

We sometimes migrate mailboxes over to one of our mail servers which has 
a very handy feature called 'ANY password'. This will allow access to a 
mailbox using the given username and disregard checking for the 
password. This is a useful feature for many reasons.


Is there a possibility Dovecot could have such a a feature or is there a 
workaround already.


Thanks

Master 

[Dovecot] Mailbox creation with Spam

[Master Abi]

Hi all,

I got dovecot working, but I would like to know when and what creates 
the mailbox (cur, new, trash, etc ). I noticed that when a client 
connects for the first time that mailbox is created or when a mail 
arrives for the first time (i think).


I would like to give each mailbox a Spam folder, and possibly doing this 
automatically. Is this possible with some dovecot setting and not via 
scripting.


Thanks

master