[Dovecot] xinetd and pop3

[Marcus Rueckert]

On 2007-09-10 13:33:29 -0500, Kurt Krueckeberg wrote:
> >> 3. Restarted xinetd
> >> #/etc/init.d/xinetd restart
> >>  
> >> 4. telnet'ed to pop3 port. Because I am using the dovecot local 
> >> delivery agent, postfix needs the dovecot master process and its 
> >> associated processes already first running; otherwise, postfix will 
> >> not be able to use the dovecot local delivery agent.
>  
> >i just wonder ... when you run the dovecot master anyway.... why dont you
> run pop3 via the dovecot master aswell?
> 
> How would  I get the pop3 process to run via the dovecot master?

in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
replace:
protocols = imap imaps

with:
protocols = imap imaps pop3 pop3s

and restart dovecot

    darix

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