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| = Description = | | = Description = |
| Dovecot is a POP/IMAP (Post Office Protocol / Interactive Message Access Protocol) server. | | Dovecot is a POP/IMAP (Post Office Protocol / Interactive Message Access Protocol) server. |
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| | == Ports == |
| | {| class="wikitable wtp" |
| | ! port |
| | ! description |
| | |- |
| | | 143 incoming || standard port for email submission by mail clients |
| | |- |
| | | 993 incoming || SMTP with TLS encryption (deprecated) |
| | |- |
| | | 995 incoming || mandatory port to receive emails from other SMTP servers |
| | |} |
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| = Commands = | | = Commands = |
Version du 3 septembre 2023 à 16:57
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Description
Dovecot is a POP/IMAP (Post Office Protocol / Interactive Message Access Protocol) server.
Ports
| port
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description
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| 143 incoming |
standard port for email submission by mail clients
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| 993 incoming |
SMTP with TLS encryption (deprecated)
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| 995 incoming |
mandatory port to receive emails from other SMTP servers
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Commands
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# display the current configuration
dovecot -n
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Protocols
| /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
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# Enable installed protocols
!include_try /usr/share/dovecot/protocols.d/*.protocol
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| /usr/share/dovecot/protocols.d/imapd.protocol
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protocols = $protocols imap
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Mailboxes
- mbox: store all the emails in a unique file
- maildir: store emails in directories
| /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-mail.conf
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# use maildir for virtual users
mail_location = maildir:/var/mail/%u
# use maildir for system users
mail_location = maildir:~/maildir
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Ensure to have installed dovecot-lmtp |
| /etc/postfix/main.cf
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# for virtual user setup
virtual_transport = lmtp:unix:private/dovecot-lmtp
# for a non virtual user setup ( as when mail_location = maildir:~/.maildir )
mailbox_transport = lmtp:unix:private/dovecot-lmtp
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| /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-master.conf
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service lmtp {
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp {
mode = 0600
user = postfix
group = postfix
}
}
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Userdb lookup user@domain.net doesn't match user
| /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-auth.conf
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# %n would drop away the domain if it was given
auth_username_format = %Ln
# auth_username_format=%{if;%d;eq;hostname.domain.net;%Ln;%Lu}
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Authentication
| /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-auth.conf
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# Disable plaintext authentications unless SSL/TLS is used or if you connect from localhost
disable_plaintext_auth = yes
# Space separated list of wanted authentication mechanisms:
# plain login digest-md5 cram-md5 ntlm rpa apop anonymous gssapi otp skey gss-spnego
# NOTE: plain: envoie du mot de passe non-encrypté. Dans le cadre d'une connexion SSL/TLS ce n'est pas un problème.
auth_mechanisms = plain
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By default, dovecot use system users and their passwords to connect.
| /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-auth.conf
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# use system users
!include auth-system.conf.ext
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| /etc/dovecot/conf.d/auth-system.conf.ext
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passdb {
driver = pam
# use /etc/pam.d/imap for IMAP
args = %s
}
userdb {
driver = passwd
}
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| /etc/pam.d/imap
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# allow IMAP access only for users in /etc/imapusers file
auth required pam_listfile.so item=user sense=allow file=/etc/imapusers onerr=fail
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| /etc/imapusers
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user1
user2
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| /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-auth.conf
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# use non-system users with passwd-file
!include auth-passwdfile.conf.ext
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| /etc/dovecot/conf.d/auth-passwdfile.conf.ext
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passdb {
driver = passwd-file
args = scheme=SHA512-CRYPT username_format=%u /etc/dovecot/users
}
userdb {
driver = passwd-file
args = username_format=%u /etc/dovecot/users
}
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| /etc/dovecot/users
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# password only
user:{SHA512-CRYPT}pass
# user:password:uid:gid:(gecos):home:(shell):extra_fields
user:{SHA512-CRYPT}pass:1000:1000::/home/user::userdb_mail=maildir:~/maildir allow_nets=::1,127.0.0.0/8,192.168.0.0/24,local
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# generate an encrypted password
doveadm pw -s SHA512-CRYPT
# check the hash match the password
doveadm pw -V -t '{SHA512-CRYPT}hash'
# list available password schemes
doveadm pw -l
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Needed configuration to use dovecot with postfix.
| /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-master.conf
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service auth {
# Postfix smtp-auth
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
mode = 0666
user = postfix
group = postfix
}
}
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| /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-auth.conf
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# add the login authentication mechanism
auth_mechanisms = plain login
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| /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-ssl.conf
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ssl = required
ssl_cert = </etc/letsencrypt/live/domain.fr/fullchain.pem
ssl_key = </etc/letsencrypt/live/domain.fr/privkey.pem
ssl_min_protocol = TLSv1.2
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| /etc/dovecot/conf.d/20-imap.conf
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protocol imap {
mail_plugins = $mail_plugins imap_zlib
# imap_zlib: reduce the bandwidth usage of IMAP
}
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Test
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# imap
telnet localhost imap2
# OK * DOVECOT * READY
A1 LOGIN username password
# LOGGED IN
A2 LIST "" "*"
A3 EXAMINE INBOX
A5 LOGOUT
# imap
openssl s_client -connect localhost:143 -starttls imap
# imaps
openssl s_client -connect hostname.domain.net:993
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Debug
| /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-logging.conf
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# Log unsuccessful authentication attempts and the reasons why they failed.
auth_verbose = yes
# Even more verbose logging for debugging purposes.
auth_debug = yes
# In case of password mismatches, log the passwords and used scheme so the
# problem can be debugged. Enabling this also enables auth_debug.
auth_debug_passwords = yes
# Enable mail process debugging. This can help you figure out why Dovecot
# isn't finding your mails.
mail_debug = yes
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Log
Application Android
Configuration
- Serveur IMAP: mail.domain.fr
- Sécurité: STARTTLS
- Authentification: PLAIN
- Port: 143
- Serveur SMTP: mail.domain.fr
- Sécurité: STARTTLS
- Port: 587
- Authentification: AUTOMATIC
UFW
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# allow incoming IMAP (143) to fetch emails
sudo ufw allow "Dovecot IMAP"
# allow incoming SMTP (587) to submit emails
sudo ufw allow "Postfix Submission"
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Installation
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sudo apt install dovecot-imapd dovecot-lmtpd
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