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root@209.190.27.98's password:
Last login: Tue Jul 7 05:21:48 2009 from 202.148.56.8
[root@roni ~]# yum install dovecot
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: mirror.cs.vt.edu
* updates: mirror.atlanticmetro.net
* addons: chi-10g-1-mirror.fastsoft.net
* extras: updates.interworx.info
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package dovecot.i386 0:1.0.7-7.el5 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
dovecot i386 1.0.7-7.el5 base 1.6 M
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 1.6 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
dovecot-1.0.7-7.el5.i386.rpm | 1.6 MB 00:00
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : dovecot [1/1]
Installed: dovecot.i386 0:1.0.7-7.el5
Complete!
[root@roni ~]# vi /etc/dovecot.conf
| Find and change the following options |
| protocols = pop3 pop3s imap imaps mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir/ pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv imap_client_workarounds = delay-newmail outlook-idle netscape-eoh pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh |
[root@roni ~]# /sbin/service dovecot start
Starting Dovecot Imap: [ OK ]
[root@roni ~]# telnet localhost pop3
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1).
Escape character is '^]'.
+OK Dovecot ready.
user roni
+OK
pass *****
+OK Logged in.
list
+OK 0 messages:
.
QUIT
+OK Logging out.
Connection closed by foreign host.
[root@roni ~]#
to view the log
[root@roni ~]# vi /var/log/maillog
