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--- email:configure-dovecot [2025/03/04 10:00] – willy
+++ email:configure-dovecot [2025/03/13 14:05] (current) – [Configuring Dovecot] willy
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-====== Configuring Dovecot ======
+====== G) Configuring Dovecot ======
 Dovecot configuation is stored in **/etc/dovecot**. There is a master file called **dovecot.conf** but most of the changes need to be applied to the files under **/etc/dovecot/conf.d**.
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 Edit **doveconf.conf**:
 <code>
-protocols = imap lmtp sieve managesieve
+protocols = imap lmtp sieve
 login_greeting = IMAP server ready.
+# Optional DEBUG stuff to enable if things don't work:
+#auth_verbose = yes
+#auth_verbose_passwords = no
+#auth_debug = yes
+#auth_debug_passwords = yes
+#mail_debug = yes
+#verbose_ssl = yes
 </code>
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 This is required because postfix will use dovecot to deliver mail to mailboxes internally and to perform SASL authentication as well.
+===== Setup Sieve =====
+Sieve let's you create custom filters that will filter your inbound emails.
+Changes in **conf.d/20-lmtp.conf**:
+<code>
+protocol lmtp {
+  mail_plugins = $mail_plugins sieve
+}
+</code>
+And specify which folder should store the filters.
+Changes in **conf.d/90-sieve.conf**:
+<code>
+plugin {
+  sieve = file:/home/vmail/storage/%d/%n/sieve;active=/home/vmail/storage/%d/%n/.dovecot.sieve
+</code>
 ===== Setup authentication =====

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