On 07/26/2013 05:45 PM, Martin Burgraf wrote: > Hi there, > > I'm using Dovecot together with Postfix; as I understand it, there are two > ways to transfer the mail from Postfix to Dovecot. > 1.) by using LDA with mailbox_command = /usr/libexec/dovecot/dovecot-lda -f > "$SENDER" -a "$RECIPIENT" > 2.) by using LMTP with mailbox_transport = lmtp:unix:private/dovecot-lmtp > > (currently using number 1) > I'm interessted in the differences and the advantages/disadvantages of each > of those solutions.
You cannot use the LDA method if SMTP and IMAP services reside on different machines, which would be the case in larger scale mail system setups. My advice is to go with LMTP anyway! Cheers Jan -- MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT fuer Radioastronomie Jan Behrend - Rechenzentrum ---------------------------------------- Auf dem Huegel 69, D-53121 Bonn Tel: +49 (228) 525 359, Fax: +49 (228) 525 229 jbehr...@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de http://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Die digitale Unterschrift dieser Mail kann durch das Zertifikat der DFN Global Hierarchie überprüft werden: https://ca.mpg.de/certs/root-DGP/deutsche-telekom-ca2-root-cert.der Weitere Informationen zur CA der MPG finden Sie unter: https://ca.mpg.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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