> On March 29, 2016 at 4:58 AM Jason Pruim <pru...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hey Everyone, > > I am trying to get postfix and dovecot to talk to each other… postfix is up > and running, dovecot allows me to telnet into it both locally and remotely, > but when I try to do: “a login “username” “password” I get an authentication > failed error… Here is my dovecot -n: >
Did you check mail logs? Also, I assume you did not include quotes in your login attempt? Also, remotely telnetting will not work without SSL or non-plaintext authentication mechanism. Try openssl s_client -connect or telnet to localhost. > > I’m planning to use user accounts for it to connect to… I’m guessing I’m > missing something simple, but I don’t know where to look… Any pointers? > > Thanks in advance! > > Jason Pruim > pru...@gmail.com Aki Tuomi Dovecot Oy
