Re: Can Dovecot replace fetchmail?

2017-07-13 Thread Andrzej A. Filip
Peter Chiochetti wrote: > Am 2017-07-13 um 09:34 schrieb Kenneth Porter: >> I'm using fetchmail to grab mail for multiple accounts from an >> external IMAP server and drop it into local mailboxes via SMTP. It >> polls the remote server every two minutes. Can Dovecot replace this >> functionality m

passwd-file, getting invalid uid 0

2017-07-13 Thread Larry Rosenman
Per my earlier post about system and virtual users, I have everything working, but I'm seeing the following message, and wondering: 1) does it matter? 2) is there a way to suppress it? I have an Exim /etc/aliases entry that sends root to me. Jul 13 14:38:47 thebighonker dovecot: auth-worker(1305

Re: System users lookup via PAM: strip the domain name?

2017-07-13 Thread Larry Rosenman
Bingo, that works well. Might it be useful to document this on the Wiki? (some of the constructs used aren’t real clear there). -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 214-642-9640 E-Mail: larry...@gmail.com US Mail: 17716 Limpia Cr

passwd-file unknown user even if known

2017-07-13 Thread Ricardo Branco
I am seeing lots of passwd-file unknown user messages even when they are known and they can login. I have several passwd files that are looked up with a deny file first, could the first check on the deny.%Ls file be generating this message then when it checks the next passdb driver it is found?

Re: System users lookup via PAM: strip the domain name?

2017-07-13 Thread Larry Rosenman
Ok,, I was half awake when I typed that 😀 Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S8+. Original message From: Aki Tuomi Date: 7/13/17 6:19 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Dovecot List , Larry Rosenman Subject: Re: System users lookup via PAM: strip the domain name? No it's intentionally %L

Re: System users lookup via PAM: strip the domain name?

2017-07-13 Thread Aki Tuomi
No it's intentionally %Ln to convert user1@domain into user1 for PAM. Aki > On July 13, 2017 at 2:03 PM Larry Rosenman wrote: > > > Is the %Ln on the 2nd passdb supposed to be a %Lu? > > > Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S8+. > Original message From: Aki Tuomi > Date: 7

Re: System users lookup via PAM: strip the domain name?

2017-07-13 Thread Larry Rosenman
Is the %Ln on the 2nd passdb supposed to be a %Lu? Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S8+. Original message From: Aki Tuomi Date: 7/13/17 4:43 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Dovecot List , Larry Rosenman Subject: Re: System users lookup via PAM: strip the domain name? No. It's just

Re: System users lookup via PAM: strip the domain name?

2017-07-13 Thread Aki Tuomi
No. It's just a placeholder, like %u or %d. Aki > On July 13, 2017 at 10:57 AM Larry Rosenman wrote: > > > Will %{original_username} set %d as well? > > > Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S8+. > Original message From: Aki Tuomi > Date: 7/13/17 12:34 AM (GMT-06:00) To:

Re: System users lookup via PAM: strip the domain name?

2017-07-13 Thread Larry Rosenman
Will %{original_username} set %d as well? Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S8+. Original message From: Aki Tuomi Date: 7/13/17 12:34 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Dovecot List , Larry Rosenman Subject: Re: System users lookup via PAM: strip the domain name? > On July 13, 2017 at

Re: Can Dovecot replace fetchmail?

2017-07-13 Thread Peter Chiochetti
Am 2017-07-13 um 09:34 schrieb Kenneth Porter: I'm using fetchmail to grab mail for multiple accounts from an external IMAP server and drop it into local mailboxes via SMTP. It polls the remote server every two minutes. Can Dovecot replace this functionality more elegantly, using IDLE to avoid

Can Dovecot replace fetchmail?

2017-07-13 Thread Kenneth Porter
I'm using fetchmail to grab mail for multiple accounts from an external IMAP server and drop it into local mailboxes via SMTP. It polls the remote server every two minutes. Can Dovecot replace this functionality more elegantly, using IDLE to avoid the polling necessary with fetchmail? I'd like