Re: [Dovecot] Dovecot's brittle configuration syntax

2013-11-29 Thread Timo Sirainen
On 28.11.2013, at 12.22, Kai Hendry wrote: > Hi there, > > Whilst trying to come up with a minimal configuration for Dovecot: > http://dabase.com/blog/Minimal_Dovecot/ > > I noticed the configuration syntax is a bit admin unfriendly. It's easy > to get an infamous Error code 89. If Dovecot can

Re: [Dovecot] Dovecot's brittle configuration syntax

2013-11-28 Thread Kai Hendry
On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 05:20:38PM -0800, Joseph Tam wrote: > the horse), but that doesn't make it less complex -- it just hides it. > (See doveconf -a if you want to see what you're shorthanding). I'm all for hiding complexity. Though `doveconf -a` is interesting to see what I'm up against. Thank

Re: [Dovecot] Dovecot's brittle configuration syntax

2013-11-28 Thread Joseph Tam
Kai Hendry wrote: Whilst trying to come up with a minimal configuration for Dovecot: http://dabase.com/blog/Minimal_Dovecot/ I think your characterization of the complexity of dovecot configuration by simply counting configuration lines to get it working is off base. It's conceivable to have

[Dovecot] Dovecot's brittle configuration syntax

2013-11-28 Thread Kai Hendry
Hi there, Whilst trying to come up with a minimal configuration for Dovecot: http://dabase.com/blog/Minimal_Dovecot/ I noticed the configuration syntax is a bit admin unfriendly. It's easy to get an infamous Error code 89. Is there any back story to the grammar or language this configuration is