Re: [Dovecot] Securing mailboxes and passwords

2009-02-25 Thread Scott Silva
on 2-24-2009 5:56 PM Daniel Aleksandersen spake the following: > Sendt: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:36:00 +0100 (CET) > Fra: "Daniel Aleksandersen" >> Sendt: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:11:43 -0500 >> Fra: Timo Sirainent >>> On Wed, 2009-02-25 at 00:38 +0100, Daniel Aleksandersen wrote: Sendt: Wed, 25 Feb 200

Re: [Dovecot] Securing mailboxes and passwords

2009-02-25 Thread Scott Silva
on 2-24-2009 4:36 PM Daniel Aleksandersen spake the following: > Sendt: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:11:43 -0500 > Fra: Timo Sirainent >> On Wed, 2009-02-25 at 00:38 +0100, Daniel Aleksandersen wrote: >>> Sendt: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:29:17 +0100 >>> Fra: Pascal Volk On 25.02.2009 00:25 Daniel Aleksanders

Re: [Dovecot] Securing mailboxes and passwords

2009-02-24 Thread Daniel Aleksandersen
Sendt: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:11:43 -0500 Fra: Timo Sirainent > On Wed, 2009-02-25 at 00:38 +0100, Daniel Aleksandersen wrote: > > Sendt: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:29:17 +0100 > > Fra: Pascal Volk > > > On 25.02.2009 00:25 Daniel Aleksandersen wrote: > > > > The recepie assumes I have a group called secmail

Re: [Dovecot] Securing mailboxes and passwords

2009-02-24 Thread Daniel Aleksandersen
Sendt: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:36:00 +0100 (CET) Fra: "Daniel Aleksandersen" > Sendt: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:11:43 -0500 > Fra: Timo Sirainent > > On Wed, 2009-02-25 at 00:38 +0100, Daniel Aleksandersen wrote: > > > Sendt: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:29:17 +0100 > > > Fra: Pascal Volk > > > > On 25.02.2009 00:25

Re: [Dovecot] Securing mailboxes and passwords

2009-02-24 Thread Timo Sirainen
On Wed, 2009-02-25 at 00:38 +0100, Daniel Aleksandersen wrote: > Sendt: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:29:17 +0100 > Fra: Pascal Volk > > On 25.02.2009 00:25 Daniel Aleksandersen wrote: > > > The recepie assumes I have a group called secmail. I don’t. Am I supposed > > > to create > > > a special group for t

Re: [Dovecot] Securing mailboxes and passwords

2009-02-24 Thread Pascal Volk
On 25.02.2009 00:38 Daniel Aleksandersen wrote: > > I created the group and set the permissions to deliver as described in the > recepie. I > then added just about every user to that group. I still get permission errors > when > dovecot tries to access my maildir. Setting permissions of the mail

Re: [Dovecot] Securing mailboxes and passwords

2009-02-24 Thread Daniel Aleksandersen
Sendt: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:29:17 +0100 Fra: Pascal Volk > On 25.02.2009 00:25 Daniel Aleksandersen wrote: > > The recepie assumes I have a group called secmail. I don’t. Am I supposed > > to create > > a special group for this purpose? > > Yes, if the group does not exists, you have to create it.

Re: [Dovecot] Securing mailboxes and passwords

2009-02-24 Thread Pascal Volk
On 25.02.2009 00:25 Daniel Aleksandersen wrote: > The recepie assumes I have a group called secmail. I don’t. Am I supposed to > create > a special group for this purpose? Yes, if the group does not exists, you have to create it. You could call it whatever you want. Regards, Pascal -- Ubuntu

Re: [Dovecot] Securing mailboxes and passwords

2009-02-24 Thread Daniel Aleksandersen
Sendt: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:09:10 +0100 Fra: Pascal Volk > On 24.02.2009 23:54 Daniel Aleksandersen wrote: > > I have tried different options on my maildirs. Dovecot gives me permission > > errors > > unless I set it to 775. I have seen that many mention 660 as the best > > permission > > setting

Re: [Dovecot] Securing mailboxes and passwords

2009-02-24 Thread Pascal Volk
On 24.02.2009 23:54 Daniel Aleksandersen wrote: > I have tried different options on my maildirs. Dovecot gives me permission > errors > unless I set it to 775. I have seen that many mention 660 as the best > permission > setting for maildirs when used in setups similar to my own. Can anyone expla

Re: [Dovecot] Securing mailboxes and passwords

2009-02-24 Thread Daniel Aleksandersen
Sendt: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:28:07 +0100 (CET) Fra: "Daniel Aleksandersen" > I am just experimenting with seting up my own email server. I want some tips > and hints on how to secure my setup to prevent unauthorised assess to my > email. > I have read through the wiki and have not found many t

[Dovecot] Securing mailboxes and passwords

2009-02-24 Thread Daniel Aleksandersen
Hi list I am just experimenting with seting up my own email server. I want some tips and hints on how to secure my setup to prevent unauthorised assess to my email. I have read through the wiki and have not found many tips. I hope to improve the wiki with tips gathered from the emailing li