Email Server Backup Strategy

2020-02-09 Thread Esteban L
Hello, Was thinking it would be wise to backup my server, in case anything "bad" ever happened, so that I could quickly get up to speed. 1. clone the whole drive -- which might be the best to ensure I keep the whole system working. 2. But, what about, if I just wanted to backup my Email server c

max number of connections per ip

2020-02-27 Thread Esteban L
I have been haunted by the following error message or months, that we see using Thunderbird. Unable to connect to your IMAP server. You may have exceeded the maximum number of connections to this server. If so, use the Advanced IMAP Server Settings dialogue to reduce the number of cached connecti

Re: max number of connections per ip

2020-02-27 Thread Esteban L
I have tried a lot of different things, still no success. =( here is my dove -n if anyone could help that would be great: # 2.2.27 (c0f36b0): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # Pigeonhole version 0.4.16 (fed8554) # OS: Linux 4.9.0-12-amd64 x86_64 Debian 9.12 auth_debug = yes auth_debug_passwords = yes

Re: max number of connections per ip

2020-02-27 Thread Esteban L
xpect half dozen or so users on common IPs. On 27.02.20 21:49, Aki Tuomi wrote: > Is your server behind proxy maybe? Can you see in logs that you get > different IPs?  > > Maybe check with `doveadm who` how many connections you have? > > Aki >> On 27/02/2020 22:44 E

Re: max number of connections per ip

2020-02-27 Thread Esteban L
Naturally, everything works fine if I use a VPN/translocation. On 27.02.20 21:49, Aki Tuomi wrote: > Is your server behind proxy maybe? Can you see in logs that you get > different IPs?  > > Maybe check with `doveadm who` how many connections you have? > > Aki >> On 27

Re: [EXT] Re: max number of connections per ip

2020-02-28 Thread Esteban L
be enough. > > Aki > >> On 27/02/2020 23:21 Esteban L wrote: >> >> >> >> It's not behind a proxy (unless the router is acting as a proxy?). Could it >> be that my router is doing some Hairpin NAT tomfoolery? The router is >> generic, so

Re: [EXT] max number of connections per ip

2020-02-28 Thread Esteban L
> > protocol imap { > imap_client_workarounds = "delay-newmail" > mail_plugins = $mail_plugins imap_quota > mail_max_userip_connections = 50 > } > > > >> On Feb 28, 2020, at 8:21 AM, Esteban L wrote: >> >> Ok. That is a nice command. >> &

dovecot.sieve shows up as a mailbox

2019-03-21 Thread Esteban L via dovecot
Hello, Config infos below. Short version, I am getting this weird anomaly on my main email account. Such that, "dovecot.sieve" is showing up as a mailbox in my various email clients (e.g. k-9 (mobile), and Evolution). I have tried deleting the "rogue folder" with doveadm, but it just returns.

Send folder disappeared

2019-03-22 Thread Esteban L via dovecot
Hello, Dovecot 2.2.27 I have a strange issue, where my "Send" folder was absent in my mailbox. It had been there before, fully functioning. Then, it was gone. I went into: vi /etc/dovecot/conf.d/15-mailboxes.conf And, noticed that my mailbox for Sent was no longer automatically subscribed, so

Messages not saved to my "Sent" folder

2019-03-22 Thread Esteban L via dovecot
Hello, Using Dovecot 2.2.27 1. Had an issue where my Sent box, "disappeared." I used to be present, but then it was just gone. I went in and changed the /etc/dovecot/conf.d/15-mailboxes.conf the auto=subscribe feature had disappeared, even though I had added that line at setup. Below is the new

Re: Send folder disappeared

2019-03-23 Thread Esteban L via dovecot
The day getting off to a good start! -Original Message- From: Aki Tuomi via dovecot Reply-to: Aki Tuomi To: este...@little-beak.com, Esteban L via dovecot Subject: Re: Send folder disappeared Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 10:22:43 +0200 (EET) > On 23 March 2019 01:59 Esteban L via dovecot

dovecot ssl error message from my own connections

2019-03-30 Thread Esteban L via dovecot
Hello all, Just a minor thing. Not a big deal, because everything works fine, and I feel secure with my setup. But, I get this error message pretty much throughout the day/night, which appears to come from my own mail clients (desktop or mobile). I would like to resolve it, because it must me som

Re: dovecot ssl error message from my own connections

2019-03-30 Thread Esteban L via dovecot
Opps, forgot that important requirment! sorry Dovecot 2.2.27 -Original Message- From: Aki Tuomi Reply-to: Aki Tuomi To: este...@little-beak.com, Esteban L via dovecot Subject: Re: dovecot ssl error message from my own connections Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 14:25:41 +0200 (EET) > On

Re: dovecot ssl error message from my own connections

2019-03-30 Thread Esteban L via dovecot
Thanks! I will have a look. -Original Message- From: @lbutlr via dovecot Reply-to: "@lbutlr" To: Davide Marchi via dovecot Subject: Re: dovecot ssl error message from my own connections Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 06:28:06 -0600 On 30 Mar 2019, at 06:20, Esteban L via dove