What is ManageSieve?
ManageSieve is a standard protocol, so users can manage their scripts using (hopefully) user-friendly ManageSieve clients. Many webmails already include a ManageSieve client. Scripts are compiled before they are installed, which guarantees that the uploaded script is valid.
What is Dovecot pigeonhole?
In the literal sense, a pigeonhole is a a hole or recess inside a dovecot for pigeons to nest in. It is, however, also the name for one of a series of small, open compartments in a cabinet used for filing or sorting mail.
What is Dovecot sieve?
The Dovecot Sieve plugin provides mail filtering facilities at time of final message delivery using the Sieve (RFC 5228) language. By writing Sieve scripts, users can customize how messages are delivered, e.g. whether they are forwarded or stored in special folders.
How do I enable sieve in Dovecot?
Sieve-Dovecot Configuration
- Enable sieve plugin support for dovecot-lmtp.
- Edit sieve dovecot-pluign configuration.
- Restart Dovecot.
- Create global sieve rules file.
- Enable sieverules plugin in roundcube config.
- Configure sieverules plugin to use correct managesieve service port.
What is a Dovecot IMAP?
Dovecot is an open source application that allows you to receive emails on a Linux server in total security both through IMAP and POP3 protocol.
Is Dovecot an MDA?
Dovecot developers primarily aim to produce a lightweight, fast and easy-to-set-up open-source email server. The primary purpose of Dovecot is to act as mail storage server. Mail is delivered to the server using some mail delivery agent (MDA) and stored for later access with an email client (mail user agent, or MUA).
What is Cyrus Linux?
The Cyrus IMAP server is electronic mail server software developed by Carnegie Mellon University. It differs from other Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) server implementations in that it is generally intended to be run on sealed servers, where normal users cannot log in.
How do I access Dovecot?
Use the following steps to start the Dovecot service:
- Use the following chkconfig command to verify that the Dovecot application will run when the server is restarted: sudo chkconfig –level 345 dovecot on.
- Use the following command to start the Dovecot service: sudo service dovecot start.
What is the best IMAP server?
Dovecot is among the best performing IMAP servers while still supporting the standard mbox and Maildir formats. The mailboxes are transparently indexed, which gives Dovecot its good performance while still providing full compatibility with existing mailbox handling tools.
What is Dovecot and Postfix?
Postfix is an open-source mail transfer agent (MTA), a service used to send and receive emails. Dovecot is an IMAP/POP3 server and in our setup it will also handle local delivery and user authentication.
What is Cyrus SASL used for?
Cyrus SASL library, version 2.0 SASL (Simple Authentication Security Layer) is an Internet standards-track method for remote computers to authenticate. The Cyrus SASL library makes supporting various SASL mechanisms easy for both client and server writers.