Email Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v1.03, by Herong Yang
What Is Dovecot
This section provides a quick description on Dovecot, a free and open-source IMAP and POP3 server that allows remote clients to retrieve emails from mailboxes on Linux systems.
What Is Dovecot? Dovecot is a free and open-source IMAP and POP3 server that allows remote clients to retrieve emails from mailboxes on Linux systems.
Here is the official description of Dovecot from dovecot.org: "Dovecot is an open source IMAP and POP3 email server for Linux/UNIX-like systems, written with security primarily in mind. Dovecot is an excellent choice for both small and large installations. It's fast, simple to set up, requires no special administration and it uses very little memory."
See more information, visit Dovecot Website at dovecot.org.
Table of Contents
Postfix - Mail Transport Agent (MTA)
SSL/TLS Secure Connections with Postfix Server
►Dovecot - IMAP and POP3 Server
Install and Configure Dovecot on CentOS
Test Dovecot IMAP Server with "telnet" Client
Test Dovecot POP3 Server with "telnet" Client
Keep Deleted Emails on Dovecot
Turn on Dovecot Server Logging for Troubleshooting
"doveadm" Command - Dovecot's Administration Utility
SSL/TLS Secure Connections with Dovecot Server
Email Client Tools - Mail User Agents (MUA)