Contents

  1. Dovecot IMAP server configuration guide
    1. Enabling IPv6
    2. Configure dovecot with IPv6 support (default)
    3. Confgure without IPv6 support
    4. Running dovecot in IPv6 mode

Dovecot IMAP server configuration guide

Enabling IPv6

Dovecot imap server supports IPv6 by default. It can be disabled at compile time, with the --disable-ipv6 option of configure.

Configure dovecot with IPv6 support (default)

configure --enable-ipv6

Recompile and install.

Confgure without IPv6 support

configure --disable-ipv6

Recompile and install.

Running dovecot in IPv6 mode

Dovecot runs in standalone mode, without the need for inetd. To enable IPv6, add or change 

listen = [::]

in the appropriate section (general, imap or pop3) of the configuration file (dovecot.conf). This will enable IPv6 on all interfaces. Specifying address will bind IPv6 support to specific interface.

Campus6: dovecotimapguide (last edited 2008-04-10 15:29:32 by localhost)