- testing
- IMAP
- Authentication
- alternatives
Some initial general notes on using Courier-IMAP. For steps on actually setting up courier, see courier install.
testing
IMAP
some example IMAP commands to test if stuff is working:
> telnet <host> 143
. login <user> <pass>
. select inbox
. list "" *
. logout
even better, test that SSL is working:
# apt-get install telnet-ssl
> telnet -z ssl <host> 993
. login <user> <pass>
. select inbox
. list "" *
. logout
NOTE: for the imap commands, you need to type the leading period+space.
IMAP4 Spec: www.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc3501.txt
Authentication
Once you have courier all configured, you can test authentication and the user backend by using courierauthtest:
# courierauthtest <user> [password]
for example:
# courierauthtest redcursor xxxxx
Authenticated: module authdaemon
Home directory: /var/maildir/r/redcursor
UID/GID: 8/8
Maildir: /var/maildir/r/redcursor
AUTHADDR=redcursor
AUTHFULLNAME=Red Cursor Collective
OPTIONS=<none>
if it is not working, you will get
Authentication FAILED!
alternatives
www.bincimap.org
hula-project.org
Cyrus IMAP
www.dovecot.org/
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