IMAP Prefrence

[paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu (Paul Mather)]

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 11:45:09 -0700 (PDT), "Joshua Lewis"
<jmlewis_(_at_)_dslextreme_(_dot_)_com> wrote:

> I am trying to set up my mail server with Postfix and wish to use IMAP.
> 
> I tried asking the postfix mailing list this question and did not receice
> and feedback.
> 
> Does Postfix have built in IMAP support or do I have to use a third party.
> If I have to use a third party are there any suggestions?

You have to use a third-party application.  I highly recommend Dovecot,
which you can install via the mail/dovecot port.  It supports IMAP/IMAPS
and POP3/POP3S; many mailbox formats; and many user database back-ends
(/etc/passwd; LDAP; PostgreSQL; MySQL; etc.).  It is highly
configurable.  Be sure to look at the port Makefile for build options.

Cheers,

Paul.
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