MAIL RETRIEVAL USING POP3/IMAP IN REDHAT LINUX

MAIL RETRIEVAL USING POP3/IMAP

Features:
1. Mail retrieval using standard protocols

2. Common package: dovecot

3. Supports both: mbox (/var/spool/mail/usernam) & Maildir formats

4. Supports SSL: POP3S & IMAPS

Tasks:

1. Install dovecot

/etc/dovecot.conf - primary config file

/etc/pki/dovecot/dovecot-openssl.cnf - SSL config

Note:

•Default configuration binds to:

•POP3 - downloads messages to client

•POP3S

•IMAP - leaves messages on server

•IMAPS

•E-mail flow: mutt -> sendmail -> Postfix queue -> remote system -> POP3|IMAP

2. Configure mail client to download messages using POP3