Dovecot 2.4.2 upgrade
Dovecot recently released version 2.4.2 which required some changes to the configuration file (from version 2.3.x).
I use Dovecot as a personal, local IMAP server which pulls from the corporate Outlook server so I can maintain a local archive not subject to any quota constraints.
As I use Arch Linux and mindlessly update weekly, I was puzzled when Thunderbird suddenly stopped working.
My Dovecot server is local for me only, insecure and hence my configuration file is relatively simple.
Here is my modified Dovecot configuration for 2.4.2.
dovecot_config_version = 2.4.2
dovecot_storage_version = 2.4.2
mail_driver = maildir
mail_path = ~/Maildir
mailbox_list_layout = fs
protocols = imap
listen = 127.0.0.1
auth_allow_cleartext = yes
auth_mechanisms = plain login
userdb passwd {
driver = passwd
}
passdb pam {
driver = pam
}