How to: Edit POP and IMAP Settings using Dovecot

The Mail Delivery Agent (MDA) is responsible for delivering email messages to the recipient inboxes on the server.

From the MDA page in NodeWorx, server administrators may manage the IMAP and POP3 services, including editing the connection limits per IP, SSL mode, cipher suite, and default process limit.

Note

As of InterWorx version 6.3.0, all new installations of InterWorx use Dovecot for MDA services. Customers who installed InterWorx before version 6.3.0, and have not converted an exiting server’s MDA services to Dovecot, should refer to the MDA documentation for courier for information on managing IMAP and POP3.

Contents

• How to: Edit POP and IMAP Settings using Dovecot

  • To Manage the Dovecot Service

    • Checking Dovecot Status

    • Setting Dovecot Start-On-Boot Options

  • To Edit Service Settings for Dovecot

  • To Edit Security Settings for Dovecot

To Manage the Dovecot Service

Checking Dovecot Status

1. Log into NodeWorx from the browser (https://ip.ad.dr.ess:2443/nodeworx)

2. In NodeWorx, navigate to System Services > Mail Server > MDA Settings

3. Under MDA Mail Server Control [POP3, POP3-SSL, IMAP, IMAP-SSL], the Dovecot Status bar indicates the current status of the service

   • It is also possible to control the status of the service from this interface:

     • Play starts the service

     • Arrow restarts/refreshes the service

     • Stop stops the service

Setting Dovecot Start-On-Boot Options

1. Log into NodeWorx from the browser (https://ip.ad.dr.ess:2443/nodeworx)

2. In NodeWorx, navigate to System Services > Mail Server > MDA Settings

3. Under MDA Mail Server Control [POP3, POP3-SSL, IMAP, IMAP-SSL], select either Yes or No from the Start on Boot-up dropdowns

4. Click Update

To Edit Service Settings for Dovecot

1. Log into NodeWorx from the browser (https://ip.ad.dr.ess:2443/nodeworx)

2. In NodeWorx, navigate to System Services > Mail Server > MDA Settings

3. Under Dovecot Server Information, update the desired fields:

   • Protocols: The MDA Services in use on the server

   • Max Connections Per User IP: The number of POP3 or IMAP connections allowed per IP

   

4. Click Save

To Edit Security Settings for Dovecot

1. Log into NodeWorx from the browser (https://ip.ad.dr.ess:2443/nodeworx)

2. In NodeWorx, navigate to System Services > Mail Server > MDA Settings

3. Under Dovecot Global Settings, update the desired fields:

   • SSL Mode: States whether secure MDA services/ports are required to be used

   • SSL Minimum Protocol: The minium TLS version

   • SSL Cipher Suite: The cipher suite to be used for MDA services

   • Default Process Limit: Maximum number of processes that can exist

   

4. Click Update