After 16 long hours I’ve finally fought through and made a E-Mail server. Still have some rough finishes, and some problems, I can’t figure out on my own. So, as a first post, I must ask for help.

Here is my configuration for Dovecot :: main.cf

BASIC CONFIGURATION

myhostname = mail.domain.cf mydomain = domain.cf myorigin = $mydomain mydestination = mail.domain.cf, domain.cf, localhost relayhost = mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8

Everything works fine - but not that mydomain string. It just wouldn’t do and convert it like a proper string should do. I tried changing origin, removing mydestination and all other possible things my imagination can do.

Still, using mail function and sending to my personal e-mail address will result in this:

Return-path: roberts@localhost.domain.cf Envelope-to: roberts@mysite.lv Delivery-date: Fri, 02 May 2014 21:05:08 -0500 Received: from [188.226.228.103] (port=36029 helo=mail.domain.cf) by somehosting.lv with esmtp (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from roberts@localhost.domain.cf) id 1WgPK8-0004Lx-4J for roberts@mysite.lv; Fri, 02 May 2014 21:05:08 -0500 Received: by mail.domain.cf (Postfix, from userid 1002) id 3D3BE1231B8; Fri, 2 May 2014 22:05:07 -0400 (EDT) To: roberts@mysite.lv Subject: Hey, what’s up? X-Mailer: mail (GNU Mailutils 2.99.98) Message-Id: 20140503020507.3D3BE1231B8@mail.domain.cf Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 22:05:07 -0400 (EDT) From: roberts@localhost.domain.cf (Roberts)

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I’ve tried some relays - but then it just didn’t send. I’m not actually caring as much for how it looks - but that’s my server, and I’m trying to integrate RainLoop on top of it.

Managed to finally get a connection - but I can’t sign in using non-root user with simpleguy@domain.cf

localhost dovecot: auth-worker(2098): Error: pam(simpleguy@domain.cf,188.226.xxx.xxx): pam_authenticate() failed: Authentication failure (/etc/pam.d/imap missing?)

localhost dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected (auth failed, 1 attempts in 5 secs): user=simpleguy@domain.cf, method=PLAIN, rip=188.226.xxx.xxx, lip=188.226.xxx.xx$

It’s same for Thunderbird. Can’t log-in. Not sure why.

Would be greatly appreciated, if you could help me deal with this problem, as well as giving tips for the second one (disconnects). I DID learn a lot today already.

Here’s the additional info, if you are looking to help me:

From what I gathered, there is something limiting SSH/SSL connections.

DEBUG INFO:

SSL SETUP @ main.cf - // POSTFIX

smtpd_tls_cert_file=/etc/ssl/certs/dovecot.pem smtpd_tls_key_file=/etc/ssl/private/dovecot.pem smtpd_use_tls=yes smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache smtpd_tls_security_level=may smtpd_tls_protocols = !SSLv2, !SSLv3

#FULL DOVECOT.CONF

disable_plaintext_auth = no mail_privileged_group = mail

userdb { driver = passwd } passdb { driver = pam args = %s }

protocols = “imap”

service imap-login { inet_listener imap { port = 143 } inet_listener imaps { port = 993 ssl = yes } }

protocol imap { mail_plugins = " autocreate" }

plugin { autocreate = Trash autocreate2 = Sent autosubscribe = Trash autosubscribe2 = Sent }

service auth { unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth { group = postfix mode = 0660 user = postfix } }

ssl=yes ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/certs/dovecot.pem ssl_key = </etc/ssl/private/dovecot.pem

mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u