Dovecot IMAP server capabilities

26 May 2004
Rick Jones, Active Service Consulting Ltd, UK

Problem:

In SME server Dovecot runs behind imapfront, which has the effect of
blocking Dovecot from reporting its IMAP capabilities to the client. When
using an IMAP client that depends on knowing the server capabilities, this
can result in reduced client features and performance.

Solution:

imapfront can report IMAP capabilities supplied via the environment. The
archive contains the file IMAP_CAPABILITY which defines Dovecot's standard
capabilities. When placed in /var/service/imap/imapfront.env it immediately
affects all new IMAP connections.

Applies to:

SME server 6.0.x, using Dovecot in standard configuration.

Install:

Copy IMAP_CAPABILITY into /var/service/imap/imapfront.env.