Postfix + SASL (Dovecot)
Dovecot - conf.d/10-master.conf
service auth {
...
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
mode = 0660
# Assuming the default Postfix user and group
user = postfix
group = postfix
}
...
}
# Outlook Express and Windows Mail works only with LOGIN mechanism, not the standard PLAIN:
auth_mechanisms = plain login
Postfix - main.cf
smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
# Can be an absolute path, or relative to $queue_directory
# Debian/Ubuntu users: Postfix is setup by default to run chrooted, so it is best to leave it as-is below
smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth
# On Debian Wheezy path must be relative and queue_directory defined
#queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
# and the common settings to enable SASL:
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
# With Postfix version before 2.10, use smtpd_recipient_restrictions
smtpd_relay_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unauth_destination
