Why dovecot?

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echo
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Why dovecot?

Post by echo »

Hello everyone,
I was just looking the new efa 4, did fresh install and I saw there is a dovecot on it, but I don't understand for what purpose.
Is it necessary for the normal operation of efa, or I can remove it/disable it?
Also one more question: I saw port 587 open, I suppose that is for submissions, but I wouldn't use it, can I disable it and how?
Thank you.
Heimir
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Re: Why dovecot?

Post by Heimir »

We block everything in the firewall and only open the ports we need.
echo
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Re: Why dovecot?

Post by echo »

Yes,
That is not bad approach also, everyone should configure they're firewall properly, but to answer my own question:
Dovecot is probably installed by dependency. We did not remove it, just disabled the service and everything is working properly.
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