Courier and Dovecot

Question 1

The Courier email server package is actually categorised as a MTA because it has full SMTP capabilities as well as support for POP3 and IMAP. True or False

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Where are the courier config files stored?

Answer 2

/etc/courier/

Question 3

What is the name of the courier config file that is used for authenticating users?

Answer 3

authdaemonrc

Question 4

Which courier config setting specifies the interface IP address to listen to for incoming requests?

Answer 4

ADDRESS

Question 5

Which courier config setting specifies the directory where email messages are stored?

Answer 5

MAILDIRPATH

Question 6

Which courier config setting specifies the maximum number of client connections allowed?

Answer 6

MAXDAEMONS

Question 7

Which courier config setting specifies the maximum number of connections per client

Answer 7

MAXPERIP

Question 8

Which courier config setting specifies the TCP port to listen to for incoming requests

Answer 8

PORT

Question 9

There are two possible locations for the dovecot config file, where are those and what is the config file named?

Answer 9

/etc/
/etc/dovecot

file name: dovecot.conf

Question 10

Dovecot supports the sieve programming language, what is the feature called in dovecot?

Answer 10

it’s called vacation extension

Question 11

Dovecot config setting that specifies the login authentication method used

Answer 11

auth

Question 12

Dovecot config setting that specifies the IP address to listen on

Answer 12

listen

Question 13

Dovecot config setting that specifies the maximum number of connections

Answer 13

login_max_connections

Question 14

Dovecot config setting that specifies whether each login creates its own process

Answer 14

login_process_per_connection

Question 15

Dovecot config setting that defines the type and location of mailboxes

Answer 15

mail_location

Question 16

Dovecot config setting that defines the authentication methods that the server supports

Answer 16

mechanisms

Question 17

Dovecot config setting that specifies the protocols supported by the server

Answer 17

protocols

Question 18

Doveadm command(s) to stop, start and restart server

Answer 18

doveadm restart

doveadm stop

Question 19

There are a number of doveadm commands to control the server process. Can you name a few?

Answer 19

director - manage directors
exec - execute dovecot commands
instance - manage running instances
kick - disconnect users
log - locate, test or reopen log files
penalty - show current penalties
proxy - manage dovecot proxy connections
who - display current users

Question 20

There are a number of doveadm commands to manage mailboxes. Can you name a few?

Answer 20

acl - manage access control lists
altmove - move messages to alternative storage
backup - synchronize mailboxes to a remote location
batch - execute multiple commands
copy - copy messages to another mailbox
reduplicate - remove duplicate messages
dump - dump the contents of a mailbox
expunge - remove messages based on query
fetch - retrieve messages based on query
flags - add, remove or replace message flags
fts - manipulate full text search
force-resync - fix broken mailboxes
import - import messages into mailboxes
index - index messages in a mailbox
mailbox - mailbox handling commands
move - move messages between mailboxes
purge - remove messages from mailboxes
quota - set or show quota settings
replicator - manage a user’s mail replication
search - show a list of mailboxes or messages
stats - display or reset mailbox statistics
sync - synchronize the mailbox with another location