Dovecot - POP3 works fine but IMAP just wont :(

[kizzie33]

I've set Dovecot to run with Postfix. When i did not use SSL both POP3 and IMAP wore running fine. Then i used SSL with a self-certified certificate. Now POP3 and POP3S work fine but both IMAP and IMAPS just sit there and time timeout. I have manually tried logging in to IMAP via telnet and the server just sits there regardless if it type in correct commands or gibberish. Obviously i havent manually tried to test IMAPS but i assume its acting the same as IMAP.

I've been poking this for several days now and go nowhere. Any help would be brilliant

My dovecot configuration file is: (I condensed it using "dovecot -n")

# 1.0.7: /etc/dovecot.conf
listen: *
ssl_cert_file: /etc/ssl/server.crt
ssl_key_file: /etc/ssl/server.key
login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login
login_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login
login_processes_count: 2
login_max_processes_count: 2
mail_location: maildir:/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n/
mail_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3
mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib64/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib64/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib64/dovecot/pop3
auth default:
mechanisms: plain login
user: postfix
passdb:
driver: passwd-file
args: /etc/dovecot/passwd
userdb:
driver: static
args: uid=5000 gid=5000 home=/var/vmail/%d/%u
socket:
type: listen
client:
path: /var/spool/postfix/private/auth
mode: 432
user: postfix
group: postfix

[Ziplock]

Hi there,

Do you have a line in the configuration file like the following? There isn't any indication that imaps is turned on:

protocols = imap pop3 imaps pop3s

Also, I assume your firewall is allowing the appropriate ports through?

[kizzie33]

Yes it is enabled. And the firewall is not blocking it. The tcp connection is being established but it just sits there.

[Ziplock]

Ok, what about tcp_wrappers? Check your hosts.allow & hosts.deny files in /etc

[Ziplock]

Also, anything in /var/log/messages?

[kizzie33]

Ok so hosts.allow and host.deny only contain some default comment.
But /var/log/mailbox contains


Apr 26 13:01:55 server dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<kieran@epicpineapple.co.uk>, method=PLAIN, rip=178.106.154.158, lip=94.76.237.41, TLS
Apr 26 13:01:57 server dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: Shutting down: rip=178.106.154.158, lip=94.76.237.41, TLS
Apr 26 13:01:57 server dovecot: IMAP(kieran@epicpineapple.co.uk): Connection closed
Apr 26 13:01:59 server dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<kieran@epicpineapple.co.uk>, method=PLAIN, rip=178.106.154.158, lip=94.76.237.41, TLS
Apr 26 13:02:01 server dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: Shutting down: rip=178.106.154.158, lip=94.76.237.41, TLS
Apr 26 13:02:04 server dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: Shutting down: rip=178.106.154.158, lip=94.76.237.41, TLS handshake
Apr 26 13:02:35 server last message repeated 4 times


only many many more times


I put the full log here, i know i should do that but this server is for learning only

epicpineapple.co.uk/maillog

Also thankyou for the help im getting

[Ziplock]

Sounds like you are not handshaking properly.. is the client you are using configured to use TLS as per the logs? There should be an option in whatever mail client you are using for you IMAP account.