>> hi
>>
>> i am using dovecot for pop3 and imap along with qmail toaster
>>
>> i had recently changed over from a 32 bit system to a 64 bit system.
>>
>> i use squirrelmail.
>>
>> the issue i face is that when the user inserts an invalid password then
>> the
>> message he gets is connection dropped by imap server (instead of invalid
>> userid or password)
>>
>> such a message confuses the user.
>>
>> my earlier 32 bit version used to give the correct message
>>
>> i am posting this issue here because i am not sure if this is
>> squirrelmail
>> issue or a dovecot issue.
>
> Probably a Dovecot issue. The answer is in your logs.
>
> paul
>
> thanks for your reply
>
> i intentionaly put the wrong password and checked the dovecot log and the
> message i got was
>
> # tail -f /var/log/dovecot.log | grep "x...@yyy.com"
> Nov 25 08:47:46 imap-login: Info: Aborted login (auth failed, 1 attempts in
> 2 secs): user=, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1,
> secured, session=
>
> but in the squirrelmail login page instead of the message "unknown user or
> password incorrect" i get the message
>
> ERROR: Connection dropped by IMAP server.
> Query: LOGOUT
>
>
> in my old server where it is working correctly dovecot logs shows the error
>
> Nov 25 14:46:12 imap-login: Info: Aborted login (auth failed, 1 attempts):
> user=<"x...@yyy.com">, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, secured
>> and squirrelmail gives the error : "unknown user or password incorrect"
> which is correct.
>
> is there any other place i need to check or some other config file (either
> squirrelmail or dovecot) that i need to modify
>
> could you kindly guide me
At the command line:
telnet localhost 143 (or whatever port your Dovecot server is listening on)
A LOGIN x...@yyy.zzz w
B LOGOUT
See what the IMAP response is to line A. It is probably not giving a
valid response such as "NO login failed." If it's giving a "BAD"
response, you need to fix your Dovecot settings.
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