Dovecot Concepts
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Internal
Functions
- IMAP server
- POP3 server
- LDA (Local Deliver Agent) https://wiki2.dovecot.org/LDA
Mail Storage
- mbox - multiple messages are stored in a single file.
- Maildir - each message is stored in a separate file.
- sdbox, mdbox - https://wiki2.dovecot.org/MailboxFormat/dbox
Authentication
- Authentication Mechanisms https://wiki.dovecot.org/Authentication/Mechanisms
- Password Databases: https://wiki.dovecot.org/PasswordDatabase