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Am Freitag, dem 23.10.2026 um 10:43 -0400 schrieb Noah Meyerhans:
> On Fri, Oct 23, 2026 at 03:53:04PM +0200, H.-Dirk Schmitt wrote:
>
> >
> > > Ok, I believe this patch should fix things. It fixes the failure in my
> > > testing. Will you be able to validate the fix if I provide you with a
> > > test build?
> > >
> > > [[https://salsa.debian.org/noahm/dovecot/-/commit/d7f4599b31cd48ec9887064c7e6ad8476deb215c](https://salsa.debian.org/noahm/dovecot/-/commit/d7f4599b31cd48ec9887064c7e6ad8476deb215c)](https://salsa.debian.org/noahm/dovecot/-/commit/d7f4599b31cd48ec9887064c7e6ad8476deb215c](https://salsa.debian.org/noahm/dovecot/-/commit/d7f4599b31cd48ec9887064c7e6ad8476deb215c))
> > >
> > > based on 8799b7ef6 from upstream.
> > >
> > > noah
> > >
> >
> >
> > No problem – send me the url where to fetch the deb files.
> >
> > Currently installed: dpkg -l dovec* |rg ^i
> >
> > ii dovecot-core 1:2.4.5+dfsg1-4-c42-bpo-1 amd64 secure POP3/IMAP server - core files
> > ii dovecot-imapd 1:2.4.5+dfsg1-4-c42-bpo-1 amd64 secure POP3/IMAP server - IMAP daemon
> > ii dovecot-ldap 1:2.4.5+dfsg1-4-c42-bpo-1 amd64 secure POP3/IMAP server - LDAP support
> > ii dovecot-lmtpd 1:2.4.5+dfsg1-4-c42-bpo-1 amd64 secure POP3/IMAP server - LMTP server
> > ii dovecot-managesieved 1:2.4.5+dfsg1-4-c42-bpo-1 amd64 secure POP3/IMAP server - ManageSieve server
> > ii dovecot-sieve 1:2.4.5+dfsg1-4-c42-bpo-1 amd64 secure POP3/IMAP server - Sieve filters support
>
>
> There's an amd64 build in my people.debian.org repo. See
> [https://people.debian.org/~noahm/repo/](https://people.debian.org/~noahm/repo/) for usage details. The version
> is 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1. You can grab the .debs directly from
> [https://people.debian.org/~noahm/repo/pool/main/d/dovecot/](https://people.debian.org/~noahm/repo/pool/main/d/dovecot/) if you don't
> want to use apt.
>
> noah
>
The downgraded system with your packages is working correctly.
Thanks for your work.
dpkg -i dovecot-*deb
dpkg: warning: downgrading dovecot-core (1:2.4.5+dfsg1-4-c42-bpo-1) to (1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1)
(Reading database ... 743114 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack dovecot-core_2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking dovecot-core (1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1) over (1:2.4.5+dfsg1-4-c42-bpo-1) ...
dpkg: warning: downgrading dovecot-imapd (1:2.4.5+dfsg1-4-c42-bpo-1) to (1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1)
Preparing to unpack dovecot-imapd_2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1_amd64.deb ...
Warning: The unit file, source configuration file or drop-ins of dovecot.service changed on disk. Run 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload units.
Unpacking dovecot-imapd (1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1) over (1:2.4.5+dfsg1-4-c42-bpo-1) ...
dpkg: warning: downgrading dovecot-ldap (1:2.4.5+dfsg1-4-c42-bpo-1) to (1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1)
Preparing to unpack dovecot-ldap_2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking dovecot-ldap (1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1) over (1:2.4.5+dfsg1-4-c42-bpo-1) ...
dpkg: warning: downgrading dovecot-lmtpd (1:2.4.5+dfsg1-4-c42-bpo-1) to (1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1)
Preparing to unpack dovecot-lmtpd_2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1_amd64.deb ...
Warning: The unit file, source configuration file or drop-ins of dovecot.service changed on disk. Run 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload units.
Unpacking dovecot-lmtpd (1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1) over (1:2.4.5+dfsg1-4-c42-bpo-1) ...
dpkg: warning: downgrading dovecot-managesieved (1:2.4.5+dfsg1-4-c42-bpo-1) to (1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1)
Preparing to unpack dovecot-managesieved_2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1_amd64.deb ...
Warning: The unit file, source configuration file or drop-ins of dovecot.service changed on disk. Run 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload units.
Unpacking dovecot-managesieved (1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1) over (1:2.4.5+dfsg1-4-c42-bpo-1) ...
dpkg: warning: downgrading dovecot-sieve (1:2.4.5+dfsg1-4-c42-bpo-1) to (1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1)
Preparing to unpack dovecot-sieve_2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking dovecot-sieve (1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1) over (1:2.4.5+dfsg1-4-c42-bpo-1) ...
Setting up dovecot-core (1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/dovecot ...
Replacing config file /etc/dovecot/conf.d/30-dict-server.conf with new version
Replacing config file /etc/dovecot/conf.d/auth-sql.conf.ext with new version
Replacing config file /etc/dovecot/conf.d/auth-static.conf.ext with new version
dovecot.socket is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it.
Setting up dovecot-imapd (1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1) ...
Setting up dovecot-ldap (1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1) ...
Setting up dovecot-lmtpd (1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1) ...
Setting up dovecot-sieve (1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1) ...
Replacing config file /etc/dovecot/conf.d/90-sieve-extprograms.conf with new version
Setting up dovecot-managesieved (1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1) ...
Replacing config file /etc/dovecot/conf.d/20-managesieve.conf with new version
Processing triggers for man-db (2.13.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for ufw (0.36.2-9) ...
Processing triggers for dovecot-core (1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u8~test1) ...
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