Hi Micheal, Here is how it should look:-
~# telnet localhost imap Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost. Escape character is '^]'. . login u...@domain.net password . OK [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 LITERAL+ SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE IDLE SORT SORT=DISPLAY THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=REFS THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT MULTIAPPEND URL-PARTIAL CATENATE UNSELECT CHILDREN NAMESPACE UIDPLUS LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 CONDSTORE QRESYNC ESEARCH ESORT SEARCHRES WITHIN CONTEXT=SEARCH LIST-STATUS SPECIAL-USE BINARY MOVE SEARCH=FUZZY QUOTA] Logged in . select inbox * FLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Deleted \Seen \Draft $Forwarded) * OK [PERMANENTFLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Deleted \Seen \Draft $Forwarded \*)] Flags permitted. * 49319 EXISTS * 12 RECENT * OK [UNSEEN 46791] First unseen. * OK [UIDVALIDITY 1414214135] UIDs valid * OK [UIDNEXT 106554] Predicted next UID * OK [NOMODSEQ] No permanent modsequences . OK [READ-WRITE] Select completed (0.128 secs). . search text hello * OK Searched 6% of the mailbox, ETA 2:34 Finally at the end you logout by . logout On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 4:39 PM, Kevin Laurie <superinterstel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Michael, > You will need to telnet locally to imap. So run the following commands in > your server > > 1. telnet localhost imap > 2. . login em...@domain.com password > 3. . select inbox > 4. . search text "passport" (This command here will search your inbox and > give you the time needed) > 5. . logout > > Notice the period(.) You need to use it . > > Hope this is clear. > Regards > Kevin > > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 4:32 PM, M. Koehler <michael.koeh...@makomi.de> > wrote: > >> Hi Kevin, >> >> I want to test it with my dovecot but I don´t know how to measure it. >> Could you please provide my the configuration/terminal commands to get an >> reliable output? I just have mailboxes up to 4GB in VM on a proxmox server >> (Debian Wheezy at the moment). >> >> regards, >> Michael >> >> >> >> > Am 29.01.2015 um 06:29 schrieb Kevin Laurie < >> superinterstel...@gmail.com>: >> > >> > Dear Peter, >> > Noted. Thanks for your input. Appreciate it. >> > At this point my urgent most priority is to get FTS. Waiting 3 mins for >> a >> > body search email is bad(but of course my email box is large) >> > I need to have this sorted out by today as I have been putting this off >> for >> > too long mostly because of lack of troubleshooting documentation >> online(if >> > i do figure this out will create some for guidance) >> > Regards >> > Kevin >> > >> > On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 1:18 PM, Peter Hodur <peteho...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thursday, January 29, 2015, Kevin Laurie < >> superinterstel...@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Dear Peter, >> >>> Oh. Sorry(didnt know you were addressing someone else) my apologies. >> But >> >>> as you can see , I am desperately trying to address this issue. >> >>> >> >> >> >> No problem ;))) i wrote because my search result is good but not so >> >> good as someone wrote here couple of days ago. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> I have 1 disk with 200GB running on a VPS. >> >>> The file system is ext4. >> >>> >> >> >> >> Im not dovecot expert, but i think this is your problem. You need more >> >> iops. If you need performance, VPS may be (if connected to fast SAN) >> but >> >> basicly is not a good choice. >> >> >> >> >> >>> I think I will need to implement FTS to fix this as I will need body >> >>> searches. >> >>> >> >> >> >> FTS could be a solution. You are right. >> >> >> >> >> >>> Have you tried FTS before? >> >>> >> >> >> >> Im sorry, never :( >> >> >> >> But may be someone more skilled than me could answer the main question, >> >> how much dovecot index helps in case imap search agains body. >> >> >> >> Im not sure, but my opinion is that it helps little (may be not at all) >> >> >> >> Ps: may be you use it, but do not forget to setup delivering from mail >> >> server via LDA or LMTP instead of direct to maildirs. This is better >> >> because dovecot updates your indexes at the time of message arrival. >> Later >> >> accesses should be faster. >> >> >> >> Peter >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Regards >> >>> Kevin >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 12:55 PM, Peter Hodur <peteho...@gmail.com> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> Kevin, >> >>>> >> >>>> My message was not addressed to you ;) because my results are NOT so >> >>>> good as someone wrote it here. I can fulltext cca 8k messages in 7-8 >> >>>> seconds. >> >>>> >> >>>> Someone wrote that he has results cca 22k messages in 4 seconds :( >> >>>> >> >>>> Im not sure, but the answer is may be in the index and disk >> subsystem. >> >>>> >> >>>> If and only if dovecot index does not have saved in the index >> keywords >> >>>> from BODY of messages the problem is your/my disk subsystem. >> >>>> >> >>>> Generally, messages from mailing list like this are pretty small. The >> >>>> problem is that dovecot must read all messages. If you have maildir >> its >> >>>> mean open and read many files. >> >>>> >> >>>> But my test search was agains archive of my personal inbox - so not >> onoy >> >>>> small messages like this but also messages with big attachments etc. >> >>>> >> >>>> If dovecot index only headers, than it in case of full text search >> read >> >>>> whole messages - mime parts allows that plain text body can be after >> >>>> attachment etc. >> >>>> >> >>>> And here is it all about iops and throughput. >> >>>> >> >>>> How many disks you have? And what setup? >> >>>> >> >>>> Generally, the only good setup is many smaller disks in RAID 10 >> >>>> (stripped mirrors) and if your fs allows it, with added read cache - >> in >> >>>> case of zfs: l2arc on ssd. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Pete >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> On Thursday, January 29, 2015, Kevin Laurie < >> superinterstel...@gmail.com> >> >>>> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>>> Hi Peter, >> >>>>> Sorry, >> >>>>> >> >>>>> I think its maildir >> >>>>> Output of my dovecot -n is listed below:- >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> # 2.2.9: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf >> >>>>> # OS: Linux 3.10.62-xenU-25-0e6777a-x86_64 x86_64 Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS >> >>>>> auth_master_user_separator = * >> >>>>> auth_mechanisms = PLAIN LOGIN >> >>>>> dict { >> >>>>> acl = mysql:/etc/dovecot/dovecot- >> >>>>> share-folder.conf >> >>>>> quotadict = mysql:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-used-quota.conf >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> first_valid_uid = 2000 >> >>>>> last_valid_uid = 2000 >> >>>>> listen = * >> >>>>> log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log >> >>>>> mail_debug = yes >> >>>>> mail_gid = 2000 >> >>>>> mail_location = maildir:/%Lh/Maildir/:INDEX=/%Lh/Maildir/ >> >>>>> mail_plugins = quota fts >> >>>>> mail_uid = 2000 >> >>>>> managesieve_notify_capability = mailto >> >>>>> managesieve_sieve_capability = fileinto reject envelope >> >>>>> encoded-character vacation subaddress comparator-i;ascii-numeric >> relational >> >>>>> regex imap4flags copy include variables body enotify environment >> mailbox >> >>>>> date ihave >> >>>>> namespace { >> >>>>> inbox = yes >> >>>>> location = >> >>>>> mailbox Drafts { >> >>>>> auto = subscribe >> >>>>> special_use = \Drafts >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> mailbox Junk { >> >>>>> auto = subscribe >> >>>>> special_use = \Junk >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> mailbox Sent { >> >>>>> auto = subscribe >> >>>>> special_use = \Sent >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> mailbox "Sent Messages" { >> >>>>> auto = no >> >>>>> special_use = \Sent >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> mailbox Spam { >> >>>>> auto = no >> >>>>> special_use = \Junk >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> mailbox Trash { >> >>>>> auto = subscribe >> >>>>> special_use = \Trash >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> prefix = >> >>>>> separator = / >> >>>>> type = private >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> namespace { >> >>>>> list = children >> >>>>> location = maildir:/%%Lh/Maildir/:INDEX=/%%Lh/Maildir/Shared/%%u >> >>>>> prefix = Shared/%%u/ >> >>>>> separator = / >> >>>>> subscriptions = yes >> >>>>> type = shared >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> passdb { >> >>>>> args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql.conf >> >>>>> driver = sql >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> passdb { >> >>>>> args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-master-users-password >> >>>>> driver = passwd-file >> >>>>> master = yes >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> plugin { >> >>>>> acl = vfile >> >>>>> acl_shared_dict = proxy::acl >> >>>>> auth_socket_path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-master >> >>>>> quota = dict:user::proxy::quotadict >> >>>>> quota_rule = *:storage=1G >> >>>>> quota_warning = storage=85%% quota-warning 85 %u >> >>>>> quota_warning2 = storage=90%% quota-warning 90 %u >> >>>>> quota_warning3 = storage=95%% quota-warning 95 %u >> >>>>> sieve = /%Lh/sieve/dovecot.sieve >> >>>>> sieve_default = /var/vmail/sieve/dovecot.sieve >> >>>>> sieve_dir = /%Lh/sieve >> >>>>> sieve_global_dir = /var/vmail/sieve >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> protocols = pop3 imap sieve lmtp >> >>>>> service auth { >> >>>>> unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-auth { >> >>>>> group = postfix >> >>>>> mode = 0666 >> >>>>> user = postfix >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> unix_listener auth-master { >> >>>>> group = vmail >> >>>>> mode = 0666 >> >>>>> user = vmail >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> unix_listener auth-userdb { >> >>>>> group = vmail >> >>>>> mode = 0660 >> >>>>> user = vmail >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> service dict { >> >>>>> unix_listener dict { >> >>>>> group = vmail >> >>>>> mode = 0660 >> >>>>> user = vmail >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> service imap-login { >> >>>>> process_limit = 500 >> >>>>> service_count = 1 >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> service lmtp { >> >>>>> executable = lmtp -L >> >>>>> inet_listener lmtp { >> >>>>> port = 24 >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> process_min_avail = 5 >> >>>>> unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp { >> >>>>> group = postfix >> >>>>> mode = 0600 >> >>>>> user = postfix >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> user = vmail >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> service pop3-login { >> >>>>> service_count = 1 >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> service quota-warning { >> >>>>> executable = script /usr/local/bin/dovecot-quota-warning.sh >> >>>>> unix_listener quota-warning { >> >>>>> group = vmail >> >>>>> mode = 0660 >> >>>>> user = vmail >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> ssl = required >> >>>>> ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/certs/sicl.net.crt >> >>>>> ssl_key = </etc/ssl/private/sicl.net.key >> >>>>> userdb { >> >>>>> args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql.conf >> >>>>> driver = sql >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> protocol lda { >> >>>>> auth_socket_path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-master >> >>>>> lda_mailbox_autocreate = yes >> >>>>> log_path = /var/log/dovecot-sieve.log >> >>>>> mail_plugins = quota fts sieve >> >>>>> postmaster_address = root >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> protocol lmtp { >> >>>>> info_log_path = /var/log/dovecot-lmtp.log >> >>>>> lmtp_save_to_detail_mailbox = yes >> >>>>> mail_plugins = quota sieve >> >>>>> postmaster_address = postmaster >> >>>>> recipient_delimiter = + >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> protocol imap { >> >>>>> imap_client_workarounds = tb-extra-mailbox-sep >> >>>>> mail_plugins = quota fts imap_quota >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> protocol pop3 { >> >>>>> mail_plugins = quota fts >> >>>>> pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh >> >>>>> pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Kevin Laurie < >> >>>>> superinterstel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>>> Dear Peter, >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> My inbox is MDA_external >> >>>>>> Storage: 17GB of 24GB >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Subject / From / To is fast but FTS(Full Text Search) for body is >> >>>>>> horrible. I suppose this is where we need Apache Solr. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Do you think my mail storage format is bad? Do I need to change for >> >>>>>> better performance? >> >>>>>> Please advise >> >>>>>> Kevin >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 12:25 PM, Peter Hodur <peteho...@gmail.com >> > >> >>>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> * Kevin Laurie <superinterstel...@gmail.com> 2015.01.24 19:41: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Currently the time it takes to search 25,000mails is 4mins. If >> >>>>>>> indexed >> >>>>>>>> how >> >>>>>>>>> much faster are we looking at? >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> With a current version of Dovecot a search is pretty fast >> _without_ >> >>>>>>> using >> >>>>>>>> external indexes. I have a view defined (virtual plugin) with >> >>>>>>> around 22.000 >> >>>>>>>> messages in it, and searching the full view only takes 2.5 >> seconds: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> hmmm, could you please tell me more about your setup? What storage >> >>>>>>> format >> >>>>>>> do you use? Maildir or? What is the cumulative size of your >> messages? >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> My results without FTS on ZFS FS with SSD L2ARC are not so good: >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> a4 select INBOX._OLD-OUTLOOK >> >>>>>>> * FLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Deleted \Seen \Draft $Junk $NotJunk >> >>>>>>> JunkRecorded $Forwarded) >> >>>>>>> * OK [PERMANENTFLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Deleted \Seen \Draft >> $Junk >> >>>>>>> $NotJunk JunkRecorded $Forwarded \*)] Flags permitted. >> >>>>>>> ** 7748 EXISTS* >> >>>>>>> * 0 RECENT >> >>>>>>> * OK [UIDVALIDITY 1421198037] UIDs valid >> >>>>>>> * OK [UIDNEXT 11509] Predicted next UID >> >>>>>>> * OK [HIGHESTMODSEQ 12204] Highest >> >>>>>>> a4 OK [READ-WRITE] Select completed (0.001 secs). >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> a5 search charset utf-8 body "mall" >> >>>>>>> * SEARCH 2 49 101 117 158 171 185 192 197 202 207 223 228 234 236 >> 240 >> >>>>>>> 249 >> >>>>>>> 279 280 281 287 288 289 290 297 321 327 337 344 351 360 370 373 >> 385 >> >>>>>>> 389 390 >> >>>>>>> 391 398 405 413 424 444 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>>>>>>> Searching against "subject" is pretty fast, few miliseconds ... >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>> >> >> >