Test on 10-master.conf:
inet_listener imaps {
address = <public-ip>
port = 993
ssl = yes
}
Returns the following error:
Error: bind(<public-ip>, 993) failed: Can't assign requested address
2017-05-02T18:12:41 master: Error: bind(<public-ip>, 993) failed: Can't assign
requested address
Error: service(imap-login): listen(<public-ip>, 993) failed: Can't assign
requested address
2017-05-02T18:12:41 master: Error: service(imap-login): listen(<public-ip>,
993) failed: Can't assign requested address
Fatal: Failed to start listeners
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: IMAP-auth on LAN and otherwise
Local Time: 2 May 2017 4:26 PM
UTC Time: 2 May 2017 14:26
From: [email protected]
To: Rupert Gallagher <[email protected]>
[email protected] <[email protected]>
On Tue, 2 May 2017, Rupert Gallagher wrote:
> [...]
> Is it possible to instruct Dovecot to use the public IP only?
for inet_listeners (imap, pop, etc.) you can use "address = <your-public-IP>"
the default is AFAIK to listen on all addresses ("*" for ip4 and "::" for
ip6)
