> On 22 March 2019 19:36 Dave via dovecot <[email protected]> wrote: > > > [Dovecot v2.2.33.2] > > I'm testing out mail_crypt on a fresh Dovecot install to get a feel for > how it works, but I'm running into something unexpected. > > The mail_crypt plugin does seem to be working, but NOT on incoming > email. What I mean is, if I send a test email to the server that has > Dovecot installed, the message correctly arrives in the user's Maildir > folder (I'm using Maildir format, not mbox), as I can see the mail > message file appear. However, the message file is in plaintext and is > not encrypted. But, if, using my Thunderbird email client connected to > that account via IMAP, I move that message out of the inbox of that > account to a folder on another account, and then move it back in to the > original inbox, the file that appears in the Maildir folder structure IS > encrypted. > > I have confirmed that mail_crypt is active in 10-mail.conf, > 20-imap.conf, and 20-pop3.conf. The global public and private keys are > working because (a) there are no errors and (b) it DOES encrypt -- just > not on incoming email. mail_crypt_save_version is set 2, as per the > docs for Dovecot 2 instruct. > > What am I missing? Does anyone have any thoughts as to why JUST > incoming messages aren't encrypted, but that messages moved into the > IMAP account DO get encrypted? Did I set up something incorrectly? I'm > using sendmail as the MTA, if that matters, and messages are routed to > the user's Maildir folder structure using a .procmailrc in that user's > home folder. > -Dave
Dovecot cannot magically encrypt your email, so it has to go thru dovecot-lda or lmtp. Procmail can call dovecot-lda, if you don't want to migrate to using sieve. Aki
