> On 09/03/2026 11:29 EET Vladislav Kurz via dovecot <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
>  
> Dne 06. 03. 26 v 18:05 Steve Litt via dovecot napsal(a):
> > Vladislav Kurz via dovecot said on Fri, 6 Mar 2026 09:29:23 +0100
> > 
> > 2.4.x has replaced disable_plaintext_auth = yes with
> > auth_allow_cleartext = no , but it doesn't seem to be an exact
> > replacement. Trying on both Localhost and a real address was the first
> > thing I thought of, but with 2.4.2, my results were that
> > auth_allow_cleartext = no placed right after the listen did not prevent
> > plain text access on 10.0.2.15, which is the address of my Qemu VM
> > guest:
> 
> The trick is that you have to check from another host. Trying the "real 
> address" 10.0.2.15 from the same host is treated the same as if you try 
> "127.0.0.1"
> 
> > If you haven't yet transitioned from 2.3.x to 2.4.x, I'd suggest that
> > you get it running on a test machine before cutting over, because there
> > are some surprises.
> 
> I know it is off topic, but can you be more specific, what should I 
> watch for? I have several dovecot servers waiting for upgrade...
> 
> 
> -- 
> Best regards
>          Vladislav Kurz
> 

I would suggest reviewing 
https://doc.dovecot.org/latest/installation/upgrade/2.3-to-2.4.html

Aki

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