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http://rzr.online.fr/q/imap# : looking for #free reliable #mail #service please #privacy friendly featuring : #imap + #webmail + opt #smtp ?

@feedback: http://identi.ca/notice/65614983

ToDo I am looking for a free IMAP WebMail WebService :

To Test : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altern.org

mutt -f imap://$USER:$PASSWD@imap.alten.org:143/
mutt -f imap://$USER:$PASSWD@imap.laposte.net:143/
mutt -f imaps://$USER@gmx.fr:$PASSWD@imap.gmx.com:993/

avoid for reliability :

mutt -f imap://$USER:$PASSWD@imap.free.fr:143

avoid for privacy :

mutt -f imaps://$USER:$PASSWD@imap.mail.yahoo.com:993/
mutt -f imaps://$USER@gmail.com:$PASSWD@imap.gmail.com:993

PROTOCOL

HOST=localhost
PORT=143
PASSWD=$USER

nslookup $HOST # apt-cache search nslookup

cat <<EOF | nc $HOST $PORT
1 login $USER $PASSWD
2 list "" *
3 subscribe expunged/something
4 lsub "" *
EOF

#| * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
#| * OK [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 LITERAL+ SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE IDLE STARTTLS AUTH=PLAIN] Dovecot ready.
#| * BYE Internal error occurred. Refer to server log for more information.
#less /var/log/syslog
#| Dec 10 01:39:36 nas dovecot: imap($USER): Error: user $USER: Initialization failed: mail_location not set and #| autodetection failed: Mail storage autodetection failed with home=/home/$USER


#| * OK IMAP4 ready
#| * BAD internal server error

mutt -f imap://$USER:$PASSWD@$HOST:$PORT

mua

CLAWS

[20:42:09] IMAP4> Logging $USER to imap.free.fr using LOGIN
[20:43:09] IMAP4< Completed
** IMAP error on imap.free.fr: stream error
** IMAP4 connection broken

mozilla message : Mailbox doesn't exist

dovecot

ProbleM :

syslog 
Aug  1 03:39:35 lap dovecot: auth: Fatal: Unknown authentication mechanism 'gssapi'

SolutioN:

sudo apt-get install dovecot-gssapi

ProbleM :

Aug  1 04:24:50 lap dovecot: imap-login: Aborted login (tried to use unsupported auth mechanism): user=<>, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, TLS, session=<fdH1i9niLAB/AAAB>

SolutioN :

 # /etc/dovecot/local.conf
 # Debian Edu specific settings
 
-auth_krb5_keytab = /etc/krb5.keytab.imap
-auth_mechanisms = gssapi
+#auth_krb5_keytab = /etc/krb5.keytab.imap
+#auth_mechanisms = gssapi

Trouble on GNU/Linux Debian with dovecot IMAP Server

root@1[[AmiloA]]# dovecot
Fatal: listen(993) failed: Address already in use
root@1[[AmiloA]]# grep 993 /etc/services
imaps           993/tcp                         # IMAP over SSL
imaps           993/udp
root@1[[AmiloA]]#  telnet localhost 993
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]]'.
Connection closed by foreign host.
root@1[[AmiloA]]# netstat -puant  | grep 993
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:993             0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN     4314/inetd
root@1[[AmiloA]]# lsof -i | grep LISTEN
portmap    3669   daemon    4u  IPv4   7749       TCP *:sunrpc (LISTEN)
named      4000     bind   21u  IPv4   8387       TCP localhost:domain (LISTEN)
named      4000     bind   23u  IPv4   8389       TCP lh:domain (LISTEN)
named      4000     bind   26u  IPv4   8416       TCP localhost:953 (LISTEN)
named      4000     bind   27u  IPv6   8417       TCP ip6-localhost:953 (LISTEN)
named      4000     bind   29u  IPv4  31625       TCP foo.bar.org:domain (LISTEN)
hddtemp    4309     root    4u  IPv4   9212       TCP localhost:7634 (LISTEN)
inetd      4314     root    4u  IPv4   9219       TCP *:ftp (LISTEN)
inetd      4314     root    5u  IPv4   9220       TCP *:auth (LISTEN)
inetd      4314     root    6u  IPv4   9221       TCP *:finger (LISTEN)
inetd      4314     root    7u  IPv4   9222       TCP *:ircd (LISTEN)
inetd      4314     root    8u  IPv4   9223       TCP *:imaps (LISTEN)
inetd      4314     root    9u  IPv4   9224       TCP *:pop3s (LISTEN)
root@1[[AmiloA]]# grep -i 993 /etc/*inet* /etc/*inet*/*
root@1[[AmiloA]]#
root@1[[AmiloA]]# grep  -i imap /etc/*inet* /etc/*inet*/*
/etc/inetd.conf:imaps   stream  tcp nowait  sslwrap.sslwrap /usr/sbin/tcpd  /usr/sbin/sslwrap  -nocert -addr 127.0.0.1 -port 143
/etc/inetd.conf:imaps   stream  tcp nowait  sslwrap.sslwrap /usr/sbin/tcpd  /usr/sbin/sslwrap  -nocert -addr 127.0.0.1 -port 143
/etc/inetd.conf:imaps   stream  tcp nowait  sslwrap.sslwrap /usr/sbin/tcpd  /usr/sbin/sslwrap  -nocert -addr 127.0.0.1 -port 143
/etc/inetd.conf:imaps   stream  tcp nowait  sslwrap.sslwrap /usr/sbin/tcpd  /usr/sbin/sslwrap  -nocert -addr 127.0.0.1 -port 143
/etc/inetd.conf:imaps   stream  tcp nowait  sslwrap.sslwrap /usr/sbin/tcpd  /usr/sbin/sslwrap  -nocert -addr 127.0.0.1 -port 143
/etc/inetd.conf.orig:imaps   stream  tcp nowait  sslwrap.sslwrap /usr/sbin/tcpd  /usr/sbin/sslwrap  -nocert -addr 127.0.0.1 -port 143
/etc/inetd.conf~:imaps   stream  tcp nowait  sslwrap.sslwrap /usr/sbin/tcpd  /usr/sbin/sslwrap  -nocert -addr 127.0.0.1 -port 143
root@1[[AmiloA]]# grep -i 4314 /etc/*inet* /etc/*inet*/*
root@1[[AmiloA]]#

I was afraid it was some Security leaks, but i changed my config files and it worked again , does not explain anything but works again :(

# file:///etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# Disable SSL/TLS support.
ssl_disable = yes

ssl-params cpu usage :

I use maildir format now :

cat /etc/procmailrc #  DEFAULT=$HOME/Maildir/

MESSAGES

Server:

* OK The Microsoft Exchange IMAP4 service is ready.
* BYE Connection is closed. 13

claws :

[19:24:44] IMAP4< * OK IMAP4 ready 
* IMAP connection is un-authenticated
[19:24:44] IMAP4> 1 CAPABILITY 
[19:24:44] IMAP4< * CAPABILITY IMAP4REV1 X-NETSCAPE LOGIN-REFERRALS AUTH=PLAIN 
[19:24:44] IMAP4< 1 OK completed 
[19:24:44] IMAP4> Logging $USER to imap.free.fr using LOGIN
** IMAP error on imap.free.fr: parse error (very probably non-RFC compliance from the server)
** IMAP4 connection broken
[19:24:44] IMAP4< Error logging in to imap.free.fr

* BAD internal server error

Error: net_connect_unix(/var/run/dovecot/stats-writer) failed: Permission denied)

sudo adduser $USER dovecot

sync

I did not figure out how to backup only my “sent” email stored on gmail :

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