this IMAP stuff is kicking my @$$...

[Eric F Crist]

Hello list,

I have to admit that, despite many years of experience using FreeBSD, I 
am completely lost.  I've looked for all the how-to documents, and 
general documentation I can, and I don't find it a whole lot of help.  
Here's what I've got going, and what I hope to achieve.

First off, I have a running sendmail server with qpopper.  Sendmail is 
configured for authentication, and it all uses the system user/pass 
database.  I don't currently have SSL/TLS installed, but I've done it 
before, and it's not a huge concern right now.

What I need is a slightly different setup for my users.  As I mentioned 
in an earlier email, I want to install an IMAP server.  From what I've 
gleaned from various sources, I need to change from mbox format to 
maildir.  Is this correct?  Also, I've come to the understanding that 
IMAP uses a totally different internal MTA, and thus a different user 
database?

Can someone point me in the right direction?  I've kinda got 
courier-imap installed from ports, but I can't log in.  First off, how 
can I configure courier-imap to use the system accounts?  If I can get 
this, I can probably work through the SSL/TLS for IMAP, amongst other 
things.

Does anyone have a similar setup they can share their experiences about?

TIA

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Eric F Crist                  "I am so smart, S.M.R.T!"
Secure Computing Networks              -Homer J Simpson
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