Cyrus IMAP HOWTO

• Index
• About this HOWTO
• Introduction to IMAP
• Obtaining the Files
• Different SASL Authentication Methods
• Cyrus SASL
• Cyrus IMAP Installation
• Cyrus IMAP Configuration
• Cyrus IMAP Implementation
• Troubleshooting

Cyrus IMAP HOWTO

Aurora Skarra-Gallagher (Community Vision)

1. About this HOWTO

• 1.1 Copyrights and Trademarks
• 1.2 Feedback
• 1.3 CHANGES
• 1.4 Document Conventions

2. Introduction to IMAP

• 2.1 What is IMAP?
• 2.2 IMAP vs. POP
• 2.3 Cyrus IMAP vs. Washington IMAP

3. Obtaining the Files

• 3.1 Cyrus Imap Homepage
• 3.2 Downloading the files

4. Different SASL Authentication Methods

• 4.1 sasldb
• 4.2 LDAP
• 4.3 PAM
• 4.4 kerberos_v4

5. Cyrus SASL

• 5.1 Uncompress
• 5.2 Building the files

6. Cyrus IMAP Installation

• 6.1 Uncompress
• 6.2 A note on com_err.h
• 6.3 Configure
• 6.4 Adding the default user
• 6.5 Building the files

7. Cyrus IMAP Configuration

• 7.1 Editing conf files
• 7.2 Creating the necessary directories
• 7.3 More configuration file editing
• 7.4 If you use postfix instead of sendmail

8. Cyrus IMAP Implementation

• 8.1 Add the cyrus administrator
• 8.2 Testing Cyrus IMAP
• 8.3 Setting up users
• 8.4 Delivery database pruning
• 8.5 Finishing up

9. Troubleshooting