[BlueOnyx:11380] Re: 5108R IPv6 fun fact [dovecot issue solved]

[Gerald Waugh]

On 09/24/2012 03:51 PM, Gerald Waugh wrote:
> On 09/24/2012 03:43 PM, Gerald Waugh wrote:
>> On 09/24/2012 03:38 PM, Gerald Waugh wrote:
>>> On 09/24/2012 07:59 AM, Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet wrote:
>>>> Here's a neat tip.  If you are running an IPv6-enabled network, your
>>>> 5108R server may decide to pick up an IPv6 IP address on its own via
>>>> auto-configuration.  Sendmail may then use the IPv6 address to connect
>>>> to other SMTP servers.  If you have not configured a PTR for that IPv6
>>>> address, then the mail sent via IPv6 hosts will tend to bounce as 
>>>> it has
>>>> no reverse DNS.
>>>>
>>>> We haven't seen this behavior on 5106R.
>>>>
>>>> Just thought I'd pass it along.  #LFMF
>>>>
>>> I have a server with dovecot problems
>>>
>>> dovecot: master: Error: service(imap-login): listen(::, 993) failed: 
>>> Address family not supported by protocol
>>>                             Sep 24 14:12:32 msi dovecot: master: 
>>> Fatal: Failed to start listeners
>>>
>>> googling indicates ipv6 issues
>>> tried some of the fixes  listen = *, :: to listen = * and protocols 
>>> to various options
>> more
>> the ::, is ipv6
>>
>> Sep 24 14:30:08 msi dovecot: master: Error: service(pop3-login): 
>> listen(::, 110) failed: Address family not supported by protocol
>> Sep 24 14:30:08 msi dovecot: master: Error: socket() failed: Address 
>> family not supported by protocol
>> Sep 24 14:30:08 msi dovecot: master: Error: service(pop3-login): 
>> listen(::, 995) failed: Address family not supported by protocol
>> Sep 24 14:30:08 msi dovecot: master: Error: socket() failed: Address 
>> family not supported by protocol
>> Sep 24 14:30:08 msi dovecot: master: Error: service(imap-login): 
>> listen(::, 143) failed: Address family not supported by protocol
>> Sep 24 14:30:08 msi dovecot: master: Error: socket() failed: Address 
>> family not supported by protocol
>> Sep 24 14:30:08 msi dovecot: master: Error: service(imap-login): 
>> listen(::, 993) failed: Address family not supported by protocol
>>
>
> FIXED
> edit /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-master.conf
> added "listen = *" (no "")
> the line I used was the second line after the comments
>
> #default_internal_user = dovecot
>
> listen = *
>
> Gerald
>
>


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