Installation
Install dovecot-lmtpd
:
apk add dovecot-lmtpd
Enable the lmtp
protocol in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
:
protocols = imap pop3 lmtp
Enable the lmtp service in /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-master.conf
:
service lmtp {
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp {
mode = 0666
user = postfix
group = postfix
}
user = vmail
group = postdrop
}
Reload the Dovecot configuration to enable LTMP:
/etc/init.d/dovecot reload
Check if Dovecot is listening on /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp
:
netstat -anp | grep dovecot
Change the virtual_transport
option to use the Dovecot LMTP socket in /etc/postfix/main.cf
:
virtual_transport = lmtp:unix:private/dovecot-lmtp
Reload the Postfix configuration to use LMTP:
/etc/init.d/postfix reload
Testing
To test your LMTP setup, you can send an e-mail from another domain to yourself.