Thread: Can't get my email from LAN

hi,

upgraded 11.04 , dovecot installed along postfix.

now, users on lan unable log postfix mail (mostly outlook).

found change /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf uncomment line "disable_plaintext_auth = yes" , change yes no.

did that, restarted postfix , dovecot still doesn't work. in fact did multiple times , pulled out hair between times.

missing?

want keep simple possible. plaintext authentication fine me... if works.

things screwed now.

checking configuration dovecot -n yielding lots of errors; , there appeared lots of out-of-place lines in dovecot.conf. don't know how happened seems may have somehow messed royally in trying edit file.

thought correct problem reinstalling dovecot. removed dovecot.conf first assuming i'd new/clean copy.

didn't happen. dovecot reinstalled new conf file not installed.

copied file /usr/share/dovecot. files seems quite different 1 working on in /etc/dovecot; , dovecot -n yields lots of errors. last error this:
error: error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/auth.d/01-mail-stack-delivery.auth line 1: unknown setting: mechanisms

never touched file! totally lost @ sea.

i'd start on clean dovecot; how?

appreciated.

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