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The configuration of the IMAP server is discussed in the PMDF Installation Guide. Refer to that manual for directions on configuring the IMAP server.
The MessageStore IMAP server is a high-performance, multi-threaded server which serves out MessageStore accounts. The MessageStore stores pre-computed responses to many IMAP queries at delivery time so that the IMAP server has much less work to do.
The IMAP server uses PMDF's authentication services and as such
supports plain text passwords as well as APOP,
CRAM-MD5 and DIGEST-MD5 authentication.
Additionally, the server supports SASL (RFC 2222). For further
information on the POP3 server or authentication services, consult the
"Connection Authentication and Password Management" chapter
of the PMDF System Manager's Guide.
11.3 poppassd Server
Poppassd is an ad hoc protocol for changing POP,
IMAP, and native account passwords. This protocol is used by several
clients such as Eudora and Mulberry. PMDF provides a poppassd server
which can be used by clients to change their password. The server is
configured as part of the POP3 and IMAP server configuration process.
Consult the PMDF Installation Guide for details on configuring
the POP3 and IMAP servers.
Note that under the poppassd protocol, plain text
passwords are exchanged in the clear between the client and poppassd
server --- even when the client is otherwise using APOP,
CRAM-MD5, or DIGEST-MD5 for authentication.
Owing to this limitation of poppassd, its usage should be questioned in
settings where APOP, CRAM-MD5,
DIGEST-MD5 or similar password security is expected.
11.4 HTTP Server
The PMDF HTTP server is configured as part of the PMDF MTA
configuration. See the PMDF Installation Guide for details.
The HTTP server provides the web-based management interfaces for both
the popstore and MessageStore as described in Chapter 4.
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