Dovecot, which is a secure IMAP server, released version 2.4.0 on 24 January 2025 and a minor revision of 2.4.1 on 28 March 2025. As such, I recently decided to update my instances from the 2.3 branch (version 2.3.21.1 to be exact) to this new 2.4 branch. Though major revision updates can often be problematic, …
Category: Linux
Oct 09 2024
Gentoo Linux on the Framework 13 AMD 7840U with 2.8K display
Introduction Until recently, I had been using a very old Dell laptop for my personal needs. However, when the motherboard started failing I decided it was time to look into options for replacing the laptop. I looked through many, many options from the “mainstream” manufacturers (e.g. Dell, Lenovo, Acer) and some of the lesser-known manufacturers …
Apr 04 2024
OpenSSL 3 Dovecot error Failed to initialize SSL server context – dh key too small
Recently on one of my personal servers, I upgraded OpenSSL to 3.2.1 and everything seemed to go smoothly. However, I then noticed that though my Postfix MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) seemed to be working, I didn’t get any updates in my email client. That, to me, indicated a problem with my Dovecot MDA (Mail Delivery …
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