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List:       dovecot
Subject:    Re: [Dovecot] Choose client
From:       Chris Wakelin <c.d.wakelin () reading ! ac ! uk>
Date:       2005-11-30 9:42:28
Message-ID: 438D7404.5000904 () reading ! ac ! uk
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Jon wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Does anyone know if it is possible to make dovecot to only accept
> connections from specific clients such as Thunderbird on Squirrelmail an
> deny access to Outlook (as it creates folders) etc..
> 
> /jon

Probably not. The trouble is the IMAP (or POP, AFAIK) protocol doesn't
really give the client a chance to identify itself in the way that, say,
HTTP does. The only thing you could do is try to identify a client by
some sort of "signature" usage of IMAP commands which would be
unreliable, and a lot of work, besides!

Best Wishes,
Chris

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