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# Start the dovecot service, and ensure it will always start automatically when the machine boots.
# Use the '''ss''' command to confirm the service is listening, and use nc on the host to confirm you can connect to it.
# Using the information gathered from ss, modify the firewall on vm3 to allow IMAP connections from your local network. Remember to add this to your firewall_restore script.
#If you can connect - it's now time to do something wrong, that is connect to our IMAP server using Thunderbird over an unencrypted connection.
# Edit the '''/etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-auth.conf''' file and set '''disable_plaintext_auth''' to '''no'''.
# Then edit the '''/etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-ssl.conf''' file and set '''ssl''' to '''yes'''.<br><br>'''Note:''' This combination of parameters will allow your username and password to be sent over the internet in plain text, for anyone interested to look at. In the following a later lab we'll set up secure SMTP and IMAP connections, for now this is all we have time for.<br><br>
# Restart dovecot so the changes take effect.
#Try to connect to your IMAP server with Thunderbird by clicking on your '''Inbox'''.