[server-admins] [Fwd: Logwatch for www.crosswire.org (Linux)]

[Jonathan Marsden]

Chris Little wrote:

>> Ask chrislit why he seems to be logging in to his email multiple times
>> simultaneously?  He may have a buggy IMAP client??  Not a big deal :)

> Just a guess, but I'd suspect desktop+laptop+phone = 3 IMAP logins when 
> I happen to be home & all three are on.

Well, per /etc/dovecot.cf line 530 the default max connections per user 
per IP is 10... so that would still mean your devices are averaging over 
3 simultaneous IMAP connections *each* to this one email account.  Three 
simultaneous connections (one per device) would be understandable.  Over 
ten connections at once is harder to explain.

It's probably nothing to worry about.  Perhaps adding a line (line 531) 
to /etc/dovecot.conf that says

mail_max_userip_connections = 20

would be worth trying?  Or enabling dovecot debug logging 
(mail_debug=yes) for a few days, and see what the logs reveal?

Jonathan