--------------------------------------------------------------------- You must create the configuration files yourself. Copy them over to %%ETCDIR%% and edit them as desired: cp -R %%ETCDIR%%/example-config/* \ %%ETCDIR%% The default configuration includes IMAP and POP3 services, will authenticate users agains the system's passwd file, and will use the default /var/mail/$USER mbox files. Next, enable dovecot in /etc/rc.conf: dovecot_enable="YES" --------------------------------------------------------------------- To avoid a risk of mailbox corruption, do not enable the security.bsd.see_other_uids or .see_other_guids sysctls if Dovecot is storing mail for multiple concurrent users (PR 218392). --------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want to be able to search within attachments using the decode2text plugin, you'll need to install textproc/catdoc, and one of graphics/xpdf or graphics/poppler-utils. ---------------------------------------------------------------------