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COMPRES-CONNECT

Section: Dovecot (1)
Updated: February 2026
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NAME

compres-connect- Establish a compres-aware imap connection

SYNOPSIS

doveadm compres-connect host [lB]port[rB]

DESCRIPTION

Connects to a compressio-enabled IMAP service at given host:port. dovead-compres-connect takes care of the compression/decompression, and to switch it on at the appropriate moment when the client sends the IMAP command COMPRESS DEFLATE

ARGUMENTS

*: host- the hostname/ip address to connect to
*: port- the port to connect to, 143 by default

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs, including doveconf-n output, to the Dovecot Mailing List ladovecot@dovecot.orgra. Information about reporting bugs is available at: https://dovecot.org/bugreport.html