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general

source: dovecot (main)
version: 1:2.4.2+dfsg1-3
maintainer: Dovecot Maintainers (DMD)
uploaders: Noah Meyerhans [DMD]
arch: any
std-ver: 4.7.3
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 1:2.3.13+dfsg1-2+deb11u1
o-o-sec: 1:2.3.13+dfsg1-2+deb11u2
oldstable: 1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u1
old-sec: 1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u1
old-bpo: 1:2.3.21.1+dfsg1-1~bpo12+1
stable: 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u2
stable-sec: 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u1
testing: 1:2.4.2+dfsg1-3
unstable: 1:2.4.2+dfsg1-3

versioned links

1:2.3.13+dfsg1-2+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:2.3.13+dfsg1-2+deb11u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:2.3.21.1+dfsg1-1~bpo12+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:2.4.2+dfsg1-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

dovecot-auth-lua (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
dovecot-core (47 bugs: 0, 37, 10, 0)
dovecot-dev
dovecot-flatcurve
dovecot-gssapi
dovecot-imapd (16 bugs: 0, 16, 0, 0)
dovecot-ldap (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
dovecot-lmtpd (2 bugs: 0, 1, 1, 0)
dovecot-managesieved
dovecot-mysql
dovecot-pgsql
dovecot-pop3d (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
dovecot-sieve (10 bugs: 0, 8, 2, 0)
dovecot-solr
dovecot-sqlite
dovecot-submissiond

action needed

Debci reports failed tests high

unstable: fail (log)
The tests ran in 0:06:04
Last run: 2025-12-17T13:00:22.000Z
Previous status: unknown

testing: pass (log)
The tests ran in 0:03:52
Last run: 2026-02-06T17:43:42.000Z
Previous status: unknown

stable: pass (log)
The tests ran in 0:02:55
Last run: 2025-11-08T19:45:43.000Z
Previous status: unknown

Created: 2025-12-17 Last update: 2026-02-27 13:01

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

The packages that dovecot depends on which need a new maintainer are:

db-defaults (#1055344)
- Build-Depends: libdb-dev

Created: 2023-11-04 Last update: 2026-02-27 13:00

1 bug tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 1 bug, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2025-01-06 Last update: 2026-02-27 12:00

1 new commit since last upload, is it time to release? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have new commits in its VCS but has not yet updated debian/changelog. You should consider updating the Debian changelog and uploading this new version into the archive.

Here are the relevant commit logs:

commit e8f1499f68c338ebecb5aeb65e0a4f0d4b6973d6
Author: Noah Meyerhans <noahm@debian.org>
Date:   Mon Feb 23 16:30:54 2026 -0500

    Drop stale build-dependency on libdb-dev
    
    Closes: #1119173

Created: 2026-02-23 Last update: 2026-02-23 23:02

4 open merge requests in Salsa normal

There are 4 open merge requests for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.

Created: 2025-08-19 Last update: 2026-01-30 14:00

debian/patches: 10 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 12 debian patches available in version 1:2.4.2+dfsg1-3 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

10 patches where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.

Created: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2026-02-05 10:31

testing migrations

This package will soon be part of the auto-libsodium transition. You might want to ensure that your package is ready for it. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.
This package will soon be part of the auto-icu transition. You might want to ensure that your package is ready for it. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.

news

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[2026-02-07] dovecot 1:2.4.2+dfsg1-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-02-04] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.2+dfsg1-3 (source) into unstable (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-12-07] dovecot 1:2.4.2+dfsg1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-11-26] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.2+dfsg1-2 (source) into unstable (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-11-13] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.2+dfsg1-1 (source) into unstable (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-11-01] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u2 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-10-13] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-10-05] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u1 (source) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-10-04] dovecot 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-9 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-09-30] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-9 (source) into unstable (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-09-30] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-8 (source) into unstable (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-09-22] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-7 (source) into unstable (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-07-09] dovecot 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-06-18] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6 (source) into unstable (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-06-18] dovecot 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-06-10] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6~exp1 (source) into experimental (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-05-28] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5 (source) into unstable (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-05-18] dovecot 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-05-13] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-4 (source) into unstable (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-05-02] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-3 (source) into unstable (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-04-28] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-2 (source) into unstable (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-04-24] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-1 (source) into unstable (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-04-18] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-1~exp2 (source) into experimental (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-03-30] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-1~exp1 (source) into experimental (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-03-24] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.0+dfsg1-1~exp6 (source) into experimental (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-03-17] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.0+dfsg1-1~exp5 (source) into experimental (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-03-13] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.0+dfsg1-1~exp4 (source) into experimental (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-03-11] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.0+dfsg1-1~exp3 (source) into experimental (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-02-12] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.0+dfsg1-1~exp2 (source) into experimental (Noah Meyerhans)
[2025-02-12] Accepted dovecot 1:2.4.0+dfsg1-1~exp1 (source amd64) into experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Noah Meyerhans)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 89 92
RC: 0
I&N: 73 76
M&W: 15
F&P: 1
patch: 1

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version: 1:2.4.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu1
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