[Discuss] dovecot: "Disconnected (no auth attempts in 0 secs)"?

[Dan Ritter]

Kent Borg wrote: 
> On 12/17/20 9:38 AM, Daniel Barrett wrote:
> > I've started using dovecot for the first time (on localhost, to serve
> > IMAP folders locally) and keep seeing this message repeated in the
> > log:
> > 
> >    imap-login: Info: Disconnected (no auth attempts in 0 secs): user=<>, ...
> > 
> > Does anybody know if this indicates a problem that needs fixing?
> 
> I see them in my log file. My guess, at least in my case: Someone on the
> open internet (judging by the IP) was trying to break in but quit talking
> when authentication was expected.

Yup, this. Nuisance value.

-dsr-