update changelog and doc and config for #1678

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## 3.4.1.dev
+* Add: option [auth] dovecot_connection_type / dovecot_host / dovecot_port
 
 ## 3.4.0
 * Add: option [auth] cache_logins/cache_successful_logins_expiry/cache_failed_logins for caching logins

DOCUMENTATION.md

@@ -967,11 +967,31 @@ The path to the CA file in pem format which is used to certificate the server ce
 
 Default:
 
+##### dovecot_connection_type = AF_UNIX
+
+Connection type for dovecot authentication (AF_UNIX|AF_INET|AF_INET6)
+
+Note: credentials are transmitted in cleartext
+
+Default: `AF_UNIX`
+
 ##### dovecot_socket
 
 The path to the Dovecot client authentication socket (eg. /run/dovecot/auth-client on Fedora). Radicale must have read / write access to the socket.
 
-Default:
+Default: `/var/run/dovecot/auth-client`
+
+##### dovecot_host
+
+Host of via network exposed dovecot socket
+
+Default: `localhost`
+
+##### dovecot_port
+
+Port of via network exposed dovecot socket
+
+Default: `12345`
 
 ##### lc_username
 

config

@@ -104,6 +104,19 @@
 # The path to the CA file in pem format which is used to certificate the server certificate
 #ldap_ssl_ca_file =
 
+# Connection type for dovecot authentication (AF_UNIX|AF_INET|AF_INET6)
+# Note: credentials are transmitted in cleartext
+#dovecot_connection_type = AF_UNIX
+
+# The path to the Dovecot client authentication socket (eg. /run/dovecot/auth-client on Fedora). Radicale must have read / write access to the socket.
+#dovecot_socket = /var/run/dovecot/auth-client
+
+# Host of via network exposed dovecot socket
+#dovecot_host = localhost
+
+# Port of via network exposed dovecot socket
+#dovecot_port = 12345
+
 # Htpasswd filename
 #htpasswd_filename = /etc/radicale/users