.TH "COMPRESS-CONNECT" "1" "October 2025" "65dfbff" "Dovecot"
.SH "NAME"
\fBcompress-connect\fR - Establish a compress-aware imap connection
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.P
\fBdoveadm compress-connect\fR \fIhost\fR \[lB]\fIport\fR\[rB]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.P
Connects to a compression-enabled IMAP service at given \fIhost:port\fR. \fBdoveadm-compress-connect\fR takes care of the compression/decompression, and to switch it on at the appropriate moment when the client sends the IMAP command \fBCOMPRESS DEFLATE\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 4
\fIhost\fR - the hostname/ip address to connect to
.IP \(bu 4
\fIport\fR - the port to connect to, 143 by default
.RE 0

.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
.P
Report bugs, including \fIdoveconf -n\fR output, to the Dovecot Mailing List \fI\(ladovecot@dovecot.org\(ra\fR. Information about reporting bugs is available at: https://dovecot.org/bugreport.html
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.P
doveadm(1), RFC 4978