.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