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The Dovecot instructions state:

Since version 2.3, Postfix supports SMTP AUTH through Dovecot SASL as introduced in the Dovecot 1.0 series. If using Postfix obtained from a binary (such as a .rpm or .deb file), you can check if Postfix was compiled with support for Dovecot SASL by running the command:

postconf -a

Once you have verified that your installation of Postfix supports.... Dovecot SASL

The output I get is: 

cyrus
dovecot

Well, it might be a trivial question to some, but how do you verify the Dovecot SASL support? Does the dovecot output means it support Dovecot SASL? If not, what output should there be to indicate it?

Debian Jessie, Dovecot 2.2.13, Postfix 2.11.3

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The postconf(1) man page (which you should read) explains:

       -a     List  the available SASL server plug-in types.  The SASL plug-in
              type is selected with the smtpd_sasl_type configuration  parame‐
              ter by specifying one of the names listed below.

              cyrus  This  server  plug-in  is available when Postfix is built
                     with Cyrus SASL support.

              dovecot
                     This  server  plug-in  uses  the  Dovecot  authentication
                     server,  and  is available when Postfix is built with any
                     form of SASL support.

              This feature is available with Postfix 2.3 and later.
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