diff --git a/docs/content/config/environment.md b/docs/content/config/environment.md
index 3e40bd89..e5aba889 100644
--- a/docs/content/config/environment.md
+++ b/docs/content/config/environment.md
@@ -594,8 +594,8 @@ Enable or disable `getmail`.
 ##### LDAP_SERVER_HOST
 
 - **empty** => mail.example.com
-- => Specify the dns-name/ip-address where the ldap-server is listening, or an URI like `ldaps://mail.example.com`
-- NOTE: If you going to use DMS in combination with `compose.yaml` you can set the service name here
+- => Specify the `<dns-name>` / `<ip-address>` where the LDAP server is reachable via a URI like: `ldaps://mail.example.com`.
+- Note: You must include the desired URI scheme (`ldap://`, `ldaps://`, `ldapi://`).
 
 ##### LDAP_SEARCH_BASE
 
@@ -669,9 +669,8 @@ The following variables overwrite the default values for ```/etc/dovecot/dovecot
 ##### DOVECOT_URIS
 
 - **empty** => same as `LDAP_SERVER_HOST`
-- => Specify a space separated list of LDAP uris.
-- Note: If the protocol is missing, `ldap://` will be used.
-- Note: This deprecates `DOVECOT_HOSTS` (as it didn't allow to use LDAPS), which is currently still supported for backwards compatibility.
+- => Specify a space separated list of LDAP URIs.
+- Note: You must include the desired URI scheme (`ldap://`, `ldaps://`, `ldapi://`).
 
 ##### DOVECOT_LDAP_VERSION
 
@@ -764,7 +763,7 @@ Note: This postgrey setting needs `ENABLE_POSTGREY=1`
 ##### SASLAUTHD_LDAP_SERVER
 
 - **empty** => same as `LDAP_SERVER_HOST`
-- Note: since version 10.0.0, you can specify a protocol here (like ldaps://); this deprecates SASLAUTHD_LDAP_SSL.
+- Note: You must include the desired URI scheme (`ldap://`, `ldaps://`, `ldapi://`).
 
 ##### SASLAUTHD_LDAP_START_TLS
 
diff --git a/mailserver.env b/mailserver.env
index 8e753006..632f6edf 100644
--- a/mailserver.env
+++ b/mailserver.env
@@ -411,9 +411,9 @@ GETMAIL_POLL=5
 # yes => LDAP over TLS enabled for Postfix
 LDAP_START_TLS=
 
-# If you going to use the mailserver in combination with Docker Compose you can set the service name here
-# empty => mail.domain.com
-# Specify the dns-name/ip-address where the ldap-server
+# empty => mail.example.com
+# Specify the `<dns-name>` / `<ip-address>` where the LDAP server is reachable via a URI like: `ldaps://mail.example.com`.
+# Note: You must include the desired URI scheme (`ldap://`, `ldaps://`, `ldapi://`).
 LDAP_SERVER_HOST=
 
 # empty => ou=people,dc=domain,dc=com
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ SASLAUTHD_MECHANISMS=
 SASLAUTHD_MECH_OPTIONS=
 
 # empty => Use value of LDAP_SERVER_HOST
-# Note: since version 10.0.0, you can specify a protocol here (like ldaps://); this deprecates SASLAUTHD_LDAP_SSL.
+# Note: You must include the desired URI scheme (`ldap://`, `ldaps://`, `ldapi://`).
 SASLAUTHD_LDAP_SERVER=
 
 # empty => Use value of LDAP_BIND_DN
diff --git a/target/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf.ext b/target/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf.ext
index edf04b9e..66311106 100644
--- a/target/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf.ext
+++ b/target/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf.ext
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-base                = ou=people,dc=domain,dc=com
+base                = ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
 default_pass_scheme = SSHA
-dn                  = cn=admin,dc=domain,dc=com
+dn                  = cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com
 dnpass              = admin
-uris                = ldap://mail.domain.com
+uris                = ldap://mail.example.com
 tls                 = no
 ldap_version        = 3
 pass_attrs          = uniqueIdentifier=user,userPassword=password
diff --git a/target/postfix/ldap-aliases.cf b/target/postfix/ldap-aliases.cf
index 73bfe722..5c8d443a 100644
--- a/target/postfix/ldap-aliases.cf
+++ b/target/postfix/ldap-aliases.cf
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 bind             = yes
-bind_dn          = cn=admin,dc=domain,dc=com
+bind_dn          = cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com
 bind_pw          = admin
 query_filter     = (&(mailAlias=%s)(mailEnabled=TRUE))
 result_attribute = mail
-search_base      = ou=people,dc=domain,dc=com
-server_host      = mail.domain.com
+search_base      = ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
+server_host      = mail.example.com
 start_tls        = no
 version          = 3
diff --git a/target/postfix/ldap-domains.cf b/target/postfix/ldap-domains.cf
index 5edd2441..c118ebf6 100644
--- a/target/postfix/ldap-domains.cf
+++ b/target/postfix/ldap-domains.cf
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 bind             = yes
-bind_dn          = cn=admin,dc=domain,dc=com
+bind_dn          = cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com
 bind_pw          = admin
 query_filter     = (&(|(mail=*@%s)(mailalias=*@%s))(mailEnabled=TRUE))
 result_attribute = mail
-search_base      = ou=people,dc=domain,dc=com
-server_host      = mail.domain.com
+search_base      = ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
+server_host      = mail.example.com
 start_tls        = no
 version          = 3
diff --git a/target/postfix/ldap-groups.cf b/target/postfix/ldap-groups.cf
index 914e31a1..dc7fa14f 100644
--- a/target/postfix/ldap-groups.cf
+++ b/target/postfix/ldap-groups.cf
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 bind                     = yes
-bind_dn                  = cn=admin,dc=domain,dc=com
+bind_dn                  = cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com
 bind_pw                  = admin
 query_filter             = (&(mailGroupMember=%s)(mailEnabled=TRUE))
 result_attribute         = mail
-search_base              = ou=people,dc=domain,dc=com
-server_host              = mail.domain.com
+search_base              = ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
+server_host              = mail.example.com
 start_tls                = no
 version                  = 3
diff --git a/target/postfix/ldap-senders.cf b/target/postfix/ldap-senders.cf
index 5f1ed6f5..88a6cd87 100644
--- a/target/postfix/ldap-senders.cf
+++ b/target/postfix/ldap-senders.cf
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 bind             = yes
-bind_dn          = cn=admin,dc=domain,dc=com
+bind_dn          = cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com
 bind_pw          = admin
 query_filter     = (mail=%s)
 result_attribute = mail, uid
-search_base      = ou=people,dc=domain,dc=com
-server_host      = mail.domain.com
+search_base      = ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
+server_host      = mail.example.com
 start_tls        = no
 version          = 3
diff --git a/target/postfix/ldap-users.cf b/target/postfix/ldap-users.cf
index a7b29cb6..943801f4 100644
--- a/target/postfix/ldap-users.cf
+++ b/target/postfix/ldap-users.cf
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 bind             = yes
-bind_dn          = cn=admin,dc=domain,dc=com
+bind_dn          = cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com
 bind_pw          = admin
 query_filter     = (&(mail=%s)(mailEnabled=TRUE))
 result_attribute = mail
-search_base      = ou=people,dc=domain,dc=com
-server_host      = mail.domain.com
+search_base      = ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
+server_host      = mail.example.com
 start_tls        = no
 version          = 3
diff --git a/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/ldap.sh b/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/ldap.sh
index ceaca4eb..1451ec32 100644
--- a/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/ldap.sh
+++ b/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/ldap.sh
@@ -38,13 +38,7 @@ function _setup_ldap() {
   DOVECOT_LDAP_MAPPING['DOVECOT_BASE']="${DOVECOT_BASE:="${LDAP_SEARCH_BASE}"}"
   DOVECOT_LDAP_MAPPING['DOVECOT_DN']="${DOVECOT_DN:="${LDAP_BIND_DN}"}"
   DOVECOT_LDAP_MAPPING['DOVECOT_DNPASS']="${DOVECOT_DNPASS:="${LDAP_BIND_PW}"}"
-  DOVECOT_LDAP_MAPPING['DOVECOT_URIS']="${DOVECOT_URIS:="${DOVECOT_HOSTS:="${LDAP_SERVER_HOST}"}"}"
-
-  # Add protocol to DOVECOT_URIS so that we can use dovecot's "uris" option:
-  # https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/authentication/ldap/
-  if [[ ${DOVECOT_LDAP_MAPPING["DOVECOT_URIS"]} != *'://'* ]]; then
-    DOVECOT_LDAP_MAPPING['DOVECOT_URIS']="ldap://${DOVECOT_LDAP_MAPPING["DOVECOT_URIS"]}"
-  fi
+  DOVECOT_LDAP_MAPPING['DOVECOT_URIS']="${DOVECOT_URIS:="${LDAP_SERVER_HOST}"}"
 
   # Default DOVECOT_PASS_FILTER to the same value as DOVECOT_USER_FILTER
   DOVECOT_LDAP_MAPPING['DOVECOT_PASS_FILTER']="${DOVECOT_PASS_FILTER:="${DOVECOT_USER_FILTER}"}"
diff --git a/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/saslauthd.sh b/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/saslauthd.sh
index 12f00726..eb33a243 100644
--- a/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/saslauthd.sh
+++ b/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/saslauthd.sh
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-
 function _setup_saslauthd() {
   _log 'debug' 'Setting up SASLAUTHD'
 
-  if [[ ! -f /etc/saslauthd.conf ]]; then
+  # NOTE: It's unlikely this file would already exist,
+  # Unlike Dovecot/Postfix LDAP support, this file has no ENV replacement
+  # nor does it copy from the DMS config volume to this internal location.
+  if [[ ${ACCOUNT_PROVISIONER} == 'LDAP' ]] \
+  && [[ ! -f /etc/saslauthd.conf ]]; then
     _log 'trace' 'Creating /etc/saslauthd.conf'
-    cat > /etc/saslauthd.conf << EOF
-ldap_servers: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_SERVER}
-
-ldap_auth_method: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_AUTH_METHOD}
-ldap_bind_dn: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_BIND_DN}
-ldap_bind_pw: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_PASSWORD}
-
-ldap_search_base: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_SEARCH_BASE}
-ldap_filter: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_FILTER}
-
-ldap_start_tls: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_START_TLS}
-ldap_tls_check_peer: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CHECK_PEER}
-
-${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CACERT_FILE}
-${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CACERT_DIR}
-${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_PASSWORD_ATTR}
-${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_MECH}
 
+    # Create a config based on ENV
+    sed '/^.*: $/d'> /etc/saslauthd.conf << EOF
+ldap_servers: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_SERVER:=${LDAP_SERVER_HOST}}
+ldap_auth_method: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_AUTH_METHOD:=bind}
+ldap_bind_dn: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_BIND_DN:=${LDAP_BIND_DN}}
+ldap_bind_pw: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_PASSWORD:=${LDAP_BIND_PW}}
+ldap_search_base: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_SEARCH_BASE:=${LDAP_SEARCH_BASE}}
+ldap_filter: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_FILTER:=(&(uniqueIdentifier=%u)(mailEnabled=TRUE))}
+ldap_start_tls: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_START_TLS:=no}
+ldap_tls_check_peer: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CHECK_PEER:=no}
+ldap_tls_cacert_file: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CACERT_FILE}
+ldap_tls_cacert_dir: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CACERT_DIR}
+ldap_password_attr: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_PASSWORD_ATTR}
+ldap_mech: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_MECH}
 ldap_referrals: yes
 log_level: 10
 EOF
@@ -42,4 +42,3 @@ EOF
 
   gpasswd -a postfix sasl >/dev/null
 }
-
diff --git a/target/scripts/startup/variables-stack.sh b/target/scripts/startup/variables-stack.sh
index cf099220..b18a61dc 100644
--- a/target/scripts/startup/variables-stack.sh
+++ b/target/scripts/startup/variables-stack.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ function __environment_variables_backwards_compatibility() {
     _log 'error' "'ENABLE_LDAP=1' has been changed to 'ACCOUNT_PROVISIONER=LDAP' since DMS v13"
   fi
 
+  # Dovecot and SASLAuthd have applied an 'ldap://' fallback for compatibility since v10 (June 2021)
+  # This was silently applied, but users should be explicit:
+  if [[ ${LDAP_SERVER_HOST:-'://'}      != *'://'* ]] \
+  || [[ ${DOVECOT_URIS:-'://'}          != *'://'* ]] \
+  || [[ ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_SERVER:-'://'} != *'://'* ]]; then
+    _log 'error' "The ENV for which LDAP host to connect to must include the URI scheme ('ldap://', 'ldaps://', 'ldapi://')"
+  fi
+
   # TODO this can be uncommented in a PR handling the HOSTNAME/DOMAINNAME issue
   # TODO see check_for_changes.sh and dns.sh
   # if [[ -n ${OVERRIDE_HOSTNAME:-} ]]
@@ -141,6 +149,7 @@ function __environment_variables_general_setup() {
 }
 
 # This function handles environment variables related to LDAP.
+# NOTE: SASLAuthd and Dovecot LDAP support inherit these common ENV.
 function _environment_variables_ldap() {
   _log 'debug' 'Setting LDAP-related environment variables now'
 
@@ -152,55 +161,12 @@ function _environment_variables_ldap() {
 }
 
 # This function handles environment variables related to SASLAUTHD
-# and, if activated, variables related to SASLAUTHD and LDAP.
+# LDAP specific ENV handled in: `startup/setup.d/saslauthd.sh:_setup_saslauthd()`
 function _environment_variables_saslauthd() {
   _log 'debug' 'Setting SASLAUTHD-related environment variables now'
 
+  # Only used by the supervisor service command (upstream default: `/etc/default/saslauthd`)
   VARS[SASLAUTHD_MECHANISMS]="${SASLAUTHD_MECHANISMS:=pam}"
-
-  # SASL ENV for configuring an LDAP specific
-  # `saslauthd.conf` via `setup-stack.sh:_setup_sasulauthd()`
-  if [[ ${ACCOUNT_PROVISIONER} == 'LDAP' ]]; then
-    _log 'trace' 'Setting SASLSAUTH-LDAP variables nnow'
-
-    VARS[SASLAUTHD_LDAP_AUTH_METHOD]="${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_AUTH_METHOD:=bind}"
-    VARS[SASLAUTHD_LDAP_BIND_DN]="${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_BIND_DN:=${LDAP_BIND_DN}}"
-    VARS[SASLAUTHD_LDAP_FILTER]="${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_FILTER:=(&(uniqueIdentifier=%u)(mailEnabled=TRUE))}"
-    VARS[SASLAUTHD_LDAP_PASSWORD]="${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_PASSWORD:=${LDAP_BIND_PW}}"
-    VARS[SASLAUTHD_LDAP_SEARCH_BASE]="${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_SEARCH_BASE:=${LDAP_SEARCH_BASE}}"
-    VARS[SASLAUTHD_LDAP_SERVER]="${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_SERVER:=${LDAP_SERVER_HOST}}"
-    [[ ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_SERVER} != *'://'* ]] && SASLAUTHD_LDAP_SERVER="ldap://${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_SERVER}"
-    VARS[SASLAUTHD_LDAP_START_TLS]="${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_START_TLS:=no}"
-    VARS[SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CHECK_PEER]="${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CHECK_PEER:=no}"
-
-    if [[ -z ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CACERT_FILE} ]]; then
-      SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CACERT_FILE=''
-    else
-      SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CACERT_FILE="ldap_tls_cacert_file: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CACERT_FILE}"
-    fi
-    VARS[SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CACERT_FILE]="${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CACERT_FILE}"
-
-    if [[ -z ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CACERT_DIR} ]]; then
-      SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CACERT_DIR=''
-    else
-      SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CACERT_DIR="ldap_tls_cacert_dir: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CACERT_DIR}"
-    fi
-    VARS[SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CACERT_DIR]="${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_TLS_CACERT_DIR}"
-
-    if [[ -z ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_PASSWORD_ATTR} ]]; then
-      SASLAUTHD_LDAP_PASSWORD_ATTR=''
-    else
-      SASLAUTHD_LDAP_PASSWORD_ATTR="ldap_password_attr: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_PASSWORD_ATTR}"
-    fi
-    VARS[SASLAUTHD_LDAP_PASSWORD_ATTR]="${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_PASSWORD_ATTR}"
-
-    if [[ -z ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_MECH} ]]; then
-      SASLAUTHD_LDAP_MECH=''
-    else
-      SASLAUTHD_LDAP_MECH="ldap_mech: ${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_MECH}"
-    fi
-    VARS[SASLAUTHD_LDAP_MECH]="${SASLAUTHD_LDAP_MECH}"
-  fi
 }
 
 # This function Writes the contents of the `VARS` map (associative array)
diff --git a/test/tests/serial/mail_with_ldap.bats b/test/tests/serial/mail_with_ldap.bats
index c3c60b92..1b73643e 100644
--- a/test/tests/serial/mail_with_ldap.bats
+++ b/test/tests/serial/mail_with_ldap.bats
@@ -92,29 +92,32 @@ function setup_file() {
   local ENV_LDAP_CONFIG=(
     --env ACCOUNT_PROVISIONER=LDAP
 
+    # Common LDAP ENV:
+    # NOTE: `scripts/startup/setup.d/ldap.sh:_setup_ldap()` uses `_replace_by_env_in_file()` to configure settings (stripping `DOVECOT_` / `LDAP_` prefixes):
+    --env LDAP_SERVER_HOST="ldap://${FQDN_LDAP}"
+    --env LDAP_SEARCH_BASE='ou=users,dc=example,dc=test'
+    --env LDAP_START_TLS=no
+    # Credentials needed for read access to LDAP_SEARCH_BASE:
+    --env LDAP_BIND_DN='cn=admin,dc=example,dc=test'
+    --env LDAP_BIND_PW='admin'
+
     # Postfix SASL auth provider (SASLAuthd instead of default Dovecot provider):
     --env ENABLE_SASLAUTHD=1
     --env SASLAUTHD_MECHANISMS=ldap
     --env SASLAUTHD_LDAP_FILTER="${SASLAUTHD_QUERY}"
 
     # ENV to configure LDAP configs for Dovecot + Postfix:
-    # NOTE: `scripts/startup/setup.d/ldap.sh:_setup_ldap()` uses `_replace_by_env_in_file()` to configure settings (stripping `DOVECOT_` / `LDAP_` prefixes):
     # Dovecot:
     --env DOVECOT_PASS_FILTER="${DOVECOT_QUERY_PASS}"
-    --env DOVECOT_TLS=no
     --env DOVECOT_USER_FILTER="${DOVECOT_QUERY_USER}"
+    --env DOVECOT_TLS=no
 
     # Postfix:
-    --env LDAP_BIND_DN='cn=admin,dc=example,dc=test'
-    --env LDAP_BIND_PW='admin'
     --env LDAP_QUERY_FILTER_ALIAS="${QUERY_ALIAS}"
     --env LDAP_QUERY_FILTER_DOMAIN="${QUERY_DOMAIN}"
     --env LDAP_QUERY_FILTER_GROUP="${QUERY_GROUP}"
     --env LDAP_QUERY_FILTER_SENDERS="${QUERY_SENDERS}"
     --env LDAP_QUERY_FILTER_USER="${QUERY_USER}"
-    --env LDAP_SEARCH_BASE='ou=users,dc=example,dc=test'
-    --env LDAP_SERVER_HOST="${FQDN_LDAP}"
-    --env LDAP_START_TLS=no
   )
 
   # Extra ENV needed to support specific test-cases:
@@ -221,7 +224,7 @@ function teardown() {
 
 @test "postfix: ldap config overwrites success" {
   local LDAP_SETTINGS_POSTFIX=(
-    "server_host = ${FQDN_LDAP}"
+    "server_host = ldap://${FQDN_LDAP}"
     'start_tls = no'
     'search_base = ou=users,dc=example,dc=test'
     'bind_dn = cn=admin,dc=example,dc=test'