on 10-23-2008 4:31 PM Albert E. Whale spake the following: > Scott Silva wrote: >> on 10-23-2008 1:35 PM Neil spake the following: >> >>> On 23 Oct 2008, at 16:17, Albert E. Whale wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Neil wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 22 Oct 2008, at 23:35, Albert E. Whale wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I've been running a mbox solution using UW's IMAP server. I've run it >>>>>> for years. >>>>>> >>>>>> Now do to heavy message volumes, I've decided to to take the plunge to >>>>>> convert to the Maildir format. >>>>>> >>>>>> I am currently testing a single user, and have successfully converted >>>>>> the mail messages from mbox to Maildir format, and now I am setting up >>>>>> the procmail tool to place the messages into the correct folder. I >>>>>> have >>>>>> been following the http://wiki.dovecot.org/Migration/MailFormat >>>>>> formula, >>>>>> but now have a question. >>>>>> >>>>>> New Messages are now being placed into the ~user/Maildir/new folder. >>>>>> However, when I attempt to retrieve those messages, Dovecot does not >>>>>> find them. Why not? >>>>>> >>>>> How are you attempting to retrieve them? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I am trying to retrieve them using the POP3 section of Thunderbird. >>>> >>>> Is Maildir an IMAP format? >>>> >>> No, the protocol (IMAP/POP3) is irrelevant. The important part to note >>> (and where I suspect your problem is) is that the folder, as far as your >>> client (Thunderbird) is concerned, is "Maildir/", the "Maildir/new/" >>> directory is part of Maildir's internal format. >>> >>> That is to say, you should never be putting "Maildir/(new|cur|tmp)" as a >>> mailbox name into a client, just "Maildir/". >>> >>> -N. >>> >>> >> With Dovecot set up properly, you should be leaving any client settings for >> directory blank. In thunderbird you shouldn't have to set "IMAP server >> directory". >> >> > Good, because I am still using the POP3 server. > Sorry. After you get a little way down the thread, you forget some details. Did you post a "dovecot -n" to see if you have a setting messed up somewhere?
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