Since qmail ignores the .qmail files, it seems that you the dash extension is not working, because with my setup if I add a .qmail file to my maildir which forwards to someone else it works. So we need to focus first on the not working .qmail
Quoting Bill Hults <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > the error message is - > deferral: Unable to change to maildir (#4.2.1). > The directory 'Maildir' isn't there. If I add it it will deliver to the > 'new' directory as usual bypassing the .qmail files. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Taymour A. El Erian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 10:36 AM > To: Qmail-Ldap > Subject: Re: Not using .qmail files > > > I have a different setup with a bunch of .qmail files, I had your > problem when I was installing it for the first time but I can't remember. > Can you please send me the exact log when trying to deliver message. > > Bill Hults wrote: > > >There is no .qmail file. .qmail-pdusers contains- > >|/usr/local/bin/ezmlm/ezmlm-reject '/var/qmail/maildirs/pdusers' > >|/usr/local/bin/ezmlm/ezmlm-send '/var/qmail/maildirs/pdusers' > >|/usr/local/bin/ezmlm/ezmlm-warn '/var/qmail/maildirs/pdusers' || exit 0 > >It looks like if I take the user out of LDAP & copy the various .qmail-xxx > >files to /var/qmail/alias it will deliver the mail (once I get the > >permissions right) but that's certainly a kludge. > >Thanks again for your help with this. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Taymour A. El Erian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:56 AM > >To: Qmail-Ldap > >Subject: Re: Not using .qmail files > > > > > >what do u have in the .qmail file of that list ? > > > >Bill Hults wrote: > > > > > > > >>I have added the mailAlternateAddress & it didn't help. I did not change > >> > >> > >the > > > > > >>catchall address so I used that. > >>I also created a alias mailaddress for some of my users - > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] That worked fine. I tried copying the list .qmail > >>files to /var/qmail/alias & that didn't help. It refuses to send mail to > >> > >> > >the > > > > > >>list user unless there is a Maildir structure in the users mail > directory. > >>Ideas anyone? > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Taymour A. El Erian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 3:08 AM > >>To: Qmail-Ldap > >>Subject: Re: Not using .qmail files > >> > >> > >>you also need to have a catcahll address for the mailing list i.e. > >>mailalternateaddress : [EMAIL PROTECTED] (the catchall is > >>whatever you set in qmail before compilation, if you haven't done that > >>then it is catchall) > >> > >>Bill Hults wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>I'm using virtual users & the mail directory structure is owned by > vmail. > >>>The ezmlm binaries are all 755. > >>>When I add a homeDirectory attribute set to the same thing as the > >>>mailMessageStore I get a "Unable to open /var/qmail/maildirs/pdusers is > a > >>>directory? message from qmail? > >>> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: Taymour A. El Erian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>>Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 10:17 AM > >>>To: Qmail-Ldap > >>>Subject: Re: Not using .qmail files > >>> > >>> > >>>Make sure that the qmail user has access to the directory of the ezmlm, > >>>I have the mailmessagestore and homedirectory the same which points to > >>>the path of the list (with no maildir) > >>> > >>>Bill Hults wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>I compiled qmail-ldap with the dash extension & my changing > qmailDotMode > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>to > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>>both allows me to forward my e-mail. > >>>>I changed the list address as well to "both" but I still get the > "Unable > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>to > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>>chdir to maildir". If I add a Maildir to the user directory it will > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>deliver > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>>the mail. > >>>>Here's the LDAP entry for the list - > >>>> > >>>>qmailDotMode both > >>>>mailMessageStore /var/qmail/maildirs/pdusers > >>>>sn PdUsers > >>>>mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>uid pdusers > >>>>objectClass top > >>>>objectClass person > >>>>objectClass inetOrgPerson > >>>>objectClass qmailUser > >>>>accountStatus nopop > >>>>mailHost localhost > >>>>cn [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>cn PdUsers > >>>> > >>>>Is there a way to dertermine that that dash extention is compiled in? I > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>saw > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>>it flash by when compiling. > >>>>Thanks for your help > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>-----Original Message----- > >>>>From: Taymour A. El Erian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>>>Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 9:44 AM > >>>>To: Qmail-Ldap > >>>>Subject: Re: Not using .qmail files > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>You must have e-mail compiled with das extension and in the ldap entry > >>>>of that ezmlm account set qmaildotmode to both > >>>> > >>>>Bill Hults wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Hi > >>>>>I'm trying to get ezmlm-idx working with qmail-ldap. Ezmlm insists on > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>having > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Maildir file in the directory for my test list or it won't deliver > mail. > >>>>>It's not seeing the .qmail-xxx files. > >>>>>I did a test & change my .qmail file to send the mail to another > e-mail > >>>>>account. That did not work the mail was deliver to the account on the > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>local > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>>server. > >>>>>Any ideas what's going on? > >>>>>TIA > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>Bill Hults > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>-- > >>>>Taymour A El Erian > >>>>System Division Manager > >>>>CNA, MCSE, CCNA, LPIC > >>>>T.E. Data > >>>>E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>Web: www.tedata.net > >>>>Tel: +(202)-7494025 > >>>>Ext: 1101 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>-- > >>>Taymour A El Erian > >>>System Division Manager > >>>CNA, MCSE, CCNA, LPIC > >>>T.E. Data > >>>E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Web: www.tedata.net > >>>Tel: +(202)-7494025 > >>>Ext: 1101 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>-- > >>Taymour A El Erian > >>System Division Manager > >>CNA, MCSE, CCNA, LPIC > >>T.E. Data > >>E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Web: www.tedata.net > >>Tel: +(202)-7494025 > >>Ext: 1101 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > >-- > >Taymour A El Erian > >System Division Manager > >CNA, MCSE, CCNA, LPIC > >T.E. Data > >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Web: www.tedata.net > >Tel: +(202)-7494025 > >Ext: 1101 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Taymour A El Erian > System Division Manager > CNA, MCSE, CCNA, LPIC > T.E. Data > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web: www.tedata.net > Tel: +(202)-7494025 > Ext: 1101 > > > > >
