[Fwd: ] Cyrus-IMAP question
Original Message Subject: From:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Date:Mon, November 14, 2005 4:30 pm To: info-cyrus@lists.andrew.cmu.edu -- hi all, i am trying to configure my cyrus-imap in order to use it with sasl,mysql,pam to support multi-domains mail server .. my main question is: i am following up a http://workaround.org/articles/ispmail-sarge/ tutorail in order to build this mail server .. this tutorial uses courier-imap instead of cyrus-imap .. how can i switch to use cyrus-imap instead ?? and what changes should i apply in order to make my mail server works ??? i asked on postfix channel on irc and they told me that i had to tell cyrus how to use mysql files that i had created for my multi-domain server so can any one tell me how to do it ??? i am using debian-sarge as an opertaing system . last question: does cyrus has any channel on irc ?? what is it's name and what is the server name that this channel is connected to?? urs maisa Cyrus Home Page: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyruswiki.andrew.cmu.edu List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
Re[3]: Cyrus IMAP question.
On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Denis V. Suhanov wrote: > Hello Andrew, > > AM> For maximum compatibility and ease of use, I'd recommend setting > AM> altnamespace: yes in imapd.conf. Otherwise, you *have* to set the Root > AM> Folder Path to "INBOX." to get folders to work. Read the documentation > AM> for altnamespace before you make this change. Basically, nothing changes > AM> on the server side (except sieve filters), but you eliminate the needs to > AM> set the Root Folder Prefix on every client. Most clients will work out of > AM> the box this way (no special settings, just use the New Account Wizards). > > I have set altnamespaces: yes as you suggested and configured the > client as it is described in this document, but the only differene I > 've noticed is that now instead of having folder user and then folder > test in it, I have folder "Other Users" and then the folder named > after the user name. I still am unable to make the clients to use > their folders for inbox/outbox/drafts etc. Is there any way to find > out what's wrong with my installation? It is getting only worse :( What do your cyrus logs (logged to syslog facility local6 by default) say when a client connects and tries to open a folder? Andy
Re[3]: Cyrus IMAP question.
Hello Andrew, AM> For maximum compatibility and ease of use, I'd recommend setting AM> altnamespace: yes in imapd.conf. Otherwise, you *have* to set the Root AM> Folder Path to "INBOX." to get folders to work. Read the documentation AM> for altnamespace before you make this change. Basically, nothing changes AM> on the server side (except sieve filters), but you eliminate the needs to AM> set the Root Folder Prefix on every client. Most clients will work out of AM> the box this way (no special settings, just use the New Account Wizards). I have set altnamespaces: yes as you suggested and configured the client as it is described in this document, but the only differene I 've noticed is that now instead of having folder user and then folder test in it, I have folder "Other Users" and then the folder named after the user name. I still am unable to make the clients to use their folders for inbox/outbox/drafts etc. Is there any way to find out what's wrong with my installation? It is getting only worse :( I've forgotten to mention that it happens in all IMAP clients I have tried (M$ Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird and The Bat!). -- Best regards, Denismailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re[6]: Cyrus IMAP question.
Hello Connie, CSF> Right, but then did you go in with cyradm (or some other method) and create CSF> the mailboxes: for instance yes, exactly. That's how I create them. And I also have all the right set for users (since I am using SASL and it requires realms, I have the right set for both user denis and [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Still does not help :( -- Best regards, Denismailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re[4]: Cyrus IMAP question.
Right, but then did you go in with cyradm (or some other method) and create the mailboxes: for instance cyradm>cm user.denis c* - Original Message - From: "Denis V. Suhanov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Connie Starr Fensky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "cyrus info" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 4:08 PM Subject: Re[4]: Cyrus IMAP question. > Hello Connie, > > CSF> It sounds like it cannot find the mailbox where it wants to--in the > CSF> /var/cyrus/partition/users/ directory. Did you create the > CSF> mailboxes? > CSF> c* > > The path is correct and I have created the mailboxes. I used this > mini-FAQpageas a reference > (http://www.abstrakt.ch/unix/MINI-HOWTO-openbsd-cyrus.html) because I > am using OpenBSD. This is how I created the partition and other > folders: > > mkdir -p /var/cyrus/partition /varcyrus/imap /var/cyrus/sieve > chown -R cyrus.mail /varcyrus/* > chmod 750 /var/cyrus/imap > chmod 750 /var/cyrus/sieve > ln -s /var/cyrus/imap /var/imap > ln -s /var/cyrus/sieve /var/sieve > ln -s /var/cyrus/partition /var/spool/imap > > su cyrus > tools/mkimap > exit > > I also verifyed the access rights and they seem to be fine (cyrus:mail > access only to the /var/cyrus and below). Master daemon is started as > user cyrus, too. > > > -- > Best regards, > Denismailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
Re[2]: Cyrus IMAP question.
On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Denis V. Suhanov wrote:
> Hello Andrew,
>
> AM> What you see as the Cyrus admin is a little different that what an IMAP
> AM> user sees. "user.test" is the Inbox folder, but user's access it as
> AM> "INBOX". Unless you have set altnamespace: yes in your imapd.conf file,
> AM> you should set your Root Folder Path to "INBOX." (note the period after
> AM> INBOX).
> I tried the "INBOX.", but even with the period after INBOX, I receive
> the same message in M$ Outlook Express ("your specified Root Folder of
> 'INBOX' could not neither be found nor created..."). With Mozilla
> Thunderbird, I just see nothing (no error message, no folders, no
> messages). So the presence of the period did not change anything.
I use altnamespace: yes here, so these docs won't work exactly right, but
you might try the documentation we have written for configuring clients to
use Cyrus IMAP:
http://www.onid.orst.edu/docs/email/
Basically, you should just need to add the Root Folder Path setting of
"INBOX." to these instructions. Also, you *must* refresh the folder
listing in the email client. Outlook Express does not automatically do
this on an existing account. For testing purposes at least, I'd delete
all the account settings in the email client and set it up from scratch,
using the instructions above.
> >> I am trying to manually create an inbox folder for users, something
> >> like 'cm user.test.INBOX' and try to deliver one's main to this
> >> manually created folder. This is to put all the folder (Sent Items,
> >> Drafts etc) under the same 'user.test' and make it look good. I tried
> >> to find something on the Net but failed. Is there a way for me to
> AM> "user.test" is the INBOX, as seen from the admin viewpoint. Mail
> AM> delivered to user "test" will go into that mailbox. Subfolders would be
> AM> "user.test.subfolder" from the admin viewpoint and "INBOX.subfolder" from
> AM> the user viewpoint.
>
> But in the mail clients, they usually have something like "Inbox",
> "Sent Items", "Drafts" etc located under the same root. So by creating
> additional folder named 'Inbox' manually under user's INBOX (which is
> user.username), I tried to make it work without having user.username
> in my mail clients (which is not just sort of ugly, but also prevent
> the clients from being able to store appropriate messages on server).
> Is is a wrong approach?
For maximum compatibility and ease of use, I'd recommend setting
altnamespace: yes in imapd.conf. Otherwise, you *have* to set the Root
Folder Path to "INBOX." to get folders to work. Read the documentation
for altnamespace before you make this change. Basically, nothing changes
on the server side (except sieve filters), but you eliminate the needs to
set the Root Folder Prefix on every client. Most clients will work out of
the box this way (no special settings, just use the New Account Wizards).
> Most likely it is somewhat stupid I've done, but I really can not
> realize what that is. Also, as I mentioned in the previos "cry for
> help" message, I am unable to get a pop3 connection. The error message
> is
I don't know much about the pop side of things. We only run imap here.
I'd start by getting one of your imap clients working to make sure cyrus
is happy, then work on the pop problem.
Andy
Re[4]: Cyrus IMAP question.
Hello Connie, CSF> It sounds like it cannot find the mailbox where it wants to--in the CSF> /var/cyrus/partition/users/ directory. Did you create the CSF> mailboxes? CSF> c* The path is correct and I have created the mailboxes. I used this mini-FAQpageas a reference (http://www.abstrakt.ch/unix/MINI-HOWTO-openbsd-cyrus.html) because I am using OpenBSD. This is how I created the partition and other folders: mkdir -p /var/cyrus/partition /varcyrus/imap /var/cyrus/sieve chown -R cyrus.mail /varcyrus/* chmod 750 /var/cyrus/imap chmod 750 /var/cyrus/sieve ln -s /var/cyrus/imap /var/imap ln -s /var/cyrus/sieve /var/sieve ln -s /var/cyrus/partition /var/spool/imap su cyrus tools/mkimap exit I also verifyed the access rights and they seem to be fine (cyrus:mail access only to the /var/cyrus and below). Master daemon is started as user cyrus, too. -- Best regards, Denismailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re[2]: Cyrus IMAP question.
It sounds like it cannot find the mailbox where it wants to--in the
/var/cyrus/partition/users/ directory. Did you create the
mailboxes?
c*
- Original Message -
From: "Denis V. Suhanov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Andrew Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "cyrus info" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 3:45 PM
Subject: Re[2]: Cyrus IMAP question.
> Hello Andrew,
>
> AM> What you see as the Cyrus admin is a little different that what an
IMAP
> AM> user sees. "user.test" is the Inbox folder, but user's access it as
> AM> "INBOX". Unless you have set altnamespace: yes in your imapd.conf
file,
> AM> you should set your Root Folder Path to "INBOX." (note the period
after
> AM> INBOX).
> I tried the "INBOX.", but even with the period after INBOX, I receive
> the same message in M$ Outlook Express ("your specified Root Folder of
> 'INBOX' could not neither be found nor created..."). With Mozilla
> Thunderbird, I just see nothing (no error message, no folders, no
> messages). So the presence of the period did not change anything.
>
> >> I am trying to manually create an inbox folder for users, something
> >> like 'cm user.test.INBOX' and try to deliver one's main to this
> >> manually created folder. This is to put all the folder (Sent Items,
> >> Drafts etc) under the same 'user.test' and make it look good. I tried
> >> to find something on the Net but failed. Is there a way for me to
> AM> "user.test" is the INBOX, as seen from the admin viewpoint. Mail
> AM> delivered to user "test" will go into that mailbox. Subfolders would
be
> AM> "user.test.subfolder" from the admin viewpoint and "INBOX.subfolder"
from
> AM> the user viewpoint.
>
> But in the mail clients, they usually have something like "Inbox",
> "Sent Items", "Drafts" etc located under the same root. So by creating
> additional folder named 'Inbox' manually under user's INBOX (which is
> user.username), I tried to make it work without having user.username
> in my mail clients (which is not just sort of ugly, but also prevent
> the clients from being able to store appropriate messages on server).
> Is is a wrong approach?
>
> Most likely it is somewhat stupid I've done, but I really can not
> realize what that is. Also, as I mentioned in the previos "cry for
> help" message, I am unable to get a pop3 connection. The error message
> is
>
> !18.09.2003, 13:35:06: FETCH - Server reports error. The response is:
> -ERR [SYS/PERM] Unable to open maildrop
>
> that makes me suspect that the problem of invalid (from client's view)
> INBOXes is somewhat related to the pop3 as well. I am reallyl confused
> now and have no slightest clue what to do further.
>
> here is my imapd.conf:
>
> configdirectory: /var/cyrus/imap
> partition-default: /var/cyrus/partition
> admins: cyrus
> allowanonymouslogin: no
> sasl_pwcheck_method: auxprop
> sasl_auxprop_plugin: sasldb
> sasl_mech_list: CRAM-MD5 DIGEST-MD5 LOGIN PLAIN
> sendmail: /usr/sbin/sendmail
> sievedir: /var/cyrus/sieve
> tls_ca_file: /var/cyrus/imap/server.pem
> tls_cert_file: /var/cyrus/imap/server.pem
> tls_key_file: /var/cyrus/imap/server.pem
>
> and cyrusd.conf:
>
> # standard standalone server implementation
> START {
> # do not delete this entry!
> recover cmd="ctl_cyrusdb -r"
>
> # this is only necessary if using idled for IMAP IDLE
> idled cmd="idled"
> }
>
> # UNIX sockets start with a slash and are put into /var/cyrus/imap/sockets
> SERVICES {
> # add or remove based on preferences
> imap cmd="imapd" listen="imap" prefork=5
> imaps cmd="imapd -s" listen="imaps" prefork=5
> pop3 cmd="pop3d" listen="pop3" prefork=5
> pop3s cmd="pop3d -s" listen="pop3s" prefork=5
> # sieve cmd="timsieved" listen="sieve" prefork=0
>
> # at least one LMTP is required for delivery
> # lmtp cmd="lmtpd" listen="lmtp" prefork=0
> lmtpunix cmd="lmtpd" listen="/var/cyrus/imap/socket/lmtp" prefork=1
>
> # this is only necessary if using notifications
> # notify cmd="notifyd" listen="/var/cyrus/imap/socket/notify"
proto="udp"
> prefork=1
> }
>
> EVENTS {
> # this is required
> checkpointcmd="ctl_cyrusdb -c" period=30
>
> # this is only necessary if using duplicate delivery suppression
> delprune cmd="ctl_deliver -E 3" at=0400
>
> # this is only necessary if caching TLS sessions
> tlsprune cmd="tls_prune" at=0400
> }
>
>
> Thanks a lot for your help guys. I am really getting close to give up,
> set pop3a back and never use IMAP anymore :)
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Denismailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
Re[2]: Cyrus IMAP question.
Hello Andrew,
AM> What you see as the Cyrus admin is a little different that what an IMAP
AM> user sees. "user.test" is the Inbox folder, but user's access it as
AM> "INBOX". Unless you have set altnamespace: yes in your imapd.conf file,
AM> you should set your Root Folder Path to "INBOX." (note the period after
AM> INBOX).
I tried the "INBOX.", but even with the period after INBOX, I receive
the same message in M$ Outlook Express ("your specified Root Folder of
'INBOX' could not neither be found nor created..."). With Mozilla
Thunderbird, I just see nothing (no error message, no folders, no
messages). So the presence of the period did not change anything.
>> I am trying to manually create an inbox folder for users, something
>> like 'cm user.test.INBOX' and try to deliver one's main to this
>> manually created folder. This is to put all the folder (Sent Items,
>> Drafts etc) under the same 'user.test' and make it look good. I tried
>> to find something on the Net but failed. Is there a way for me to
AM> "user.test" is the INBOX, as seen from the admin viewpoint. Mail
AM> delivered to user "test" will go into that mailbox. Subfolders would be
AM> "user.test.subfolder" from the admin viewpoint and "INBOX.subfolder" from
AM> the user viewpoint.
But in the mail clients, they usually have something like "Inbox",
"Sent Items", "Drafts" etc located under the same root. So by creating
additional folder named 'Inbox' manually under user's INBOX (which is
user.username), I tried to make it work without having user.username
in my mail clients (which is not just sort of ugly, but also prevent
the clients from being able to store appropriate messages on server).
Is is a wrong approach?
Most likely it is somewhat stupid I've done, but I really can not
realize what that is. Also, as I mentioned in the previos "cry for
help" message, I am unable to get a pop3 connection. The error message
is
!18.09.2003, 13:35:06: FETCH - Server reports error. The response is:
-ERR [SYS/PERM] Unable to open maildrop
that makes me suspect that the problem of invalid (from client's view)
INBOXes is somewhat related to the pop3 as well. I am reallyl confused
now and have no slightest clue what to do further.
here is my imapd.conf:
configdirectory: /var/cyrus/imap
partition-default: /var/cyrus/partition
admins: cyrus
allowanonymouslogin: no
sasl_pwcheck_method: auxprop
sasl_auxprop_plugin: sasldb
sasl_mech_list: CRAM-MD5 DIGEST-MD5 LOGIN PLAIN
sendmail: /usr/sbin/sendmail
sievedir: /var/cyrus/sieve
tls_ca_file: /var/cyrus/imap/server.pem
tls_cert_file: /var/cyrus/imap/server.pem
tls_key_file: /var/cyrus/imap/server.pem
and cyrusd.conf:
# standard standalone server implementation
START {
# do not delete this entry!
recover cmd="ctl_cyrusdb -r"
# this is only necessary if using idled for IMAP IDLE
idled cmd="idled"
}
# UNIX sockets start with a slash and are put into /var/cyrus/imap/sockets
SERVICES {
# add or remove based on preferences
imap cmd="imapd" listen="imap" prefork=5
imaps cmd="imapd -s" listen="imaps" prefork=5
pop3 cmd="pop3d" listen="pop3" prefork=5
pop3s cmd="pop3d -s" listen="pop3s" prefork=5
# sieve cmd="timsieved" listen="sieve" prefork=0
# at least one LMTP is required for delivery
# lmtp cmd="lmtpd" listen="lmtp" prefork=0
lmtpunix cmd="lmtpd" listen="/var/cyrus/imap/socket/lmtp" prefork=1
# this is only necessary if using notifications
# notify cmd="notifyd" listen="/var/cyrus/imap/socket/notify" proto="udp"
prefork=1
}
EVENTS {
# this is required
checkpointcmd="ctl_cyrusdb -c" period=30
# this is only necessary if using duplicate delivery suppression
delprune cmd="ctl_deliver -E 3" at=0400
# this is only necessary if caching TLS sessions
tlsprune cmd="tls_prune" at=0400
}
Thanks a lot for your help guys. I am really getting close to give up,
set pop3a back and never use IMAP anymore :)
--
Best regards,
Denismailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Cyrus IMAP question.
On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Denis V. Suhanov wrote: > Hello, > > I am using Cyrus IMAP 2.1.15 with Sendmail. I've spent lot of time > trying to set up my IMAP clients (M$ Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird and > "The Bat!") to work with it but I keep having problems with folders. > Whenever I create a user (e.g. cm user.test), each of these clients > gets an non-selectable folder "user", then fodler "test" which > contains all user's messages. I tried to play with IMAP root setting > on the clients, but it does not seem to help much. If I make user.test > my IMAP root - I am unable to see the messages :). I can not set INBOX > as my IMAP root (all clients report server error, something like: > "Your specified Root Folder Path of 'INBOX' could neither be found nor > created. Please verify your Root Folder Path is correct, and that your > IMAP account is properly configured". When I use 'user.test' in this > situation, everything works just fine, except that I can not see the > messages (apparentely, they are left higher in the folder hierarchy). What you see as the Cyrus admin is a little different that what an IMAP user sees. "user.test" is the Inbox folder, but user's access it as "INBOX". Unless you have set altnamespace: yes in your imapd.conf file, you should set your Root Folder Path to "INBOX." (note the period after INBOX). > I am trying to manually create an inbox folder for users, something > like 'cm user.test.INBOX' and try to deliver one's main to this > manually created folder. This is to put all the folder (Sent Items, > Drafts etc) under the same 'user.test' and make it look good. I tried > to find something on the Net but failed. Is there a way for me to "user.test" is the INBOX, as seen from the admin viewpoint. Mail delivered to user "test" will go into that mailbox. Subfolders would be "user.test.subfolder" from the admin viewpoint and "INBOX.subfolder" from the user viewpoint. Andy
Cyrus IMAP question.
Hello, I am using Cyrus IMAP 2.1.15 with Sendmail. I've spent lot of time trying to set up my IMAP clients (M$ Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird and "The Bat!") to work with it but I keep having problems with folders. Whenever I create a user (e.g. cm user.test), each of these clients gets an non-selectable folder "user", then fodler "test" which contains all user's messages. I tried to play with IMAP root setting on the clients, but it does not seem to help much. If I make user.test my IMAP root - I am unable to see the messages :). I can not set INBOX as my IMAP root (all clients report server error, something like: "Your specified Root Folder Path of 'INBOX' could neither be found nor created. Please verify your Root Folder Path is correct, and that your IMAP account is properly configured". When I use 'user.test' in this situation, everything works just fine, except that I can not see the messages (apparentely, they are left higher in the folder hierarchy). I am trying to manually create an inbox folder for users, something like 'cm user.test.INBOX' and try to deliver one's main to this manually created folder. This is to put all the folder (Sent Items, Drafts etc) under the same 'user.test' and make it look good. I tried to find something on the Net but failed. Is there a way for me to configure my Sendmail so the LMTP delivery (I am using local mailer 'cyrusv2' which is supposed to be LMTP) puts all e-mails into 'user.username.INBOX' folder? Here is the piece of my sendmail.mc: define(`confLOCAL_MAILER', `cyrusv2')dnl ...skipped... MAILER(local)dnl MAILER(smtp)dnl MAILER(cyrusv2)dnl Also, I have one more question. I tried to use pop3d to access my IMAP account, but whenever I connect to POP3 daemon, the client reports an error (after authentication, which works just fine): 18.09.2003, 12:16:44: FETCH - TLS handshake complete 18.09.2003, 12:16:45: FETCH - connected to POP3 server !18.09.2003, 12:16:48: FETCH - Server reports error. The response is: -ERR [SYS/PERM] Unable to open maildrop It seems to me that it is still something related to the INBOX folder. Everything I tried does not seem to help much. Any ideas on what that is? Thank you very much for your help. -- Best regards, Denis mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
