Maildir questions
okay i'm trying to configure postfix to use maildir instead of mbox. this is in preparation to migrate to a new server. i've got it configured so it will deliver the mail into the correct mail directories for the users. i used mb2md version 2, which with a little trial and error worked fine. the maildirs are set up, and with the lines in postfix set, and procmailrc, it's delivering the mail. my problem is, when i log in, i can't see the mail. the new mail files are being created in /home/username/Maildir/new but... mail clients can't see it. what gives? what did i do wrong? what do i need to change to make this work? thanks in advance --Mac
RE: Maildir questions
## ## my problem is, when i log in, i can't see the mail. ## the new mail ## files are being created in /home/username/Maildir/new ## but... mail ## clients can't see it. ## ## This is a configuration issue with your pop3/imap ## service. You'll need to configure it to support maildir ## and probably tell it where to look for the mail directory. ## ## If you think you have an issue with the maildir ## themselves, you can try opening them with mutt (mutt -f ## /path/to/maildir/folder). My guess is it's a ## configuration issue as stated above though. Hope this helps. you have hit the nail on the head. i have switched from /home/username/Maildir to /home/username/Mail, and the messages are going where they are supposed to go. mutt -f /home/username/Mail (or Maildir from before) will show the new messages. however, running Pine, or logging into squirrelmail, no messages. where is the configuration to change for Maildir for pop3 to see the new directories? i'm not seeing it. the setup i'm running is using Courier. should i be doing something with that? i'm a little lost. i built this mail config a LONG time ago and now i can't remember what i did. --Mac
RE: Maildir questions
## ## my problem is, when i log in, i can't see the mail. ## the new mail ## files are being created in /home/username/Maildir/new ## but... mail ## clients can't see it. ## ## This is a configuration issue with your pop3/imap ## service. You'll need to configure it to support maildir ## and probably tell it where to look for the mail directory. ## ## If you think you have an issue with the maildir ## themselves, you can try opening them with mutt (mutt -f ## /path/to/maildir/folder). My guess is it's a ## configuration issue as stated above though. Hope this helps. you have hit the nail on the head. i have switched from /home/username/Maildir to /home/username/Mail, and the messages are going where they are supposed to go. mutt -f /home/username/Mail (or Maildir from before) will show the new messages. however, running Pine, or logging into squirrelmail, no messages. where is the configuration to change for Maildir for pop3 to see the new directories? i'm not seeing it. the setup i'm running is using Courier. should i be doing something with that? i'm a little lost. i built this mail config a LONG time ago and now i can't remember what i did. -- i think i've found the problem. this server is running UW-IMAP, which if i am not mistaken, does not support maildir? i thought this server was running Courier, but apparently it is not. the replacement servers being configured are using Courier. so. unless i change to Courier on this server, i'm pretty much out of luck. do i have this corredt? --Mac
