Ian said, > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 22:30:50 -0600 > From: Jonathan Angliss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Ian Fenn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SM-USERS] Can't append to subscription database > > Hello Ian, > On Thursday, February 13, 2003, Ian Fenn wrote... > >>>> I've tried searching the mailing list archives but to no avail. >>>> I've tried installing the 1.4.0 Release Candidate 2a along with the >>>> 1.2.10 Stable (both .tar.gz and .rpm). All three give me the >>>> following error when I login: >>> >>>> ERROR: >>>> ERROR : Could not complete request. >>>> Query: SUBSCRIBE "html/webmail/INBOX.Sent" >>>> Reason Given: SUBSCRIBE failed: Can't append to subscription >>>> database >>> >>> What IMAP server are you using? > >> Finding out is a little beyond my knowledge. I believe it's whatever >> comes as default with Redhat Linux 7.3. > > RedHat use UW-IMAP I think > >> Does the following help? > >> IMAP4rev1 2001.315rhIMAP4rev1 2001.315rh > > Yes, that certainly looks like UW-IMAP. > >>> You really should check the permissions of the subscription list >>> file. Courier uses courierimapsubscribed for example, I cannot >>> remember what UW-IMAP uses, but you might want to try an "ls -a" in >>> the users' home directory, you might see one there. > >> A file exists. It contains an email that says "Do not delete this >> file". The file permissions are 777. > >> Any ideas? > > That wasn't the file I was thinking of. That file is so that UW-IMAP > doesn't miss-behave when reading the mail files. If you look in the > users home directory ( cd ~username from root ), then do ls -a there > should be a .file with imap somewhere in the name. Sorry my > description isn't so clear, off the top of my head I cannot remember > what it is. Check the permissions and ownership of that file. > > -- > Jonathan Angliss > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >
I am using UW-IMAP, and I think the file Jonathan is talking about is called .mailboxlist. The owner is my username, and it has rw priviledges by the owner. Hope this helps. =Rob ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: FREE SSL Guide from Thawte are you planning your Web Server Security? Click here to get a FREE Thawte SSL guide and find the answers to all your SSL security issues. http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0026en -- squirrelmail-users mailing list List Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Archives: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2995 List Info: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
