Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:39:43 -0500 From: Eric <heli@mikestammer.com> To: David Banning <david@skytracker.ca> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: help on picking an IMAP server Message-ID: <4602BF5F.8010306@mikestammer.com> In-Reply-To: <20070322173811.GA28873@skytracker.ca> References: <20070322064044.GA7157@skytracker.ca> <20070322081339.255827bf.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <20070322145226.GA72613@skytracker.ca> <4602AB73.8020502@mac.com> <4602B1CC.2000305@mac.com> <20070322173811.GA28873@skytracker.ca>
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David Banning wrote: >> P.S. Just tried creating a subfolder with Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 >> and Apple Mail Version 2.1 (752/752.2) and the previously mentioned >> IMAPs server, and it still works for both of them, so its not just in >> Thunderbird that it works. > > OK - I have it working - it seems the problem was slashes / in the > existing Outlook directory names which imap does not allow. > > here is my only problem now; > > My incoming mail is still being directed to /var/mail in mbox format > - which is what I want, as most users are not imap. > > but opening the imap inbox gives an error, presumably because it is > looking for maildir format and is finding mbox. Can dovecot be > permitted to read incoming mail from as mbox format? > > I have this in my dovecot.conf; > > mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir/:INBOX=/var/mail/%u > > I am wondering if something like; > > mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir/:INBOX=mbox:/var/mail/%u > > would work > > it should, but i would check the dovecot lists as i am sure there are people doing this. you can certainly give that second one a try and see if it works. Eric
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