On 10/2/07, Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk <roy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > the old box used 3.0.2 - the new uses 4.2. > > This mean you must upgrade all your berkley db file. > You can use "file" command on all .db files in /var/lib/imap/ to see > if they are berkley db > > How can I do this? > > > > and also look for cyrus.* files in /var/spool/imap/ > > 'file' tells me these just contain 'data' Sorry the "*.seen" files are user specific and stored into /var/lib/spool/user/* > > > > I do not think it's related to the mail reader as several users (if not all) > have reported this problem with several different readers. Or do I > misunderstand you here? > > Your argument is good, but sometime doing crazy thing will give > unexpected result and help to understand and later to solve problem. > Also discus about the utility of something > that take less than 5min to test .... > > I only had one account to begin with, and that's got LOTS of mail, so moving > it all to somewhere else will take ages. I'd rather try to fix it on the > server if that's possible. After all - that's where I'll have to fix the > other problems. > > > Can you try to copy (not move) all your emails from one existing account > into > this new account, remove any cyrus.*, run reconstruct and see what if > the new is still working. Then try copying the cyrus.* and run > reconstruct. > > I obviously cannot do this for all accounts on the box. > > Does It solve the problem ? > > I haven't tried. This mailbox is huge and it has lots of subfolders. > > > Do you have any idea > how to fix this centrally? > > You are working on a computer, a wonderful machine able to do a lot of > work for you > very quickly ! Teach it ! Script is your friend. > But first find the solution. > > Well - moving to a new mailbox may look like a solution, but a bad one, > since that means I'll have to move the mail for 30 accounts, recreate > mailboxes and move them back. I would guess someone have experienced > upgrading from debian sarge to etch before and perhaps got the same > problem... > > roy > --- > Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk > roy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Tlf: 98013356 > ---"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never > stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither > do we." - George W. Bush > > > ---- > Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ > Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki > List Archives/Info: > http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html > -- Alain Spineux aspineux gmail com May the sources be with you ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
