1. telnet to IMAP server and show server's greeting. telnet localhost 143 > some response from imap server, show it A01 CAPABILITY > some response from imap server, show it A02 LOGOUT > connection closed 2. compare your dovecot.conf with attached sample dovecot configuration file. diff -uw dovecot-example.conf dovecot.conf > changes.diff 3. reconfigure dovecot to use other directory. for example mbox:~/.mail Please note that mbox mailbox format is not suitable for larger mailboxes. > I have checked and my default_main_env is > /*mbox:~/mail/:INBOX=/var/mail/%u */how can I check the other two options > ? > > Thanks a lot Tomas for you time, > > Tomas Kuliavas dijo: >> If .Trash, .Send and .Drafts are directories with tmp, new and cur >> subdirectories, then your default_main_env is not >> 'mbox:~/mail/:INBOX=/var/mail/%u' or you have user level configuration >> overrides or ~/mail directory belongs to some other program. >> >> >>> In my mail folder (/mail/"myuser"/ ) my Sent Drafts and Trash folders >>> are >>> in >>> the .Trash, .Send and .Drafts format, I don't have it as regular folder >>> as >>> I >>> see in your configuration. >>> Is that correct anyway ? >>> >>> Tomas Kuliavas wrote: >>> >>>> Are you sure that issue is not specific to your dovecot version? >>>> >>>> Can't reproduce it in standard 0.99.14 install with your >>>> default_mail_env >>>> setting. >>>> >>>> Could you enable info plugin, go to SquirrelMail Options -> IMAP >>>> Server >>>> Information and run two tests. Show results of 'LSUB "" "*"' and 'LIST >>>> "" >>>> "*"' commands. Commands are similar to TEST_7 and TEST_8. TEST_0 is >>>> not >>>> needed. >>>> >>>> Make sure that mail directory is owned by your user and not by some >>>> other >>>> user. >>>> >>>> jean:/home/test/mail# ls -la >>>> total 4 >>>> drwxr-xr-x 3 test test 75 2007-03-04 23:50 . >>>> drwxr-xr-x 3 test test 70 2007-03-04 23:44 .. >>>> -rw------- 1 test test 0 2007-03-04 23:46 Drafts >>>> drwx------ 6 test test 54 2007-03-04 23:46 .imap >>>> -rw------- 1 test test 0 2007-03-04 23:46 Sent >>>> -rw------- 1 test test 18 2007-03-04 23:46 .subscriptions >>>> -rw------- 1 test test 0 2007-03-04 23:46 Trash >>>> >>>> >>>> Dovecot does not add INBOX prefix to folder names. Are you sure that >>>> you >>>> haven't made more modifications in dovecot.conf? >>>> >>>> >>>>> I have tried with your mail location and I still have this problem. >>>>> I I go to /home/"myusername"/mail I have files like >>>>> INBOX:.trash,INBOX.sent,etc so I suppose that in some way this folder >>>>> are >>>>> shadowed by the main INBOX folder but I don't understand way. >>>>> >>>>> Rainer Sokoll wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 11:13:39AM -0800, Alvaro Jérez wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Here is the asked information: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 1: default_mail_env = mbox:~/mail/:INBOX=/var/mail/%u >>>>>>> >>>>>> I have dovecot-1.0.rc23 running with >>>>>> >>>>>> mail_location = mbox:%h/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u >>>>>> >>>>>> without problems. >>>>>> >>>>>> Note that there is no trailing slash in mbox:%h/mail >>>>>> >>>>>> Rainer
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