Yes i think it is a IMAPdir but how do i undo the softlink Ideally i
would like to move the entire directory structure over to a folder named
IMAPdir minus the strange INBOX/INBOX/INBOX/
here is ls -a
v22.computerking.ca > /home/rmvg/IMAPdir/INBOX #ls -a
. SERVERS.Monthy Trash
.. SERVERS.daily bincimap-cache
Drafts SERVERS.security bincimap-uidvalidity
INBOX SERVERS.weekly cur
Junk Save new
Mail Delivery System Save.job supervise
SERVERS Sent tmp
SERVERS.Cron Sent Items
The reason i did the ln -s . INBOX thing is because i could not find my
messages when i first set up bincimap. Since then i have setup bincimap
on another server without using the ln -s . INBOX and it is very
painless to setup new users.
In short i want lose the softlink and work out of a directory called
IMAPdir but do not want any of my users to lose there mails.
Henry Baragar wrote:
On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:38:46 -0600, RYAN vAN GINNEKEN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Henry Baragar wrote:
On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 12:24:42 -0600, RYAN vAN GINNEKEN
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
trying to use the script but keep getting this error
v22.computerking.ca > /home/rmvg #./Maildir2IMAPdir.sh Maildir IMAPdir
mv: rename . to INBOX.: Invalid argument
Note that Maildir++2IMAPdir.sh (and Maildir2IMAPdir.sh) contains this
warning:
# WARNING:
# Soft links are not always handled correctly.
If you have soft links, then you are advised to use
Maildir++2IMAPdir.pl which handles soft links properly.
Thanks for the error report. May I ask to what Maildir was linked?
Not sure what you mean all my Maildir are linked. when i create a
new user account i have to go into that users INBOX and do this
rm -rf INBOX
ln -s . INBOX
Why do you do this? Is it to preserve the delivery instructions of
your MTA?
my INBOX seems to go on forever as you can see
22.computerking.ca > ~/Maildir/INBOX/INBOX/INBOX $l
total 64
drwx------ 5 rmvg rmvg 512 Jun 8 23:20 Drafts
lrwxr-xr-x 1 rmvg rmvg 1 Mar 5 04:32 INBOX -> .
drwxr-xr-x 5 rmvg rmvg 512 Jun 12 02:08 Junk
drwx------ 5 rmvg rmvg 512 Jun 15 13:31 Mail Delivery System
drwxr-xr-x 5 rmvg rmvg 512 Jun 8 23:23 SERVERS
drwxr-xr-x 5 rmvg rmvg 512 Jun 12 13:00 SERVERS.Cron
drwx------ 5 rmvg rmvg 512 Jun 8 23:23 SERVERS.Monthy
drwxr-xr-x 5 rmvg rmvg 512 Jun 12 13:00 SERVERS.daily
drwxr-xr-x 5 rmvg rmvg 512 Jun 8 23:23 SERVERS.security
drwxr-xr-x 5 rmvg rmvg 512 Jun 12 13:00 SERVERS.weekly
drwx------ 5 rmvg rmvg 512 Jun 8 23:22 Save
drwx------ 5 rmvg rmvg 512 Jun 8 23:22 Save.job
drwxr-xr-x 5 rmvg rmvg 512 Jun 10 19:50 Sent
drwx------ 5 rmvg rmvg 512 Jun 10 19:50 Sent Items
drwxr-xr-x 5 rmvg rmvg 512 Jun 15 13:31 Trash
-rw------- 1 rmvg rmvg 17288 Jun 15 13:31 bincimap-cache
-rw------- 1 rmvg rmvg 73 Jun 15 13:26 bincimap-uidvalidity
drwx------ 2 rmvg rmvg 8704 Jun 15 13:31 cur
drwx------ 2 rmvg rmvg 512 Jun 15 13:26 new
drwx------ 2 rmvg rmvg 512 Mar 7 00:52 supervise
drwx------ 2 rmvg rmvg 512 Jun 15 12:20 tmp
[Tue Jun 15] 01:37 PM [0]
v22.computerking.ca > ~/Maildir/INBOX/INBOX/INBOX $
This looks more like an IMAPdir than a Maildir++. What does "l -a"
produce?
The proper sequence for migrating a Maildir++ depot to an IMAPdir
depot is:
1. shutdown Binc and the MTA (e.g. qmail)
2. run Maildir++2IMAPdir.sh for all mail users
3. Change the delivery instructions for the MTA
4. Change the depot in bincimapd.conf
5. Start up Binc and the MTa
Note that step 3 can be skipped if Maildir++2IMAPdir.pl is used
instead of Maildir++2IMAPdir.sh.
Henry :-)
Henry :-)
I have my Maildir symbolicly linked with ln -s . INBOX but get a
weird INBOX loop that seems to go on forever.
Also it was too much hassle to link for every new user
set up a new server and set postfix to deliver to IMAPdir/INBOX/
and do not have to create a symlink for every user on this new
machine
