Package: courier-imap
Version: 3.0.8-4sarge4
There is one BIG and confusing glitch with installing Courier IMAP
server: it's the creation of Maildirs. If one dosen't know, how EXACTLY
should they be created, there's no chance to get Courier IMAP working.
Whatever greatly it is configured, it dosen't work, and no one knows
why. Until he does have a good knowledge in RFC documents, and bet me
there is not so much mankind that do.
If the Courier only didn't create the dirs himself automatically! The
user could then at least know that something is missing.
However, he CREATES some dirs, and he does it in BAD way so that they,
again, don't work. User should think "yes, he said that Maildirs are
needed, and he created some now, so this is certainly not the problem
that causes Courier not to work"
If one wants to run Courier, he should search and study RFC documents
(!!!) regarding IMAP and create Maildirs by hand, exactly matching the
describtion in RFC. Then suddenly, whoila, a miracle, Courier starts
working.
I really DO think, that in 21th century, creation of proper directory
structure SHOULD be held by package itself. Courier-imap should create
proper Maildirs in /etc/skel and then politely ASK, if he should create
them for existing users too.
I don't desire to be unkind, but so far, Courier-IMAP has been the
package with the worst installation I have ever met.
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