LOL, ok, well that was a total non-issue. I connected by using "thufir@localhost" and it seems to download all the messages.
Well, thanks for the help. Seems silly now. On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 4:12 AM, Alex Crow <[email protected]> wrote: > On 10/12/12 11:58, Thufir wrote: > >> Well, I'm just confused now because I see, which I should've noticed >> first, that IMAP is a protocol while Maildir is a Mailbox (type). >> >> So, I could very well be using Mailbox with IMAP? >> >> What I want to do is to "read" messages from Thunderbird by connecting to >> dovecot-imapd. Pardon, I'm flailing a bit because of the terminology. >> >> thanks, >> >> Thufir >> >> On 12/10/2012 03:50 AM, Thufir wrote: >> >>> Why is dovecot using Maildir and not IMAP. >>> >> >> >> >> > In that case you probably want to have Dovecot using Maildir or mdbox as > the underlying storage format (both are better performing than Mbox). If > dovecot-imapd is running and your authentication is set up ok you should > simply be able to connect to the server with Thunderbird and read your > email. > > IMAP clients don't care how the server is storing the email, they just > "talk IMAP" and don't see the format the messages are actually stored with. > > Cheers > > Alex > > -- > This message is intended only for the addressee and may contain > confidential information. Unless you are that person, you may not > disclose its contents or use it in any way and are requested to delete > the message along with any attachments and notify us immediately. > > "Transact" is operated by Integrated Financial Arrangements plc > Domain House, 5-7 Singer Street, London EC2A 4BQ > Tel: (020) 7608 4900 Fax: (020) 7608 5300 > (Registered office: as above; Registered in England and Wales under > number: 3727592) > Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (entered on > the FSA Register; number: 190856) > >
