I have dovecot using maildir storage on the mail machine.  I have an external 
drive directly connected to use a backup for the mailboxes.  Doveadm backup 
works perfectly for this setup.

I also have two external backup servers.  Backup to those tends to fail with a 
variety of errors.  I deleted the Maildir directory on the backup servers and 
created the original backups with doveadm backup.  No issues were reported.  
However, the next backup generates errors:

dsync-remote(jeanne)<HV6JE+i/KWo0NwAAq6l46g>: Warning: Deleting mailbox 
'INBOX': UID=11166 GUID=1712570780.M604032P10319.mail,S=99689,W=101000 is 
missing locally
dsync-remote(jeanne)<HV6JE+i/KWo0NwAAq6l46g>: Error: Couldn't delete mailbox 
INBOX: INBOX can't be deleted.
dsync-local(jeanne)<HqU9Aei/KWoBMAAAZU03Dg>: Error: Remote command returned 
error 65: ssh sermons doveadm dsync-server -ujeanne -U
dsync-remote(beneke)<eARRAem/KWpdNwAAq6l46g>: Warning: Deleting mailbox 
'INBOX': UID=232 GUID=1641564460.M859673P8687.mail,S=5917,W=6035 is missing 
locally
dsync-remote(beneke)<eARRAem/KWpdNwAAq6l46g>: Error: Couldn't delete mailbox 
INBOX: INBOX can't be deleted.
dsync-local(beneke)<mw5bM+i/KWoJMAAAZU03Dg>: Error: Remote command returned 
error 65: ssh sermons doveadm dsync-server -ubeneke -U
dsync-remote(doug)<6gmSJ+m/KWp7NwAAq6l46g>: Warning: Deleting mailbox 'INBOX': 
UID=92440 GUID=1465118975.V4eI7cfa32M232845.mail is missing locally
dsync-remote(doug)<6gmSJ+m/KWp7NwAAq6l46g>: Error: Couldn't delete mailbox 
INBOX: INBOX can't be deleted.
dsync-local(doug)<hwsCH+m/KWoNMAAAZU03Dg>: Error: Remote command returned error 
65: ssh sermons doveadm dsync-server -udoug -U

There is always one error per user, but they are different between the two 
backup machine.  With the first error, I found the message 
1712570780.M604032P10319.mail,S=99689,W=101000 in the mail server cur directory 
and deleted it.  That messge did not exist in the backup server.  I ran backup 
again and no issues.  However, the next backup produced the following error:  

dsync-remote(jeanne)<dNWXGZbUKWoaOgAAq6l46g>: Warning: Deleting mailbox 
'INBOX': UID=11167 GUID=1712574432.M425061P11306.mail,S=45149,W=45775 is 
missing locally
dsync-remote(jeanne)<dNWXGZbUKWoaOgAAq6l46g>: Error: Couldn't delete mailbox 
INBOX: INBOX can't be deleted.
dsync-local(jeanne)<Jg3tCZbUKWp5NQAAZU03Dg>: Error: Remote command returned 
error 65: ssh sermons doveadm dsync-server -ujeanne -U

That message is in the cur directory on the mail server.  It is not in the 
backup server.

I don't understand the message that those files are missing locally (primary 
mail server I presume) when they are actually there and missing on the remote 
server.  I don't know why they didn't get copied originally.  The first email 
was recieved on Mon,  8 Apr 2024 so it can't be a timming issue.

-- Doug

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