Mark Crispin wrote: > On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, René Berber wrote: >> I have the same problem but the message is always (no matter the name >> of the new mailbox): >> NO CREATE failed: Can't create mailbox node /home/rberber/mail/mbox: >> File exists >> Well, of course mbox already exists, but I tried to create something >> else. >> I just noticed this problem today while trying to create a directory >> to move several mailboxes into. > > My advice to you would be the same as the other fellow: if you have an > /etc/c-client.cf file that you did not personally create, delete it; and > if your copy of the software came from a third party, try the unmodified > version directly from UW.
I built the server from unmodified code. I do use a c-client.cf : I accept the risk # Defaults in use set new-folder-format mbox set mail-subdirectory mail # For testing set disable-plaintext 0 > If, after doing the above, the problem persists, then please send me a > message detailing the problem that you are experiencing (preferable with > examples). Be sure to disclose any modifications that you made to the > software (including any /etc/c-client.cf files). Same test as Andrew: $ telnet localhost imap Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to black. Escape character is '^]'. * OK [CAPABILITY IMAP4REV1 LITERAL+ SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS STARTTLS AUTH=LOGIN] localhost IMAP4rev1 2004.357 at Wed, 4 Oct 2006 03:02:22 -0500 a01 login rberber ******** a01 OK [CAPABILITY IMAP4REV1 LITERAL+ IDLE NAMESPACE MAILBOX-REFERRALS BINARY UNSELECT SCAN SORT THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT MULTIAPPEND] User rberber authenticated a02 list "" * * LIST (\NoInferiors \UnMarked) "/" DenyHosts * LIST (\NoInferiors \UnMarked) "/" Drafts * LIST (\NoInferiors \UnMarked) "/" mbox * LIST (\NoInferiors \UnMarked) "/" Old * LIST (\NoInferiors \UnMarked) "/" Sent * LIST (\NoInferiors \UnMarked) "/" Solaris * LIST (\NoInferiors \UnMarked) "/" Trash * LIST (\NoInferiors) NIL INBOX a02 OK LIST completed a03 create zZz a03 NO CREATE failed: Can't create mailbox node /home/rberber/mail/mbox: File exists a04 create Lists/ a04 NO CREATE failed: Can't create mailbox node /home/rberber/mail/mbox: File exists a05 create foo/bar/zap a05 NO CREATE failed: Can't create mailbox node /home/rberber/mail/mbox: File exists a06 create lists/ a06 NO CREATE failed: Can't create mailbox node /home/rberber/mail/mbox: File exists a07 create /Lists/ a07 NO CREATE failed: Can't create mailbox node /home/rberber/mail/mbox: File exists a08 logout * BYE black IMAP4rev1 server terminating connection a08 OK LOGOUT completed All the mailboxes where originally created using imap, the only change is that I installed imap-2006, tested, it had problems with file locking, then I installed imap-2004g; both from source and using the same c-client.cf to set the defaults (mailboxes at ~/mail). -- René Berber _______________________________________________ Imap-uw mailing list [email protected] https://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/imap-uw
