On May 26, 2005 09:06 am, Lance Earl wrote: > --- Ean Kingston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On May 25, 2005 12:23 pm, Lance Earl wrote: > > > I recently set up a server with Postfix and > > > > Courier. I > > > > > can log into the server and use mutt to check and > > > > send > > > > > mail without any problems. I have installed > > > Squirrelmail and it will send an email without a > > > problem. When I try to check my mail, it reports > > > > that > > > > > inbox is empty. I also set up Balsa and Evolution > > > > and > > > > > they both have the same problem finding mail on > > > > the > > > > > server. Both Evolution and Balsa will send mail > > > > with > > > > > no issues. Squirrelmail, Evolution and Balsa all > > > > have > > > > > the same problem checking mail. > > > > > > This leads me to beleive that their might be a > > > > problem > > > > > with the Postfix configuration, but I cannot seem > > > > to > > > > > figure out what the problem is. > > > > You said you can send mail fine. Why would you think > > there is a problem with > > postfix? > > I am new to all this so I am not sure that the problem > is with Postfix. I guess it could also be a courier > issue. > > > Are you sure that mutt didn't remove the mail from > > the server when it checked > > for mail? That would explain why the other mail > > clients didn't find any. > > I fired up balsa ans checked mail. It reported that > the inbox is empty. Same thing with evolution and > Squirrelmail. I then logged into the server and > started mutt. It reported over 400 new messages. For > some reason mutt can see the email while the clients > cannot.
Okay. This I can work with. When you setup Postfix, you left the default mailbox delivery setup. That delivers mail in mbox format (typically somewhere in /var). Courier uses Maildir format for storage. Fortunately, Postfix can also deliver mail to Maildir storage. I think someone else pointed out how to do this but I will repeat it to save you a bit of time... Edit your main.cf (config file for postfix) and set home_mailbox = Maildir/ Note: you need to include the trailing slash (/). Also, make sure that the Maildir part matches what you've setup in courier-imap. I think I've given you the default. I'm guessing you are using local users (authentication information is stored in /etc/passwd) as opposed to virtual users. If you are using virtual users, there are a few additional changes you need to make to get it working. -- Ean Kingston E-Mail: ean AT hedron DOT org URL: http://www.hedron.org/ I am currently looking for work. If you need competent system/network administration please feel free to contact me directly. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Yahoo. Introducing Yahoo! Search Developer Network - Create apps using Yahoo! Search APIs Find out how you can build Yahoo! directly into your own Applications - visit http://developer.yahoo.net/?fr=offad-ysdn-ostg-q22005 -- squirrelmail-users mailing list Posting Guidelines: http://squirrelmail.org/wiki/wiki.php?MailingListPostingGuidelines List Address: squirrelmail-users@lists.sourceforge.net List Archives: http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user List Archives: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2995 List Info: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
