Chris, Thank you. I will look into that right now. Also what about the restricted users setting?
xen2 root # emerge maildrop -vp These are the packages that I would merge, in order: Calculating dependencies ...done! [ebuild R ] mail-filter/maildrop-1.8.0-r3 +berkdb -debug +gdbm -ldap +mysql -postgres 0 kB Total size of downloads: 0 kB xen2 root # > OH HERE'S THE PROBLEM > > > ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --exec-prefix=/usr/local > --enable-maildrop-u > id=root --enable-maildrop-gid=vchkpw --enable-maildirquota > look at the uid and the gid that i have verses what you have. you are > going > to have to change the ebuild, what I would recoment is that you make what > is > called an overlay. > insturctions here: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Create_an_Updated_Ebuild > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <vchkpw@inter7.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 2:07 PM > Subject: Re: [vchkpw] Problems with qmail/vpopmail/maildop > > >> Hi, >> >> I complied maildrop from the ebuild. Nothing has been compliled from raw >> source. I have opened up the ebuild and checked the compile options. >> They >> are as follows: >> >> ./configure >> --prefix=/usr >> --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu >> --mandir=/usr/share/man >> --infodir=/usr/share/info >> --datadir=/usr/share >> --sysconfdir=/etc >> --localstatedir=/var/lib >> --with-devel >> --disable-tempdir >> --enable-syslog=1 >> --enable-use-flock=1 >> --enable-maildirquota >> --enable-use-dotlock=1 >> --enable-restrict-trusted=1 >> --enable-trusted-users=apache dspam root mail daemon postmaster >> qmaild >> mmdf vmail >> --enable-maildrop-uid=root >> --enable-maildrop-gid=mail >> --with-default-maildrop=./.maildir/ >> --enable-sendmail=/usr/sbin/sendmail >> --cache-file=/var/tmp/portage/maildrop-1.8.0-r3/work/maildrop-1.8.0/co > nfiguring.cache >> --with-db=gdbm >> >> >> > The first question that comes to mind is, did you compile maildrop >> from >> > src >> > or did you let portage to it for you? the guide you mentioned uses >> > ebuilds, >> > ebuilds that replace Maildir with .maildir in the source of courier, >> > vpopmail, and qmail. Maildrop from source might not know about this >> > change. >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: <vchkpw@inter7.com> >> > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 1:41 PM >> > Subject: [vchkpw] Problems with qmail/vpopmail/maildop >> > >> > >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> I am having problems trying to get maildrop working in my mail >> server. >> >> Have been using this configuration on a Redhat box for over a year >> and >> >> recently moved to a Gentoo solution. Getting maildrop to work is the >> >> only >> >> part that is failing. >> >> >> >> To build the server, I have used the following gentoo documentation: >> >> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/qmail-howto.xml >> >> >> >> Everything is running well but I get permission problems when I try >> to >> >> introduce maildrop. I am getting the following errors in the >> qmail-send >> >> logs: >> >> >> >> @4000000042bdac521ae5d764 new msg 1109815 >> >> @4000000042bdac521ae5e704 info msg 1109815: bytes 1568 from >> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> qp 2638 uid 210 >> >> @4000000042bdac521d5d0954 starting delivery 4890: msg 1109815 to >> local >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> @4000000042bdac521d5dfb84 status: local 1/10 remote 0/20 >> >> @4000000042bdac522a5dbdc4 delivery 4890: deferral: >> >> >> > > maildrop:_error_writing_to_mailbox.//usr/bin/maildrop:_Unable_to_deliver_to_ >> > mailbox./ >> >> @4000000042bdac522a5dcd64 status: local 0/10 remote 0/20 >> >> >> >> I have checked the permissions of all the maildrop related files and > the >> >> maildir: >> >> >> >> xen2 qmail-send # ls -la /usr/bin/maildrop >> >> -rwxr-x--- 1 vpopmail mail 166816 May 18 19:25 /usr/bin/maildrop >> >> xen2 qmail-send # ls -la /etc/maildrop/mailfilter >> >> -rw------- 1 vpopmail vpopmail 545 May 18 20:28 >> >> /etc/maildrop/mailfilter >> >> >> >> This is my .qmail-default and corresponding mailfilter. >> >> >> >> xen2 qmail-send # cat >> /var/vpopmail/domains/hippotje.com/.qmail-default >> >> | >> > >> >> /usr/bin/maildrop /etc/maildrop/mailfilter >> >> >> >> xen2 qmail-send # cat /etc/maildrop/mailfilter >> >> import EXT >> >> import HOST >> >> import HOME >> >> MAX = 15 >> >> VHOME=`/var/vpopmail/bin/vuserinfo -d [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> VPOP="| /var/vpopmail/bin/vdelivermail '' bounce-no-mailbox" >> >> JUNKFOLDER=".Spam" >> >> if ($VHOME) >> >> { >> >> `test -d "$VHOME/.maildir/$JUNKFOLDER"` >> >> if( $RETURNCODE != 1 ) >> >> { >> >> if ( $SIZE < 262144 ) >> >> { >> >> exception { >> >> xfilter "/usr/bin/spamc -f -u [EMAIL PROTECTED]" >> >> } >> >> } >> >> } >> >> if (/^X-Spam-Flag: *YES/) >> >> { >> >> to "$VHOME/.maildir/$JUNKFOLDER/" >> >> } >> >> else >> >> { >> >> to "$VHOME/.maildir/" >> >> } >> >> } >> >> else >> >> { >> >> to $VPOP >> >> } >> >> >> >> And finally -v output from maildrop. >> >> >> >> xen2 root # maildrop -v >> >> maildrop 1.8.0 Copyright 1998-2004 Double Precision, Inc. >> >> GDBM extensions enabled. >> >> Courier Authentication Library extension enabled. >> >> Maildir quota extension enabled. >> >> This program is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public >> >> License. See COPYING for additional information. >> >> xen2 root # >> >> >> >> Does anybody have any advice? This is the key to my complete mail >> >> server!! >> >> I don't know if this is maildrop or vpopmail or qmail causing me the >> >> issue. >> >> >> >> Kind regards, >> >> >> >> Dougal >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> > > >
