I'll just reply to my own post ... Going back to read the original post where all my questions are answered! :) Been a long day!
How about having your maildrop script echo it's environment out to a text file in /tmp. Also how about appending any local variables to that file as well. Just a way to check and make sure they're all setup correctly. Charlie > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles J. Boening [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 2:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [vchkpw] Problems with qmail/vpopmail/maildop > > How are you calling maildrop? What's your filter file look > like? Could it be something as simple as it's trying to > deliver the email to the wrong place? Maybe a place where > your user doesn't have permissions. > > > Charlie > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 1:20 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [vchkpw] Problems with qmail/vpopmail/maildop > > > > Thats what I did, was just letting you know I was using a different > > group > > > > > try to re-edit the ebuild and set the group to vpopmail > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 3:00 PM > > > Subject: Re: [vchkpw] Problems with qmail/vpopmail/maildop > > > > > > > > >> Well, still no joy. Still getting the following in the > > error logs and > > >> I have used the local ebuild, as seen from maildrop > > permissions. BTW > > >> I have group vpopmail not vchkpw. This is making me go insane!! > > >> > > >> > > >> @4000000042c2fd140fb556e4 new msg 1109851 > > >> @4000000042c2fd140fb70c64 info msg 1109851: bytes 1579 from > > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> qp 4749 uid 210 > > >> @4000000042c2fd141302e3d4 starting delivery 792: msg > > 1109851 to local > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> @4000000042c2fd141302eba4 status: local 1/10 remote 0/20 > > >> @4000000042c2fd141bd0f6cc delivery 792: deferral: > > >> > > > > > > maildrop:_error_writing_to_mailbox.//usr/bin/maildrop:_Unable_to_deliv > > > er_to_ > > > mailbox./ > > >> > > >> xen2 qmail-send # ls -la /usr/bin/maildrop -rws--x--x 1 root > > >> vpopmail 167988 Jun 29 15:52 /usr/bin/maildrop > > >> xen2 qmail-send # > > >> > > >> > leave everything in the ebuild except you need to change > > the gid to > > >> > vchkpw, no promises but this is a big discrepency that > might be > > >> > causing it. > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> > To: <[email protected]> > > >> > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 2:30 PM > > >> > Subject: Re: [vchkpw] Problems with qmail/vpopmail/maildop > > >> > > > >> > > > >> >> 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: <[email protected]> > > >> >> > 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: <[email protected]> > > >> >> >> > 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_deliv > > > er_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 > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
