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activ
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 Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2002 5:09 pm Post subject: postfix |
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I installed postfix as explained in the desktop config guide. It starts without problem but when I use mutt to send an mail, and then use mutt to view it, a message is displayed: /root/.maildir/ is not a mailbox.
What did I do wrong?
p.s. I unmerged virtual/mta to be able to install postfix. |
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pjp
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activ
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| Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2002 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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| That got me a bit further, I think I need to check the config options 'cause now my mail disappears. |
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vicay
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| Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2002 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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| activ wrote: | | That got me a bit further, I think I need to check the config options 'cause now my mail disappears. |
Hello,
i guess, you want to work with maildir-style mailboxes
in mutt and postfix?
your mutt-config should contain
some lines like these
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set mbox="~/.maildir"
set mbox_type="Maildir"
set folder=~/.maildir
set spoolfile=~/.maildir/inbox/
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additionally your postfix main.cf file
should contain the statement
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home_mailbox = .maildir/
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(note the slash after the directory name, the path is
relative to the users $HOME)
after this postfix should deliver your mail into a
maildir-style directory in ~/.maildir and you should be
able to read it with mutt
Best regards
vicay |
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activ
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| Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2002 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks, I have the whole thing working now. I went on to install imap and squirrelmail and everything works fine now. |
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