Mildir Support

JeremyParr · 08-04-2009, 09:54 PM

I am migrating a cPanel server to ISPManager, and am using imapsync to move mailboxes. This tools has worked in the past, but when migrating to Dovecot/ISPManager it throws the error "Mailbox doesn't allow inferior mailboxes". This seems to be a limitation of mbox format. I can certainly hack the dovecot.conf file to use Maildir, but does ISPManager need to be aware? I don't want to break the ties between Dovecot and ISPManager with unsupported config files changes. This http://ispsystem.com/docs/isp-pro-en...el.config.html page indicates there is mbox support, but the manual doesn't make reference anywhere else.

Is anyone running ISPManager with Maildir boxes?

vadim s. sabinich · 08-05-2009, 01:43 AM

you may using only maildir or mailbox. just add MailDir option into ispmanager' config file.

JeremyParr · 08-05-2009, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vadim s. sabinich

you may using only maildir or mailbox. just add MailDir option into ispmanager' config file.

Where can I find an example of this? The current config file makes to mention of mbox or maildir.

art · 08-10-2009, 09:06 AM

See to http://ispsystem.com/docs/isp-lite-e...el.config.html

linkon · 08-14-2009, 07:04 PM

This seems to be a limitation of mbox format. I can certainly hack the dovecot.conf file to use Maildir, but does ISPManager need to be aware? I don't want to break the ties between Dovecot and ISPManager with unsupported config files changes.

JeremyParr · 09-09-2009, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by art

See to http://ispsystem.com/docs/isp-lite-e...el.config.html

I have added "Option MailDir" to my ispmgr.conf file located in /usr/local/ispmgr/etc, but mail is still being stored in mbox format. Do I need to run a command to reread the config file and regenerate the various package config files?

slava · 09-10-2009, 09:28 AM

Option MailDir changes ISPmanager for record in dovecot.conf for new mailboxes line like this:

user@exmple.com:$2a$04$Ei:1001:1002:...m/user/.maildir

You need to configure manually your MTA for store email's in this path in maildir format, for example, changes for Exim MTA http://forum.ispsystem.com/ru/showthread.php?t=4200

JeremyParr · 09-10-2009, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slava

Option MailDir it only change ISPmanager for record in dovecot.conf for new mailboxes line like this:

user@exmple.com:$2a$04$Ei:1001:1002:...m/user/.maildir

You need manually configure you MTA for store email's in this path in maildir format, for example changes for Exim MTA http://forum.ispsystem.com/ru/showthread.php?t=4200

Ok, that worked once I removed a user and re-added them. Where does Dovecot find this configuration? My /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf had mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir added to it, but was not working.

slava · 09-10-2009, 07:57 PM

/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf

Code:

mail_location = maildir:%h/.maildir

08-04-2009, 09:54 PM	#1
JeremyParr Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5	Mildir Support I am migrating a cPanel server to ISPManager, and am using imapsync to move mailboxes. This tools has worked in the past, but when migrating to Dovecot/ISPManager it throws the error "Mailbox doesn't allow inferior mailboxes". This seems to be a limitation of mbox format. I can certainly hack the dovecot.conf file to use Maildir, but does ISPManager need to be aware? I don't want to break the ties between Dovecot and ISPManager with unsupported config files changes. This http://ispsystem.com/docs/isp-pro-en...el.config.html page indicates there is mbox support, but the manual doesn't make reference anywhere else. Is anyone running ISPManager with Maildir boxes?

08-05-2009, 01:43 AM	#2
vadim s. sabinich ISPsystem team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Russia Posts: 16	you may using only maildir or mailbox. just add MailDir option into ispmanager' config file. Last edited by tanya; 10-06-2009 at 05:17 AM.

08-14-2009, 07:04 PM	#5
linkon Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1	This seems to be a limitation of mbox format. I can certainly hack the dovecot.conf file to use Maildir, but does ISPManager need to be aware? I don't want to break the ties between Dovecot and ISPManager with unsupported config files changes. Last edited by tanya; 08-17-2009 at 04:08 AM.

09-10-2009, 09:28 AM	#7
slava ISPsystem team Join Date: May 2008 Location: ISPsystem Posts: 588	Option MailDir changes ISPmanager for record in dovecot.conf for new mailboxes line like this: user@exmple.com:$2a$04$Ei:1001:1002:...m/user/.maildir You need to configure manually your MTA for store email's in this path in maildir format, for example, changes for Exim MTA http://forum.ispsystem.com/ru/showthread.php?t=4200 Last edited by tanya; 10-06-2009 at 05:21 AM.

09-10-2009, 07:57 PM	#9
slava ISPsystem team Join Date: May 2008 Location: ISPsystem Posts: 588	/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf Code: mail_location = maildir:%h/.maildir