On 02/14/2010 12:45 AM, Pascal Volk wrote: > On 02/14/2010 12:03 AM Alexander 'Leo' Bergolth wrote: >> On 02/13/2010 09:28 PM, Pascal Volk wrote: >>> Dovecot: dovecot.conf² >>> mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir >> >> Unfortunately switching from mbox to maildir is not an option. >> >> Btw. I don't see the solution. If the inbox is still /var/mail/<user> >> and is still group-owned by "mail", dovecot will still have the same >> problems cloning the group-permissions to ~/Maildir. > > Because you've overlooked, at least removed, the Postfix configuration > setting in the quoted part. When Dovecot's mail_location is set to > 'maildir:~/Maildir' and Postfix's mailbox_command (for local users) > points to Dovecot's deliver, all mails will be delivered via deliver > into the INBOX from the mail_location setting. > > The users INBOX would be still in /var/mail/<user>, if you would use > Postfix's local daemon for local delivery and Dovecot's mail_location > would be set to: mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir:INBOX=/var/mail/%u
OK, thanks, I got the big picture now. :-) Unfortunately I am forced to mbox inboxes in /var/mail/<user>. Any other hints? Cheers, --leo -- e-mail ::: Leo.Bergolth (at) wu.ac.at fax ::: +43-1-31336-906050 location ::: IT-Services | Vienna University of Economics | Austria
