Erik Kratzenberg put forth on 7/27/2010 8:32 AM: >> If you delete all messages from mailbox, INTERNAL DATA message doesn't >> show up there? The mbox file size becomes zero? If so, it doesn't sound >> like you're really using Dovecot v1.x.. > > It looks like if I'm starting without the folder existing (whether it's > a new delivery rule or you delete the folder from IMAP), deliver doesn't > create the FOLDER INTERNAL DATA so it will just start appending messages > to it. > > Once that first message is received, IMAP won't create the FOLDER > INTERNAL DATA message until I delete all the messages from the folder. > > When I delete all the messages from the folder, they are not actuall > removed until I restart my mail client. If new messages are received to > that folder before I restart my mail client, then it also won't create > the FOLDER INTERNAL DATA message. > > I'm not sure if that's directly related to this issue, but I know the > corrupted From line is always the first message in a mailbox and is > never the FOLDER INTERNAL DATA message.
I've only had this problem once, many months ago. I solved it by making sure the user was not logged in, editing the mbox file with vi, removing the leading "F", and saving the file. IIRC I then deleted the Dovecot index files to be on the safe side (not sure if it was necessary) and let them auto rebuild. -- Stan
