the error is resolved. it was the issue of virtual host maps. it seems like document is a bit older though there is too much to learn from it. good document.
i had to define it like "$user $mail-base/$domain.com/$user/Maildir in my "virtual_mailbox_maps" other wise mails are received in mbox format (which is not maildir) " home_mailbox " only works for local users not for virtual users/mailboxes On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 3:34 PM, Muhammad Yousuf Khan <sir...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > it is set home_mailbox = Maildir/ in my main.cf and i am using virtual > maps and virtual domains in testing environment. i can receive emails > but not in maildir format rather ASCII text format. > here is an example, sahmad is a username and it showed up as a file > not a directory > >>file sahmad > sahmad: ASCII mail text > > however as per the Maildir/ format it suppose to be in Maildir > directory structure. would you please help me to find out the issue. > > i am following this > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PostfixVirtualMailBoxClamSmtpHowto > and using debian version 6.0.4 > > here is my postconf -n > > alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases > alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases > append_dot_mydomain = no > biff = no > config_directory = /etc/postfix > home_mailbox = Maildir/ > inet_interfaces = all > mailbox_size_limit = 0 > myhostname = localhost > mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8, 10.0.0.0/24 > myorigin = $myhostname > recipient_delimiter = + > smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Ubuntu/GNU) > virtual_gid_maps = static:5000 > virtual_mailbox_base = /maildb/vmail > virtual_mailbox_domains = /etc/postfix/vhosts > virtual_mailbox_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/vmaps > virtual_minimum_uid = 1000 > virtual_uid_maps = static:5000
