Maildir on Postfix Email Server

carlosinfl · 10-15-2007, 03:58 PM

Guys - I just built a new email server on CENTOS5 running postfix and nothing more. Right now I simply sending internal email messages testing delivery and it works however in my /etc/postfix/main.cf file, I specified how I want the users mailbox directory to be enabled on their server:

Code:

# The home_mailbox parameter specifies the optional pathname of a
# mailbox file relative to a user's home directory. The default
# mailbox file is /var/spool/mail/user or /var/mail/user.  Specify
#home_mailbox = Mailbox
#home_mailbox = Maildir/
home_mailbox = mailbox/

So when I run the following mutt command to check email on my users account, why does it ask me to create Maildir/ directory?

Code:

mutt -f /home/carlos/mailbox/

/home/carlos/Mail does not exist. Create it? ([yes]/no):

When I select no, it then takes me to /home/carlos/mailbox/ and I can see all my internal emails sitting in that directory but why does it want to create a Maildir directory when the main.cf file has the parameter set specifically to use mailbox and not Maildir?

ray_80 · 10-15-2007, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlwill

Guys - I just built a new email server on CENTOS5 running postfix and nothing more. Right now I simply sending internal email messages testing delivery and it works however in my /etc/postfix/main.cf file, I specified how I want the users mailbox directory to be enabled on their server:

Code:

# The home_mailbox parameter specifies the optional pathname of a
# mailbox file relative to a user's home directory. The default
# mailbox file is /var/spool/mail/user or /var/mail/user.  Specify
#home_mailbox = Mailbox
#home_mailbox = Maildir/
home_mailbox = mailbox/

So when I run the following mutt command to check email on my users account, why does it ask me to create Maildir/ directory?

Code:

mutt -f /home/carlos/mailbox/

/home/carlos/Mail does not exist. Create it? ([yes]/no):

When I select no, it then takes me to /home/carlos/mailbox/ and I can see all my internal emails sitting in that directory but why does it want to create a Maildir directory when the main.cf file has the parameter set specifically to use mailbox and not Maildir?

What is the system wide configuration for Mutt set for?

man mutt

Did you look at your muttrc file(s)? have you tried another client to test your set up?

Regards

carlosinfl · 10-16-2007, 08:50 AM

No, I did not even know MUTT had a config file. I thought it would just go by the postfix main.cf file. Thanks for giving me something to look into!

ray_80 · 10-16-2007, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlwill

No, I did not even know MUTT had a config file. I thought it would just go by the postfix main.cf file. Thanks for giving me something to look into!

Glad I could help. Please let us know your solution.

Regards