[Bug 1438] New: imap directory missing if user did not receive any mail yet

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http://bugs.skolelinux.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1438

           Summary: imap directory missing if user did not receive any mail
                    yet
           Product: Skolelinux
           Version: lenny-rc2
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: Configuration
        AssignedTo: debian-edu@lists.debian.org
        ReportedBy: andi.mundt@web.de


I tried to configure KMail to receive mails via the tjener imap-server. This
turned out to be a very annoying procedure because the directory corresponding
to the user seems not to be on tjener-imap until the user receives her very
first mail.

>From tjener syslog:

Feb  2 11:01:37 tjener imapd-ssl: Connection, ip=[::ffff:10.0.2.51]
Feb  2 11:01:37 tjener imapd-ssl: testu: chdir(/var/lib/maildirs/testu)
failed!!
Feb  2 11:01:37 tjener imapd-ssl: error: No such file or directory
Feb  2 11:01:37 tjener imapd-ssl: LOGIN FAILED, user=testu,
ip=[::ffff:10.0.2.51]
Feb  2 11:01:37 tjener imapd-ssl: authentication error: No such file or
directory
Feb  2 11:01:46 tjener imapd-ssl: Connection, ip=[::ffff:10.0.2.51]
Feb  2 11:01:46 tjener imapd-ssl: testu: chdir(/var/lib/maildirs/testu)
failed!!
Feb  2 11:01:46 tjener imapd-ssl: error: No such file or directory
Feb  2 11:01:46 tjener imapd-ssl: LOGIN FAILED, user=testu,
ip=[::ffff:10.0.2.51]

If a mail is sent to the user prior to setting up imap, this does not happen. 
I posted a workaround here:

http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Documentation/Lenny/HowTo/Users#InternalmaildeliverywithKMail

As solution we might send each user a wellcome mail as soon as her user account
has been created.

Regards
       Andi


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