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Re: exim doesn't deliver to maildirs



On Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 04:51:09PM -0400, Matthew Daubenspeck wrote:
| <snipped>
| > > | Well this doesn't hurt at any rate, the old system of having the primary
| > > | deliver go to 
| > > | 
| > > | file = /var/spool/mail/${localpart}
| > >   ^^^^
| > > 
| > > Do note that you must use the "directory =" option, not the "file ="
| > > option in conjunction with "maildir_format".
| > > 
| > Yes, I'm now using 
| > 
| >    directory = ${home}/Maildir/
| > 
| 
| I always use:
| 
| directory = /home/$local_part/Maildir

That only works when users' home directories are /home/$local_part.
On some (eg large) systems they are split up into different
subdirectories.  Using $home works regardless of where the homedir is.

-D

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