Re: Movemail not getting emails

[Paul Cartwright <debian@pcartwright.com>]

On 11/08/2010 11:42 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> If you are indeed using Dovecot (I can't recall what you said), you're
> better off using:
>
> mailbox_command = /usr/lib/dovecot/deliver
>
> and commenting #home_mailbox = Maildir/

I read a few Debian-dovecot-Postfix HOW-To's and I don't remember
reading about mailbox_command, but I might very well have missed it..

> There are a couple of reasons for this:
>
> 1.  Deliver is Dovecots native LDA
>     it updates your Dovecot index files during delivery
>     instead of waiting until you access the mailbox
> 2.  If you use, or plan to use Sieve (and ManageSieve)
>     LDA will will automatically sort your mails for you
>     This is very handy if you run webmail because
>     your emails are sorted automatically whether you
>     log into webmail or fire up Thunderbird

thanks, I'll give that a try later today !
wait, I tried it, it works!

> I use Postfix+Dovecot+LDA+Sieve+Lighttpd+Roundcube and it works
> beautifully.  I don't use ManageSieve however.  I write Sieve scripts
> manually.


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Paul Cartwright
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