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I'm trying to get postfix working using the wiki at:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Loc … th_Postfix
The problem I'm having is that mail gets delivered to ~/Maildir/new but doesn't get moved to ~/Maildir/cur.
/var/log/mail.log:
Oct 23 09:38:50 localhost postfix/postfix-script[2963]: starting the Postfix mail system
Oct 23 09:38:50 localhost postfix/master[2964]: daemon started -- version 2.7.1, configuration /etc/postfix
Oct 23 09:39:07 localhost postfix/pickup[2966]: 9CCA122396: uid=1000 from=<a1234>
Oct 23 09:39:07 localhost postfix/cleanup[2977]: 9CCA122396: message-id=<20101023133907.9CCA122396@glenda.localdomain>
Oct 23 09:39:07 localhost postfix/qmgr[2967]: 9CCA122396: from=<a1234@glenda.localdomain>, size=315, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Oct 23 09:39:07 localhost postfix/local[2979]: 9CCA122396: to=<a1234@glenda.localdomain>, orig_to=<a1234>, relay=local, delay=0.15, delays=0.07/0.01/0/0.07, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to maildir)
Oct 23 09:39:07 localhost postfix/qmgr[2967]: 9CCA122396: removed
The only things I've changed in /etc/postfix/main.cf are in accordance withe the wiki:
inet_interfaces = loopback-only
mynetworks_style = host
append_dot_mydomain = no
default_transport = error: Local delivery only!
and to uncomment:
home_mailbox = Maildir/
/etc/passwd and /etc/group show the proper entries and postalias has been run.
Also, postfix check returns no errors.
I don't know what other details to provide or where to go from here. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
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That's the intended behaviour. If you open the Maildir with an MUA like mutt and mark a couple of messages as old (by simply reading them) they'll get moved to the cur directory.
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Just reinforcing what the others have said -- Postfix is doing the right thing. Your MUA (possibly via POP3/IMAP) moves from new to cur
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I'm sorry, but I don't understand what everyone is telling me.
After installing and configuring postfix according to the wiki, you are supposed to test it:
Step 5: Test
Try sending an email. Even from yourself to yourself should be a good test.
mail -s test user
this is a test email.
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Now check your mail using whatever client you desire.
Doing that and then running mail (which I assume should do what everyone is saying and move
test message from ~/Maildir/new to ~/Maildir/cur) just gets me a "no mail" message.
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Doing that and then running mail (which I assume should do what everyone is saying and move
test message from ~/Maildir/new to ~/Maildir/cur) just gets me a "no mail" message.
Your client daemon (dovecot, courier etc) does that. If you haven't installed them, then don't expect the message to move. I don't recall if 'mail' will do it or not.
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BlueHackers // fscanary // resticctl
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