[Dovecot] imap+unix users and pop3+virtual users

[Benjamin R. Haskell]

On Sun, 16 Dec 2007, Benjamin R. Haskell wrote:

> [Reversing the top-posting]
>
> On Sun, 16 Dec 2007, Wendell Turner wrote:
>
>>> [...]
>>> 
>>> The trailing '/' means mbox format, correct?
>> 
>
> No. The trailing '/' means maildir format. (The '/' makes the path look like 
> a directory.)
>

Forgot to add: specifying the 'mbox:' explicitly should make that a moot 
point. Dovecot only has to guess (by using "Does the path end in '/'?") if 
you don't specify mbox/dbox/maildir/etc. (I suspect it might also depend 
on whether the file/dir already exists.)


>
>> However, I solved my own problem, but I don't know why.
>> Enlightenment would be appreciated.
>> 
>> [...]
>> 
>> Q: why did commenting out the mail_location line make pop3
>> retrieval of the virtual host mailboxes work correctly?
>
> Commenting out the mail_location line made dovecot fall back to the default 
> locations. See: http://wiki.dovecot.org/MailLocation
>
> Best,
> Ben