[Dovecot] Mail always is delivered to /var/mail/

[Amelia A Lewis]

On Fri, 07 May 2004 10:45:09 -0400
Kevin Breit <mrproper at ximian.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 2004-05-06 at 15:07 +1200, James Whatever wrote:
> > > Hey,
> > > 	I am setting up Dovecot on Debian with Postfix.  I am telling
> > > 	Dovecot
> > > to use maildir:~/Maildir but it persists in dumping mail in mbox
> > > format in /var/mail/username.  Can anyone suggest ideas?  My config
> > > file is attached.
> > 
> > That's most likely because it's your MTA that's doing your local 
> > delivery.
> 
> My Postfix file is fixed.  I am not seeing any references to /var/mail,

Add 

home_mailbox = Maildir/

to main.cf.

Or change the defaults for mail location in /etc/login.defs.

Amy!
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