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

Kevin Breit mrproper at ximian.com
Fri May 7 17:45:09 EEST 2004


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,
could you take a look through and see if I'm missing anything?
Thanks!
Kevin
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# see /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, fuller
# version of this file.

# Do not change these directory settings - they are critical to Postfix
# operation.
command_directory = /usr/sbin
daemon_directory = /usr/lib/postfix
program_directory = /usr/lib/postfix
setgid_group = postdrop

# appending .domain is the MUA's job.
append_dot_mydomain = no

smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU)
biff = no

# Uncomment the next line to generate delayed mail warnings
#delay_warning_time = 4h

smtpd_recipient_restrictions = check_client_access hash:/etc/postfix/client_access

myhostname = newgod 
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
myorigin = /etc/mailname
mydestination = kbreit.dyndns.org, localhost, localhost.localdomain, localhost
#relayhost = 
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 192.168.10.0/24 24.12.138.69/32 hash:/etc/postfix/client_access
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,reject_non_fqdn_recipient,
	check_client_access hash:/etc/postfix/client_access,
		reject_unauth_destination
#mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
mailbox_command = 
mailbox_size_limit = 51200000
recipient_delimiter = +
relayhost = 


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