[Dovecot] MBox path

Chris Wakelin c.d.wakelin at reading.ac.uk
Tue Oct 17 09:36:25 UTC 2006


Rick wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm having great difficulty pointing Dovecot to my MBox files. They are
> all in /var/spool/mail/username as textfiles.. not directories.
> 

Do you mean that INBOXes are /var/spool/mail/<username> and, if so,
where are the folders, or are you just using POP? You probably want

default_mail_env = mbox:/path/to/folders:INBOX=/path/to/inbox

Best Wishes,
Chris
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