[Dovecot] Dovecot 1.0.beta9, emails disappearing?

[Marc Perkel]

I'm using mbox format. And - it was only one guy and I didn't think it 
was on my end. But - I saw this thread and said .... hmmmmmm

Martin Végiard wrote:
> Marc,
> you might want to check if the files still exist in their 'mailbox' ..
> if that's your case,
> (I had backups..)
>
> .. I successfully brought back those emails by recreating the 
> subscription file.
> (Which saved me a trip on a guillotine)
>
> hope that helps,
> Martin
>
> On 9/13/06, Marc Perkel <marc at perkel.com> wrote:
>> Interestingly someone just asked me about emails vanishing and I'm
>> running rc7 .... ?
>>
>> Joseph W. Breu wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > I have received reports from my users of this happening as well.  In
>> > each case we have not been able to determine the source of the issue.
>> > We are currently running 1.0 RC2
>> >
>> >
>> > Quoting Martin Végiard <deadbug at gmail.com>:
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >> I've been using Dovecot successfully for a while and I've recently
>> >> encountered an issue :
>> >>
>> >> I got to work today and half the emails, were deleted... and after
>> >> careful investigation :
>> >>
>> >> - On Monday it seems, the emails magically vanished .. (what I've
>> >> been told)
>> >> - My backup from Tuesday morning at 3am, indicates that all the files
>> >> (mailbox) are intact but the subscription file is missing half the
>> >> entries.
>> >> - At noon, on Tuesday, half the subscriptions are still missing and
>> >> half the files now also missing.
>> >>
>> >> Any ideas, known issues, suggestions?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Details :
>> >> # dovecot --version
>> >> 1.0.beta9
>> >> # uname -a
>> >> NetBSD Z 3.0.1 NetBSD 3.0.1 (GENERIC.MPACPI) #0: Fri Aug 18 08:34:05
>> >> EDT 2006  m at Z:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC.MPACPI i386
>> >>
>> >> the server in question is usually just idling away...
>> >> and nothing abnormal in my logs
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> thanks for your time,
>> >> Martin
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > ---------------------------------------------------------
>> > Joseph W. Breu, CCNA              phone : +1.319.268.5228
>> > Senior Network Administrator        fax : +1.319.266.8158
>> > Cedar Falls Utilities              cell : +1.319.493.1686
>> > support: +1.319.268.5221         url : http://www.cfu.net
>> >
>> >
>>
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