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

Benjamin R. Haskell dovecot at benizi.com
Mon Dec 17 04:47:02 EET 2007


[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.)


> 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


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