[Dovecot] mbox to maildir conversion does not work

Scott Bruce sbruce at doe.carleton.ca
Fri Feb 22 22:10:05 EET 2008


Hello,

I'm try to use the convert plugin, but I cannot seem to get it working 
properly. Is there any setting that I'm missing.
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dovecot -n
# 1.0.10: dovecot.conf
log_path: /var/log/dovecot
protocols: imap imaps pop3 pop3s
listen(default): 127.0.0.1:143
listen(imap): 127.0.0.1:143
listen(pop3): *:110
ssl_listen(default): *:993
ssl_listen(imap): *:993
ssl_listen(pop3): *:995
login_dir: /opt/csw/var/run/dovecot/login
login_executable(default): /opt/csw/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(imap): /opt/csw/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(pop3): /opt/csw/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login
mail_location: maildir:/var/imap/%u/.imap
mail_debug: yes
maildir_copy_with_hardlinks: yes
mail_executable(default): /opt/csw/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(imap): /opt/csw/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(pop3): /opt/csw/libexec/dovecot/pop3
mail_plugins(default):
mail_plugins(imap):
mail_plugins(pop3): convert
mail_plugin_dir(default): /opt/csw/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(imap): /opt/csw/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /opt/csw/lib/dovecot/pop3
pop3_reuse_xuidl(default): no
pop3_reuse_xuidl(imap): no
pop3_reuse_xuidl(pop3): yes
pop3_uidl_format(default):
pop3_uidl_format(imap):
pop3_uidl_format(pop3): %08Xu%08Xv
auth default:
   passdb:
     driver: pam
   userdb:
     driver: passwd
plugin:
   convert_skip_broken_mailboxes: no
   convert_mail: mbox:INBOX=/var/mail/%u

Dovecot log
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dovecot: Feb 22 14:13:28 Info: pop3-login: Login: user=<scott>, 
method=PLAIN, rip=134.117.43.54, lip=134.117.9.47, TLS
dovecot: Feb 22 14:13:28 Info: POP3(scott): Loading modules from 
directory: /opt/csw/lib/dovecot/pop3
dovecot: Feb 22 14:13:28 Info: POP3(scott): Module loaded: 
/opt/csw/lib/dovecot/pop3/lib20_convert_plugin.so
dovecot: Feb 22 14:13:28 Info: POP3(scott): Effective uid=xxx, gid=xx
dovecot: Feb 22 14:13:28 Info: POP3(scott): mbox: data=INBOX=/var/mail/scott
dovecot: Feb 22 14:13:28 Info: POP3(scott): maildir: 
data=/var/imap/scott/.imap
dovecot: Feb 22 14:13:28 Info: POP3(scott): maildir: 
root=/var/imap/scott/.imap, index=/var/imap/scott/.imap, control=, inbox=
dovecot: Feb 22 14:13:28 Info: POP3(scott): Disconnected: Logged out 
top=0/0, retr=0/0, del=0/0, size=0
bash-3.00# du -sh /var/imap/sbruce/.imap/

And I can use mb2md to do the conversion, but I was hoping to do it on 
the fly.

Thank You for your time,
Scott


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dovecot --version
1.0.10





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