[Dovecot] Address Extensions with System Users

[Scott Silva]

on 4-16-2009 6:10 PM Jeff Grossman spake the following:
> On 4/16/2009 5:18 PM, Jeff Grossman wrote:
>> On 4/16/2009 2:08 PM, Timo Sirainen wrote:
>>> On Thu, 2009-04-16 at 11:14 -0700, Jeff Grossman wrote:
>>>> Everything I can find about setting this up applies to virtual users
>>>> which
>>>> I do not have.  How do I get Deliver to recognize the address
>>>> extension.
>>>> I am sure it is easy, and I apologize for not finding the answer out
>>>> myself.
>>> Nope. Actually deliver doesn't currently support that feature at all
>>> internally. You could always write a wrapper script that split the
>>> extension part and feed it separately to deliver..
>> I was messing around with making this work, and I almost got it, but
>> ran into a problem.  I changed the line in main.cf to:
>>
>> mailbox_command = /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/deliver -n -m "$EXTENSION"
>>
>> Now, in my logs it displays this:
>>
>> Apr 16 17:02:34 apple postfix/local[5990]: 3BFF77B8F24:
>> to=<jeff+Dad at stikman.com>, relay=local, delay=0.06,
>> delays=0.01/0.03/0/0.02, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to command:
>> /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/deliver -n -m "$EXTENSION")
>>
>> and tries to save the message in the dad folder.  The only problem is
>> the dad folder is listed as "Dad" and no matter what I put in the
>> e-mail address, capital "D" or lowecase "D", it always tries to save
>> it do "dad" which does not exist.
>>
>> deliver(jeff): msgid=<49E7C710.7060702 at stikman.com>: save failed to
>> dad: Mailbox doesn't exist: dad
>>
>> Do I have to change all of my folder names to lowercase, or is there a
>> easier fix I am missing?
>>
>> Also, a different problem in regards to this also.  Now I am getting
>> the following lines in my maillog file:
>>
>> Apr 16 17:02:34 apple dovecot: deliver(jeff): sieve runtime error:
>> Keep: Generic
>>  Error
>> Apr 16 17:02:34 apple dovecot: deliver(jeff):
>> sieve_execute_bytecode(/home/jeff/sievec) failed
>>
>> This only started after I changed the deliver line in main.cf.  If I
>> can get + addressing working, I don't need the sieve script so I will
>> remove it.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jeff
> It works if I change the folder name to lowercase.  But, it seems to be
> delivering the message twice to the folder.  Not sure why that is yet. 
> Plus, I am no longer getting the sieve errors.  Must be something to do
> with the folder name mismatch.
> 
> Jeff
> 
AFAIR the RFC's state that all e-mail addresses are acted on in lowercase when
being manipulated. The upper case parts are left intact only for human beings
to read.

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