[Dovecot] problem with some mailboxes (failed: Is a directory)

[Timo Sirainen]

On Jan 30, 2009, at 5:24 AM, mikie at x.org.pl wrote:

>>> There is one workaround I know which is:
>>> rm /var/spool/mail/imap/user/username/Maildir/dovecot.index*
>> Delete the Sent* directory.
>
> Seems like there used to be any software or exadmin which created  
> those
> directories. I can not find out the source of it. I'm thinking about
> deleting all those but I am wondering if Maildir specification does  
> allow
> any subdirectories in new/cur/tmp?

tmp/ doesn't matter, but everything in new/ and cur/ is supposed to be  
a message, no directories.