Error deleting INBOX when doing an imap sync
Des Magner
des at icandriveatractor.com
Wed Jun 3 13:17:33 EEST 2020
Hi
I am trying to set up a new mail server with dovecot. I got it all
installed and set up successfully but am running into problems trying to
migrate from my current email server. I tried the following command:
doveadm -Dv -o imapc_host=[current-imap-host] -o
imapc_user=[current-user] -o imapc_password=[password] -o
imapc_features=rfc822.size -o mail_fsync=never backup -R -u [user] imapc:
It connects fine but eventually fails with the following errors:
dsync([user]): Error: Mailbox INBOX sync: mailbox_delete failed:
INBOX can't be deleted.
dsync([user]): Debug: brain S: Remote mailbox tree: INBOX
guid=[xxx] uid_validity=1591096439 uid_next=1 subs=no last_change=0
last_subs=0
dsync([user] Debug: imapc([current-imap-host]:143): Disconnected
I am guessing the new INBOX is not compatible with the Inbox on my
current mail server so it is trying to delete it. If so is there a way I
can change my configuration to allow it to be deleted?
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