December 2007 - dovecot

[Dovecot] Compact all maildirs with dovecot-1.0.9?
by Jeff Kowalczyk 23 Dec '07

23 Dec '07

I'm running dovecot-1.0.9 on Gentoo Linux. I recently observed a large increase in disk usage on this dedicated mailserver. I attribute it to high spam traffic and/or large attachments for legit email retained on the server. How can I run a command equivalent to an IMAP client's 'Compact Folder' on the entire tree of maildirs under each /home/(user)? Thanks.

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Re: [Dovecot] namespace problem / 1.1beta11
by ja nein 22 Dec '07

22 Dec '07

yep, originally I want Dovecot to behave exactly the same like our Cyrus environment regarding namespaces, in preparation of a migration :) The first login shows Dovecot output, second show Cyrus, for comparison... Regards, Sebastian ----- Ursprüngliche Mail ---- Von: Charles Marcus <CMarcus(a)Media-Brokers.com> An: Dovecot Mailing List <dovecot(a)dovecot.org> Gesendet: Samstag, den 22. Dezember 2007, 16:24:00 Uhr Betreff: Re: [Dovecot] namespace problem / 1.1beta11 On 12/22/2007, ja nein (reg9009(a)yahoo.de) wrote: > AUTH=DIGEST-MD5 AUTH=NTLM AUTH=SRP AUTH=OTP AUTH=PASSDSS-3DES-1 > SASL-IR] Cyrus IMAP4 v2.3.8 server ready Cyrus?? -- Best regards, Charles __________________________________ Ihr erstes Baby? Holen Sie sich Tipps von anderen Eltern. www.yahoo.de/clever

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Re: [Dovecot] v1.1.beta12 deliver crashes (arvids) Ditto!
by Jerry Yeager 22 Dec '07

22 Dec '07

On Dec 22, 2007, at 5:00 AM, dovecot-request(a)dovecot.org wrote: (stuff cut out) > Message: 10 > Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:12:30 +0200 > From: arvids <arvids(a)mpe.lv> > Subject: [Dovecot] v1.1.beta12 deliver crashes > To: Dovecot Mailing List <dovecot(a)dovecot.org> > Message-ID: <200712221112.30760.arvids(a)mpe.lv> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hello, > > v1.1.beta12 deliver crashes: > > Dec 22 11:05:29 iserver deliver(tests2): file index-mail.c: line > 1042 (index_mail_close): assertion failed: (!mail- > >data.destroying_stream) > Dec 22 11:05:29 iserver deliver(tests2): Raw backtrace: /usr/local/ > dovecot/libexec/dovecot/deliver(i_syslog_fatal_handler+0x2c) > [0x80baa8c] -> /usr/local/do > vecot/libexec/dovecot/deliver [0x80ba88b] -> /usr/local/dovecot/ > libexec/dovecot/deliver [0x80852e1] -> /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/ > dovecot/deliver(index_mail > _free+0xe) [0x8085f5e] -> /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/ > deliver(mail_free+0x10) [0x80a9b70] -> /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/ > dovecot/deliver(main+0xfce) [ > 0x805a9be] -> /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xd8) [0xb7e69df8] - > > /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/deliver [0x8058a51] > more stuff cut out > > Regards, Arvids > > > ------------------------------ > I am getting essentially the same type of error, except that the message actually is delivered along with a receipt to the sender that it was not able to be delivered. Dec 22 11:33:57 mac-g5 deliver(jerry(a)scene-naturally.dyndns.org) [28416]: msgid=<B865E78F-83BB-4B46-864C-44EEC1BC01AF(a)scene-naturally.dyndns.org >: saved mail to INBOX Dec 22 11:33:57 mac-g5 deliver(jerry(a)scene-naturally.dyndns.org) [28416]: file index-mail.c: line 1042 (index_mail_close): assertion failed: (!mail->data.destroying_stream) Dec 22 11:33:57 mac-g5 deliver(testuser(a)scene-naturally.dyndns.org) [28417]: auth input: testuser(a)scene-naturally.dyndns.org Dec 22 11:33:57 mac-g5 deliver(jerry(a)scene-naturally.dyndns.org) [28416]: Raw backtrace: 2 deliver 0x00000000000c8ae4 i_syslog_fatal_handler + 124 -> 3 deliver 0x00000000000c8598 i_fatal + 0 -> 4 deliver 0x0000000000057f5c index_mail_close + 264 -> 5 deliver 0x0000000000058958 index_mail_free + 68 -> 6 deliver 0x00000000000a406c mail_free + 68 - > 7 deliver 0x00000000000055d8 main + 4344 -> 8 deliver 0x00000000000010d0 start + 68 Dec 22 11:33:58 mac-g5 postfix/pipe[28415]: 251EE4D094C: to=<jerry(a)scene-naturally.dyndns.org >, relay=dovecot, delay=0.38, delays=0.02/0.04/0/0.32, dsn=5.3.0, status=bounced (Command died with signal 6: "/usr/local/libexec/ dovecot/deliver") Dec 22 11:33:58 jerry-yeagers-power-mac-g5 postfix/qmgr[67]: 251EE4D094C: removed Switching to using the Postfix deliver works and it seems everything else in the new beta 12, so far, is fine. Running on OS X 10.5.1 Jerry

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[Dovecot] v1.1.beta12 deliver crashes
by arvids 22 Dec '07

22 Dec '07

Hello, v1.1.beta12 deliver crashes: Dec 22 11:05:29 iserver deliver(tests2): file index-mail.c: line 1042 (index_mail_close): assertion failed: (!mail->data.destroying_stream) Dec 22 11:05:29 iserver deliver(tests2): Raw backtrace: /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/deliver(i_syslog_fatal_handler+0x2c) [0x80baa8c] -> /usr/local/do vecot/libexec/dovecot/deliver [0x80ba88b] -> /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/deliver [0x80852e1] -> /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/deliver(index_mail _free+0xe) [0x8085f5e] -> /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/deliver(mail_free+0x10) [0x80a9b70] -> /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/deliver(main+0xfce) [ 0x805a9be] -> /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xd8) [0xb7e69df8] -> /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/deliver [0x8058a51] My dovecot -n: # 1.1.beta12: /usr/local/dovecot/etc/dovecot.conf base_dir: /var/run/dovecot/ syslog_facility: local0 protocols: pop3 imap ssl_cert_file: /etc/postfix/mail-cert.pem ssl_key_file: /etc/postfix/mail-key.pem disable_plaintext_auth: no verbose_ssl: yes login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable(default): /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(imap): /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(pop3): /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login login_greeting: Server. login_process_per_connection: no login_processes_count: 5 login_max_processes_count: 32 verbose_proctitle: yes first_valid_uid: 95 first_valid_gid: 95 mail_uid: 95 mail_gid: 95 mail_location: maildir:~/Maildir mail_debug: yes fsync_disable: yes mail_executable(default): /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/rawlog /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(imap): /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/rawlog /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(pop3): /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/pop3 mail_plugins(default): quota imap_quota mail_plugins(imap): quota imap_quota mail_plugins(pop3): quota mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/local/dovecot/lib/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/local/dovecot/lib/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/local/dovecot/lib/dovecot/pop3 imap_client_workarounds(default): delay-newmail imap_client_workarounds(imap): delay-newmail imap_client_workarounds(pop3): pop3_enable_last(default): no pop3_enable_last(imap): no pop3_enable_last(pop3): yes pop3_client_workarounds(default): pop3_client_workarounds(imap): pop3_client_workarounds(pop3): outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh namespace: type: private separator: . inbox: yes list: yes subscriptions: yes auth default: mechanisms: plain login digest-md5 cram-md5 apop cache_size: 1024 cache_ttl: 600 cache_negative_ttl: 60 user: doveauth verbose: yes passdb: driver: sql args: /usr/local/dovecot/etc/dovecot-sql.conf userdb: driver: prefetch userdb: driver: sql args: /usr/local/dovecot/etc/dovecot-sql.conf socket: type: listen client: path: /var/spool/postfix/private/auth mode: 432 user: postfix group: postfix master: path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-master mode: 384 user: vmail group: vmail plugin: quota: dict:::proxy:/var/run/dovecot/dict-server:quotadict dict: quotadict: mysql:/usr/local/dovecot/etc/dovecot-sql-dict-quota.conf Regards, Arvids

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[Dovecot] How to restore old mailbox
by Simon Gao 22 Dec '07

22 Dec '07

Hi, I have issue with one user mailbox in /var/spool/mail. I have to restore older version of the same mailbox file over the newer one. What's the best way to do this? Simon

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[Dovecot] Squirrelmail + Dovecot + Maildir
by Vicki Stanfield 21 Dec '07

21 Dec '07

I have been struggling with getting my Fedora 7 box set up to use dovecot with Squirrelmail and Maildir. It works correctly with the exception of writing outgoing mail to the right folder (.Sent) or drafts (.Drafts). If I send a mail with Mutt, it writes the mail to the right place, so it has to be squirrelmail config or dovecot config. I want to use .Sent for sent-mail (~user/Maildir/.Sent) and .Drafts for drafts (~user/Maildir/.Drafts). Here is what I see in /etc/squirrelmail/config.php $optional_delimiter = '.'; [snip] $default_folder_prefix = ''; $trash_folder = 'Trash'; $sent_folder = 'Sent'; $draft_folder = 'Drafts'; $default_move_to_trash = true; $default_move_to_sent = true; $default_save_as_draft = true; The error in the browser is: * ERROR : Bad or malformed request.* Server responded: {830} BAD Error in IMAP command : Unknown command. and in the logs I see this: Dec 18 09:41:56 opus postfix/smtpd[12747]: connect from localhost[127.0.0.1] Dec 18 09:41:56 opus postfix/smtpd[12747]: 4CB7329B00B2: client=localhost[127.0.0.1] Dec 18 09:41:56 opus postfix/cleanup[12750]: 4CB7329B00B2: message-id=<51150.127.0.1.1.1197988916.squirrel(a)127.0.1.1> Dec 18 09:41:56 opus postfix/qmgr[2650]: 4CB7329B00B2: from=<vic(a)thepenguin.net>, size=1015, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Dec 18 09:41:56 opus postfix/smtpd[12747]: disconnect from localhost[127.0.0.1] Dec 18 09:41:56 opus dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<vic>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:127.0.1.1, lip=::ffff:127.0.1.1, secured Dec 18 09:41:56 opus dovecot: IMAP(vic): Disconnected: Too many invalid IMAP commands. Dec 18 09:41:59 opus postfix/smtp[12751]: 4CB7329B00B2: to=<vstanfield(a)other.com>, relay=platinum.fusionalliance.com[168.215.73.114]:25, delay=3.6, delays=0.08/0.01/2.6/0.89, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 Requested mail action okay, completed) Dec 18 09:41:59 opus postfix/qmgr[2650]: 4CB7329B00B2: removed As you can surmise from the logs, the mail does get sent. Anybody see my mistake? CaptainVic

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[Dovecot] 1.1.beta11 crashes
by Brian Taber 21 Dec '07

21 Dec '07

I am running 1.1.beta11 because I was having locking and coruption issues with indexes and mailbox on the latest release version. Some of my previous corrupted indexes caused an issue with 1.1.beta11: Dec 20 21:25:40 ra dovecot: IMAP(bodil(a)mydomain.com): Raw backtrace: imap [0x47ef81] -> imap [0x47eca6] -> imap [0x42c3bc] -> imap [0x42f201] -> imap [0x42f324] -> imap [0x41d585] -> imap(imap_fetch+0x147) [0x41cb17] -> imap(cmd_fetch+0x1bc) [0x41686c] -> imap(cmd_uid+0x52) [0x419c42] -> imap [0x41a508] -> imap [0x41a5aa] -> imap(client_input+0x72) [0x41ab72] -> imap(io_loop_handler_run+0x106) [0x485746] -> imap(io_loop_run+0x1d) [0x484dbd] -> imap(main+0x401) [0x421f51] -> /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf4) [0x30af61d8a4] -> imap [0x414fa9] Dec 20 21:25:40 ra dovecot: child 4353 (imap) killed with signal 6 Dec 20 21:28:24 ra dovecot: IMAP(bodil(a)mydomain.com): file maildir-uidlist.c: line 840 (maildir_uidlist_set_ext_real): assertion failed: (rec != NULL) Dec 20 21:28:24 ra dovecot: IMAP(bodil(a)mydomain.com): Raw backtrace: imap [0x47ef81] -> imap [0x47eca6] -> imap [0x42c3bc] -> imap [0x42f201] -> imap [0x42f324] -> imap [0x41d585] -> imap(imap_fetch+0x147) [0x41cb17] -> imap(cmd_fetch+0x1bc) [0x41686c] -> imap(cmd_uid+0x52) [0x419c42] -> imap [0x41a508] -> imap [0x41a5aa] -> imap(client_input+0x72) [0x41ab72] -> imap(io_loop_handler_run+0x106) [0x485746] -> imap(io_loop_run+0x1d) [0x484dbd] -> imap(main+0x401) [0x421f51] -> /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf4) [0x30af61d8a4] -> imap [0x414fa9] Dec 20 21:28:24 ra dovecot: child 4385 (imap) killed with signal 6 Dec 20 21:30:08 ra dovecot: IMAP(bodil(a)mydomain.com): file maildir-uidlist.c: line 840 (maildir_uidlist_set_ext_real): assertion failed: (rec != NULL) Dec 20 21:30:08 ra dovecot: IMAP(bodil(a)mydomain.com): Raw backtrace: imap [0x47ef81] -> imap [0x47eca6] -> imap [0x42c3bc] -> imap [0x42f201] -> imap [0x42f324] -> imap [0x41d585] -> imap(imap_fetch+0x147) [0x41cb17] -> imap(cmd_fetch+0x1bc) [0x41686c] -> imap(cmd_uid+0x52) [0x419c42] -> imap [0x41a508] -> imap [0x41a5aa] -> imap(client_input+0x72) [0x41ab72] -> imap(io_loop_handler_run+0x106) [0x485746] -> imap(io_loop_run+0x1d) [0x484dbd] -> imap(main+0x401) [0x421f51] -> /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf4) [0x30af61d8a4] -> imap [0x414fa9] Dec 20 21:30:08 ra dovecot: child 4397 (imap) killed with signal 6 I removed the index files for that mainbox and that error went away, but it caused another error: Dec 20 21:45:29 ra dovecot: IMAP(bodil(a)mydomain.com): file_dotlock_open() failed with file /mailindex/mydomain.com/bodil/.INBOX/dovecot.index.log: No such file or directory I had to recreate the .INBOX folder manually and all was great. The funny thing is it had already created all the other folders in the mailbox....

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[Dovecot] Recent message flag unavailable ?
by Nicolas KOWALSKI 21 Dec '07

21 Dec '07

Hello, When a message is copied or newly-delivered to a folder, it does not have the "recent" flag set. Is there something in the configuration to activate it ? Thanks. # dovecot -n # 1.0.9: /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf protocols: imap login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable: /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap-login mail_location: mbox:~/mail:INBOX=~/mail/INBOX:INDEX=/var/cache/dovecot mbox_write_locks: fcntl auth default: passdb: driver: pam userdb: driver: passwd The MUA which shows it is Alpine 0.999999. -- Nicolas

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[Dovecot] namespace problem / 1.1beta11
by ja nein 21 Dec '07

21 Dec '07

Hi all, actually I got a problem with the namespaces in dovecot 1.1 beta11. It occured after purging index files and resynch via imapsync. Dovecot complains about "Unknown namespace", though it worked with versions before. I cannot comfirm for 1.1beta10, but I surely know 1.1beta9 worked with these settings. Example: From Folder [INBOX/Trash] To Folder [___________] To Folder ___________ does not exist Creating folder [___________] Couldn't create [___________]266 NO Unknown namespace. Used imapsync command: /home/imapsync/imapsync --host1 ip.of.host.1 --user1 user1 --password1 password --host2 127.0.0.1 --user2 user2 --password2 password --authmech2 LOGIN --regextrans2 s/\./_/g --delete2 --sep1 . --sep2 . --justfolders Another run with different namespace settings shows up the folders in Thunderbird as INBOX^2002, INBOX^Trash ans so on... My goal is to keep all client settings when migrating a bigger installation of cyrus to dovecot. For know all folders in Cyrus appear as subfolders of INBOX, which I had achieved with dovecot < 1.1beta11. Any ideas? Btw., as we work in a load balanced environment, LMTP delivery would be a great feature for upcoming releases, as it would enable people to use multiple frontends of SMTP servers without the need of connecting them to a somewhat shared file system. Forwarding all mail to a SMTP server on the machine running dovecot and doing delivery there isn't the favoured option (at least for us). And a huge thx to Timo on working that hard on such a great working product! Regrads, Sebastian Dovecot conf putput: # 1.1.beta11: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf base_dir: /home/dovecot/ syslog_facility: local3 protocols: imap pop3 ssl_disable: yes disable_plaintext_auth: no login_dir: /home/dovecot/var/run/login login_executable(default): /opt/dovecot-1.1-beta11/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(imap): /opt/dovecot-1.1-beta11/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(pop3): /opt/dovecot-1.1-beta11/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login verbose_proctitle: yes mail_location: maildir:/home/dovecot/mail/%d/%u:INDEX=/home/dovecot/index/%d/%u mail_executable(default): /opt/dovecot-1.1-beta11/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(imap): /opt/dovecot-1.1-beta11/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(pop3): /opt/dovecot-1.1-beta11/libexec/dovecot/pop3 mail_plugins(default): fts fts_squat mail_plugins(imap): fts fts_squat mail_plugins(pop3): mail_plugin_dir(default): /opt/dovecot-1.1-beta11/lib/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(imap): /opt/dovecot-1.1-beta11/lib/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /opt/dovecot-1.1-beta11/lib/dovecot/pop3 namespace: type: private separator: / prefix: INBOX/ inbox: yes list: yes subscriptions: yes auth default: mechanisms: plain login digest-md5 cram-md5 verbose: yes passdb: driver: sql args: /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf userdb: driver: sql args: /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf socket: type: listen client: path: /home/dovecot/var/run/dovecot/auth-client master: path: /home/dovecot/var/run/dovecot/auth-master user: vuser plugin: fts: squat __________________________________ Ihr erstes Baby? Holen Sie sich Tipps von anderen Eltern. www.yahoo.de/clever

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[Dovecot] Dovecot truncating messages and/or attachments
by fp＠kraptastic.com 21 Dec '07

21 Dec '07

Hello, I am having problems with Dovecot not sending clients emails bigger then 8-12k (it varies) or attachments bigger then 8-12k. I am also getting 'Corrupted transaction log file' errors ' unexpected end of file while reading header' I have deleted the dovecot.index.log, dovecot.index.cache, and dovecot.index several dozen times. I started off using Centos 5, with their package of dovecot 1.05, after seeing that there were problems in the package in the http://wiki.dovecot.org/WhyDoesItNotWork, I went with a source install of dovecot 1.09. Here is my cfg info: # dovecot -n # 1.0.9: /etc/dovecot.conf protocols: pop3 pop3s imap imaps ssl_cert_file: /etc/dovecert.pem ssl_key_file: /etc/dovekey.pem disable_plaintext_auth: no login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login login_process_size: 128 first_valid_uid: 106 last_valid_uid: 106 mail_extra_groups: mail mail_location: maildir:/var/spool/postfix/virtual/%d/%u mail_debug: yes maildir_copy_with_hardlinks: yes mail_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3 mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib64/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib64/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib64/dovecot/pop3 imap_client_workarounds(default): outlook-idle delay-newmail imap_client_workarounds(imap): outlook-idle delay-newmail imap_client_workarounds(pop3): outlook-idle pop3_uidl_format: %08Xu%08Xv pop3_client_workarounds(default): pop3_client_workarounds(imap): pop3_client_workarounds(pop3): outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh auth default: mechanisms: plain login user: vmail passdb: driver: sql args: /etc/dovecot-mysql.conf userdb: driver: sql args: /etc/dovecot-mysql.conf userdb: driver: prefetch socket: type: listen client: path: /var/spool/postfix/private/auth mode: 432 user: postfix group: vmail master: path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-master mode: 432 user: vmail group: vmail (the login process is 128 because i was experimenting with various numbers (32,64,80,etc) The /var/log/maillog has hundreds of these: Dec 11 16:27:42 le1 dovecot: POP3(xxx@xxx): Corrupted transaction log file /var/spool/postfix/virtual/xxx.com/xxx(a)xxx/dovecot.index.log: unexpected end of file while reading header I turned made it so the mail stays on the server, so i can see that the mail stored there by postfix is the correct size. When email clients download mail through pop3 or pop3s it only downloads 4,8, or 12 k worth of the email (whether it has attachments or not). Here is an example transaction: Dec 11 17:18:31 le1 dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH 1 PLAIN service=POP3 lip=142.179.211.193 rip=24.71.237.54 resp= Dec 11 17:18:31 le1 dovecot: auth(default): client out: CONT 1 Dec 11 17:18:31 le1 dovecot: auth(default): client in: CONT 1 AHNoYXduQGxhbmdmb3JkZWxlY3RyaWMuY2EAdW5mdW5m Dec 11 17:18:31 le1 dovecot: auth(default): cache(shawn(a)xxx.com,24.71.237.54): hit Dec 11 17:18:31 le1 dovecot: auth(default): client out: OK 1 user=shawn(a)xxx.com Dec 11 17:18:31 le1 dovecot: auth(default): master in: REQUEST 92 8447 1 Dec 11 17:18:31 le1 dovecot: pop3-login: Login: user=<shawn(a)xxx.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=24.71.237.54, lip=142.179.211.193 Dec 11 17:18:31 le1 dovecot: auth(default): master out: USER 92 shawn(a)xxx.com maildir=xxx.com/shawn@xxx.com/ uid=106 gid=106 Dec 11 17:18:31 le1 dovecot: POP3(shawn(a)xxx.com): Effective uid=106, gid=106 Dec 11 17:18:31 le1 dovecot: POP3(shawn(a)xxx.com): maildir: data=/var/spool/postfix/virtual/xxx.com/shawn@xxx.com Dec 11 17:18:31 le1 dovecot: POP3(shawn(a)xxx.com): maildir: root=/var/spool/postfix/virtual/xxx.com/shawn@xxx.com, index=/var/spool/postfix/virtual/xxx.com/shawn@xxx.com, control=, inbox= Dec 11 17:18:31 le1 dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=8487 Dec 11 17:18:31 le1 dovecot: POP3(shawn(a)xxx.com): Disconnected: Logged out top=0/0, retr=1/4215, del=0/1, size=70206 To be clear, if i telnet to 110, and manually do a retr on the message it only sends 4,8,or 12k worth of the message. So it does not appear to be a permission problem, it is reading and writing to the directory properly. The system is x86_64 centos 5, not using the standard dovecot nor postfix rpms that come with the distro. postfix from what I can tell, is working fine, but dovecot isn't. I'm going to try installing cyrus to make sure it's not postfix, but I'd really like to avoid cyrus if possible. Thanks in advance for any help.

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