30 Aug
2008
30 Aug
'08
7:15 p.m.
After 5120 bytes the maildirsize file is rebuilt by reading through the entire maildir. This is also what Courier did.
Thank you for the quick reply and clarification. I was not aware of this behavior before.
So what exactly happens when the maildirsize is rebuilt? You mean all bytes are counted, except from INBOX?
Everything is normal (counted) when the file is rebuilt at 5120 bytes.
The problem seems to be when, upon migration to dovecot, the maildirsize file was already over 5120 bytes (5128, even 5148, normally consisting of one file entry line). With this size, dovecot behaves as if there is no maildirsize file present in the user's maildir.