Re: Dovecot 2.4 sieve

19 Oct 2026


      2.4.5 (0cbb641e3e): /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
Pigeonhole version 2.4.5 (742bb892)
OS: FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE-p2 arm64  ufs
Hostname: test
27 default setting changes since version 2.4.2
dovecot_config_version = 2.4.2
auth_mechanisms = plain cram-md5
base_dir = /var/run/home_mail/
dovecot_storage_version = 2.4.0
first_valid_gid = 0
imap_capability = SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE LITERAL+ STARTTLS LOGINDISABLED "AUTH=CRAM-MD5"
lda_mailbox_autocreate = yes
log_debug = category=auth
login_log_format_elements = user=<%{user}> method=%{mechanism} rip=%{remote_ip} lip=%{local_ip} mpid=%{mail_pid} %{secured} %{ssl_security} session=<%{session}> port=%{local_port}
mail_driver = maildir
mail_gid = 2222
mail_home = /var/mail/home_mail/%{user | username}
mail_log_events = delete undelete expunge copy mailbox_delete mailbox_rename
mail_log_fields = uid box msgid size from
mail_log_prefix = %{protocol}(%{user})[%{remote_ip}]<%{session}>:
mail_path = /var/mail/home_mail/%{user | username}/Maildir
mail_temp_scan_interval = 0
mail_uid = 2222
postmaster_address = doug@sermon-archive.info
protocols = imap
syslog_facility = local1
verbose_proctitle = yes
namespace inbox {
inbox = yes
mailbox Drafts {
autoexpunge = 5 days
special_use = "\\Drafts"
}
mailbox Junk {
autoexpunge = 5 days
special_use = "\\Junk"
}
mailbox Trash {
autoexpunge = 50 days
special_use = "\\Trash"
}
mailbox Sent {
autoexpunge = 30 days
special_use = "\\Sent"
}
mailbox "Sent Messages" {
autoexpunge = 30 days
special_use = "\\Sent"
}
}
passdb passwd-file {
auth_username_format = %{user | username}
default_password_scheme = CRYPT
driver = passwd-file
passwd_file_path = /usr/local/etc/dovecot/users
}
userdb static {
driver = static
fields {
allow_all_users = yes
home = /var/mail/home_mail/%d/%n
}
}
service imap-login {
inet_listener imap {
port = 143
}
inet_listener imaps {
port = 993
ssl = yes
}
inet_listener imaps2 {
port = 998
ssl = yes
}
}
service auth {
unix_listener auth-userdb {
group = vmail
mode = 0666
user = vmail
}
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
group = postfix
mode = 0660
user = postfix
}
}
service stats {
unix_listener stats-reader {
group = vmail
mode = 0660
user = vmail
}
unix_listener stats-writer {
group = vmail
mode = 0660
user = vmail
}
}
ssl_server {
cert_file = /www/certs/mail.pem
dh_file = /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dh.pem
key_file = # hidden, use -P to show it
}
protocol lda {
mail_plugins {
sieve = yes
}
}
protocol imap {
imap_metadata = yes
mail_plugins {
sieve = yes
mail_log = yes
}
}
protocol pop3 {
mail_plugins {
mail_log = yes
notify = yes
}
}
sieve_script personal {
active_path = /var/mail/home_mail/%{user | username}/.dovecot.sieve
driver = file
path = /var/mail/home_mail/%{user | username}/sieve
}
mail_attribute {
dict file {
path = %{home}/Maildir/dovecot-attributes
}
}
test#
-- Doug
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On Oct 18, 2026, at 22:37, Aki Tuomi <aki.tuomi@open-xchange.com> wrote:
doveconf would help
Aki
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On 19/10/2026 08:12 EEST Doug Hardie via dovecot <dovecot@dovecot.org> wrote:
I have dovecot 2.4 up and running and tried to add sieve.  There were a lot of strange permission errors which I fixed.  However all received mail is delivered to INBOX.  I have a test message that should match line 12 of the sieve.
if address :contains ["from","to","cc","bcc"] "skool.com"
However, sieve-test show some unusual output.  It does not give the values it is testing:
12: address test
12:   starting ':contains' match with 'i;ascii-casemap' comparator:
12:   extracting 'from' headers from message
12:   extracting 'to' headers from message
12:   extracting 'cc' headers from message
12:   extracting 'bcc' headers from message
12:   finishing match with result: not matched
12: jump if result is false
12:   jumping to line 18
I seem to recall on 2.3 it provided both values for the test.  I suspect something has changed in the formatting of the sieve file, but I have not been able to find anything on that.  The sieve has been recompiled.
I am also seeing many email delivered to my inbox with the contents:
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 22:00:00 -0700 (PDT)
dsync(doug): Error: mkdir(/mailbkup/home_mail/doug/Maildir) failed: Permission denied (euid=2222(vmail) egid=2222(vmail) missing +w perm: /mailbkup/home_mail, dir owned by 0:0 mode=0755)
dsync(doug): Error: mkdir(/mailbkup/home_mail/doug/Maildir) failed: Permission denied (euid=2222(vmail) egid=2222(vmail) missing +w perm: /mailbkup/home_mail, dir owned by 0:0 mode=0755)
dsync(doug): Error: mkdir(/mailbkup/home_mail/doug/Maildir) failed: Permission denied (euid=2222(vmail) egid=2222(vmail) missing +w perm: /mailbkup/home_mail, dir owned by 0:0 mode=0755)
dsync(doug): Error: brain S: Can't create mailbox Archive: Internal error occurred. Refer to server log for more information. [2026-10-18 22:00:00]
dsync(jeanne): Error: mkdir(/mailbkup/home_mail/jeanne/Maildir) failed: Permission denied (euid=2222(vmail) egid=2222(vmail) missing +w perm: /mailbkup/home_mail, dir owned by 0:0 mode=0755)
dsync(jeanne): Error: mkdir(/mailbkup/home_mail/jeanne/Maildir) failed: Permission denied (euid=2222(vmail) egid=2222(vmail) missing +w perm: /mailbkup/home_mail, dir owned by 0:0 mode=0755)
dsync(jeanne): Error: mkdir(/mailbkup/home_mail/jeanne/Maildir) failed: Permission denied (euid=2222(vmail) egid=2222(vmail) missing +w perm: /mailbkup/home_mail, dir owned by 0:0 mode=0755)
dsync(jeanne): Error: brain S: Can't create mailbox Bridge: Internal error occurred. Refer to server log for more information. [2026-10-18 22:00:00]
dsync(beneke): Error: mkdir(/mailbkup/home_mail/beneke/Maildir) failed: Permission denied (euid=2222(vmail) egid=2222(vmail) missing +w perm: /mailbkup/home_mail, dir owned by 0:0 mode=0755)
dsync(beneke): Error: mkdir(/mailbkup/home_mail/beneke/Maildir) failed: Permission denied (euid=2222(vmail) egid=2222(vmail) missing +w perm: /mailbkup/home_mail, dir owned by 0:0 mode=0755)
dsync(beneke): Error: mkdir(/mailbkup/home_mail/beneke/Maildir) failed: Permission denied (euid=2222(vmail) egid=2222(vmail) missing +w perm: /mailbkup/home_mail, dir owned by 0:0 mode=0755)
dsync(beneke): Error: brain S: Can't create mailbox Deleted Messages: Internal error occurred. Refer to server log for more information. [2026-10-18 22:00:01]
I find that a bit confusing since mail is delivered successfully to my inbox.
-- Doug

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