Im trying to figure out how to get dovecot to deliver to my mail_location (example: /opt/imapdata/j/jeff/INBOX/inbox) AND work with squirrelmail. Ive worked on this for hours reading the docs etc with no luck so far.

I get dovecot-lda to deliver to: /opt/imapdata/j/jeff/INBOX/inbox

but when I use squirrelmail, I see the following in the log:

dovecot: imap(jeff): Debug: Effective uid=1006, gid=999, home=/opt/imapdata/j/jeff/INBOX/inbox dovecot: imap(jeff): Error: chdir(/opt/imapdata/j/jeff/INBOX/inbox) failed: Not a directory dovecot: imap(jeff): Debug: Namespace : type=private, prefix=INBOX/, sep=/, inbox=yes, hidden=no, list=yes, subscriptions=yes location=maildir:/opt/imapdata/j/jeff:INBOX=/opt/imapdata/j/jeff/INBOX:LAYOUT=fs:DIRNAME=mmDIR:INDEX=~/indexes

It complains that 'inbox' isnt a directory, but I want it to use: /opt/imapdata/j/jeff/INBOX

What parameter do I need to tweak to get this to work? Ive tried the 'folder options' in squirrelmail but that doesnt appear to have any effect here (or at least at this point in my testing).

It seems that the only parameter to tweak is 'mail_location' which Im having no luck getting to work correctly. Also namespace may play a part but every combination Ive tried does not result in getting it work thus far.

On a sidenote when I send more than 1 email, it doesnt seem to honor 'maildir', it seems its doing 'mbox' instead? I get one flat file. Im lost and confused.

my variables:

mail_location = maildir:/opt/imapdata/%1n/%n:INBOX=/opt/imapdata/%1n/%n:LAYOUT=fs:DIRNAME=mmDIR:INDEX=~/indexes

namespace { type = private separator = / prefix = INBOX/ inbox = yes }

Your help is appreciated! Thanks, Jeff

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