[Dovecot] IMAP outlook express error
Hi
Am running debian etch + exim4 + dovecot 1.0.rc15-2etch with both an IMAP and a POP3 server
The issue is when i try and get my mail using the IMAP protocol outlook gives and error "cannot find Inbox on 192.0.0.1"
its happens with thunderbird and with Kmail -
I assume i have misconfigured it some how and my mail is set to "mail_spool" in Exim4
I have pasted the output of "dovecot -n"
# /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf log_path: /var/log/dovecot/dovecot.log info_log_path: /var/log/dovecot/dovecot-info.log log_timestamp: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S protocols: pop3 imap listen(default): *:143 listen(imap): *:143 listen(pop3): *:110 ssl_disable: yes disable_plaintext_auth: no login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3-login login_greeting: The Chisipite Mail Server is ready. login_processes_count: 5 max_mail_processes: 100 verbose_proctitle: yes mail_extra_groups: mail Debian-exim mailbox_idle_check_interval: 5 mail_debug: yes maildir_copy_with_hardlinks: yes mail_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_executable(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3 mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/pop3 pop3_uidl_format(default): pop3_uidl_format(imap): pop3_uidl_format(pop3): %08Xu%08Xv auth default: verbose: yes passdb: driver: pam passdb: driver: passwd args: /etc/passwd passdb: driver: shadow args: /etc/shadow userdb: driver: passwd
On Thu, 8 Nov 2007, Hannibal Ndlovu wrote:
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The issue is when i try and get my mail using the IMAP protocol outlook gives and error "cannot find Inbox on 192.0.0.1"
Didn't really look at the rest of your settings, and it's probably a typo, but 192.0.0.1 is an odd address to be using. Are you sure you don't want 192.168.0.1?
(192.0.0.1 doesn't appear to be valid outside of IANA. 192.168.0.0/16 is the range that's blocked off for "Private Use". cf. RFC's 3330 and 1918)
Best, Ben
On Thu, 8 Nov 2007, Hannibal Ndlovu wrote:
Hi
Am running debian etch + exim4 + dovecot 1.0.rc15-2etch with both an IMAP and a POP3 server
The issue is when i try and get my mail using the IMAP protocol outlook gives and error "cannot find Inbox on 192.0.0.1"
its happens with thunderbird and with Kmail -
I assume i have misconfigured it some how and my mail is set to "mail_spool" in Exim4
[dovecot -n output trimmed]
Sorry for the noise about the obfuscated IP address.
It sounds like you have exim set to deliver mail to /var/mail/(username). Then you should set in your dovecot.conf:
mail_location = mbox:/var/mail/%u
Or, if you want other mbox folders to appear in ~/mail:
mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u
For full details, see: http://wiki.dovecot.org/MailLocation
Best, Ben
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