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[Dovecot] Mercurial repositories for ManageSieve and Sieve
by Stephan Bosch 17 Jun '08

17 Jun '08

Hello Dovecot users, Recently I was asked to use Mercurial for the ManageSieve development just like Dovecot. As a matter of fact I have been using Mercurial for some time now. Now that I am back from a short and active vacation I am ready to publish my repositories. The repositories are publicly available at: http://hg.rename-it.nl/ The -patch repositories are so-called Mercurial Queues (MQ) repositories. This provides an easy (quilt-like) means to manage patches over an upstream source repository like the one that exists for Dovecot. The patches are managed in a repository called 'patches' below the .hg directory in your main repository. Currently, these MQ repositories only have the managesieve.patch witch is the actual patch I refresh and release each time Timo makes a new Dovecot release. The following command sequence shows how to incorporate the managesieve patch repository in a freshly cloned dovecot-1.1 tree: hg clone http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-1.1 cd dovecot-1.1 hg clone http://hg.rename-it.nl/dovecot-1.1-managesieve-patch .hg/patches hg qpush When updating the dovecot tree it is important to unapply all patches before performing 'hg pull' on the dovecot tree: hg qpop --all hg pull hg update hg qpush This otherwise results in a multi-head situation which can be resolved using a 'hg rollback' or using 'hg qpop --all' afterwards, which should gracefully clean up the situation (never merge the heads!). Updating the patch repository works as follows: hg qpop --all hg -R .hg/patches pull hg -R .hg/patches update hg qpush After 'hg qpush' the dovecot repository is patched and can be compiled as explained for the normal patch method using the .diff.gz (don't forget ./autogen.sh for compiling dovecot in a mercurial repository). The actual ManageSieve implementation for Dovecot-1.1 is available as a separate package and thus there exists a separate repository for it. Its compilation is no different from the .tar.gz releases, except for the fact that (just like for dovecot) ./autogen.sh needs to be executed before configure. The new (and highly experimental) Sieve implementation is available as the dovecot-libsieve repository. It contains a README file that should explain most of its features and the installation procedure. This is currently still not release-ready and should not be used for any important mail whatsoever. I publish this for people who want to test and play around with it to provide feedback on early bugs and (release-critical) missing features. The TODO and README files provide an overview of my current progress towards a first release. Regards, Stephan.

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[Dovecot] Re-applying Sieve rules on existing messages
by Tomasz K Jarzynka 17 Jun '08

17 Jun '08

Hi, I saw this hack on the Internet once but now that I need it, can't find it anymore. Does anybody know how to trick Dovecot LDA/Sieve into filtering mail that has already been stored into a folder? Thanks in advance ;) -- Tomasz K. Jarzynka / +48 601 706 601 / tomee(a-t)genesilico(d-o-t)pl Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Protein Engineering | www.genesilico.pl International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology | www.iimcb.gov.pl

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[Dovecot] quota-warning.sh
by Drew Marshall 17 Jun '08

17 Jun '08

Hi I have just installed Dovecot (Moved from Courier-IMAP) and have just about everything running well thanks to some great docs in the wiki (Thank you to all those who contributed!) however I have not managed to get the quota warnings working yet. I have done much Googling and come back with some oldish posts which help me to understand how the quota warnings work but having looked at all this I have realised I don't have a quota-warning.sh script in /usr/local/bin where the config suggests it ought to be. In fact, I don't have a file by this name any where on the box. I have downloaded both 1.1 source (Which I'm running) and 1.0 and I can't find this anywhere in the sources or the tarball. Could some one tell me where I can find this or am I supposed to make my own? If so is there and example that I can follow? Thanks in advance for your help Drew -- In line with our policy, this message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Technology Tiger's Mail Launder system <www.mail-launder.com> Our email policy can be found at www.technologytiger.net/policy Technology Tiger Limited is registered in Scotland with registration number: 310997 Registered Office 55-57 West High Street Inverurie AB51 3QQ

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[Dovecot] Installation Problem -
by Kaushal Gandhi 16 Jun '08

16 Jun '08

Hello, I have installed dovecot Version 1.0.14 on Centos Linux 4.6. When I do ./configure --with-pam, I get below mentioned error. Please help Best Regards Kaushal ---------------- Error ---------- Making all in imap-login make[3]: Entering directory `/tmp/dovecot-1.0.14/src/imap-login' /bin/sh ../../libtool --tag=CC --mode=link gcc -std=gnu99 -g -O2 -Wall -W -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wpointer-arith -Wchar-subscripts -Wformat=2 -Wbad-function-cast -I/usr/kerberos/include -o imap-login client.o client-authenticate.o imap-proxy.o ../login-common/liblogin-common.a ../lib-imap/libimap.a ../lib-auth/libauth.a ../lib/liblib.a -L/usr/kerberos/lib -lssl -lcrypto -lgssapi_krb5 -lkrb5 -lcom_err -lk5crypto -lresolv -ldl -lz gcc -std=gnu99 -g -O2 -Wall -W -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wpointer-arith -Wchar-subscripts -Wformat=2 -Wbad-function-cast -I/usr/kerberos/include -o imap-login client.o client-authenticate.o imap-proxy.o ../login-common/liblogin-common.a ../lib-imap/libimap.a ../lib-auth/libauth.a ../lib/liblib.a -L/usr/kerberos/lib -lssl -lcrypto -lgssapi_krb5 -lkrb5 -lcom_err -lk5crypto -lresolv -ldl -lz ../login-common/liblogin-common.a(ssl-proxy-openssl.o)(.text+0x10e9): In function `ssl_proxy_init': /tmp/dovecot-1.0.14/src/login-common/ssl-proxy-openssl.c:735: undefined reference to `SSL_CTX_set_info_callback' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[3]: *** [imap-login] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/tmp/dovecot-1.0.14/src/imap-login' make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/dovecot-1.0.14/src' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/dovecot-1.0.14' make: *** [all] Error 2 --

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[Dovecot] Caseless folder delivery?
by Jay Levitt 16 Jun '08

16 Jun '08

I'm using exim4 to deliver into dovecot 1.1, and using plus-addressing to deliver mailing lists directly to appropriate folders in my "lists" mailbox. I created a file called /folder-map.lists that looks like ## folder-map.lists dovecot: Dovecot lpedge: Linux PowerEdge ... and so on. So mail to lists-lpedge(a)jay.fm goes to the "Linux PowerEdge" folder. The one annoying thing: I'd like to avoid creating explicit folder-map entries where the plus-address suffix is identical an existing folder name. That *almost* works, but I like to name my folders with appropriate capitalization, and deliver doesn't seem to have a way to do "caseless" delivery. For instance, ideally, I wouldn't have to create the "dovecot: Dovecot" entry; mail to my lists-dovecot(a)jay.fm address would go into the "Dovecot" folder. I can't figure out how to do this. Is there a way to do that using deliver? Could there be? Relevant portions of the exim configuration follow. (And, p.s., am I using the new -a and -m options correctly? Are they used for anything yet?) Jay Levitt ## exim.conf ...begin routers ORIG_FOLDER = ${substr_1:$local_part_suffix} FOLDER_MAP = /etc/exim/folder-map.$local_part MAPPED_FOLDER = ${lookup{ORIG_FOLDER}lsearch{FOLDER_MAP}{$value}{ORIG_FOLDER}} # Mailboxes whose localparts are folders foldered_mailboxes: driver = accept local_part_suffix = +* : -* local_part_suffix_optional local_parts = +foldered_mailboxes address_data = user=$local_part folder="MAPPED_FOLDER" transport = dovecot_virtual_delivery ...begin transports dovecot_virtual_delivery: driver = pipe command = /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/deliver \ -f $return_path \ -a $local_part$local_part_suffix@$domain \ -d ${extract{user}{$address_data}} \ -m "${extract{folder}{$address_data}}" -n message_prefix = message_suffix = log_output return_path_add user = vmail

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[Dovecot] Need help configuering Dovecot to support folders that contain sub-folders and messages
by Dan Roberts 14 Jun '08

14 Jun '08

Hi - Last year I set up a new CentOS 5 server and through the install process permitted it to set up dovecot as my IMAP server. ./dovecote --version returns "1.0.rc15" With the system up and running I moved the tar files of my old email accounts over and everything seemed to be just fine. Recently I have upgraded my primary workstation to a Mac Pro - and that of course has it's Mail application. Let me summarize briefly to be sure that I don't omit some minor detail that makes all the difference in the world. Previously I used Netscape 7.2 as my mail client and then went over to Thunderbird on the PC - in either application, under Server Settings / Advanced I had to uncheck the box "Server supports folders that contain sub-folders and messages". Then whenever I attempted to add a new subfolder I would be given a choice - "This server restricts folders to two special kinds. Allow your new folder to contain: [] Folders Only [x] Messages Only". Though perhaps not ideal, this has worked ok up till now. The Leopard Mail application doesn't seem to have this sort of support - it assumes that every folder or subfolder can and should contain both, so all I get are folders that can hold messages. This is a problem as I can't create any new folders to reorganize mail. Though I had thought about resolving this, or at least trying to when I first encountered it - life got busy. So my skills have become a bit rusty and I have not done anything about it. But now I would like to. I ported over my email and my wife's - so perhaps there is some legacy setting in those folders that prevents the bliss of folders and mail in the same subfile. But I created a new email account for my daughter and that has the same limitation. In Leopard mail, folders to hold folders look White, whereas folders to hole mail look blue. In Thunderbird Folders to hold Folders are in Italics whereas Folders to hold mail are normal font. I am also using Webmin to simplify access to the server, but I don't see anything obvious under the dovecot tool for this. The installation was the basic default, so far as I can remember. I have run Yum to update the files and at last review there was nothing outstanding. Regarding my configuration, dovecot -n reports as follows: [root@trailrunner sbin]# ./dovecot --version 1.0.rc15 [root@trailrunner sbin]# ./dovecot -n # /etc/dovecot.conf base_dir: /var/run/dovecot/ protocols: imap imaps listen: disable_plaintext_auth: yes login_dir: /var/run/dovecot//login login_executable: /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login mail_extra_groups: mail mail_location: mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u auth default: passdb: driver: pam userdb: driver: passwd [root@trailrunner sbin]# Truly hoping that someone can help me resolve this. While I can use Thunderbird, I do like the Apple Mail feature of seeing the summary of email at the top of the list. Appreciate the help and insights - Cheers Dan

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Re: [Dovecot] Need help configuering Dovecot to support folders that contain sub-folders and messages
by Charles Marcus 13 Jun '08

13 Jun '08

On 6/13/2008, Dan Roberts (dan(a)jlazyh.com) wrote: > Using Yum (or whatever it is called) I thought things were up to > date. Though I use to hack code and fearlessly write perl, my > skills are rusty and I don't want to blow a whole in the system. As I said... add atrpms.net to your available repositories... it has up to date rpms... -- Best regards, Charles

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[Dovecot] Need a quick, safe method to empty /home/user/Maildir/{.Junk, .Trash}
by Jeff Kowalczyk 13 Jun '08

13 Jun '08

I have some (Thunderbird client, dovecot-1.0.13, Maildir) users who get an appalling amount of spam-with-attachment, and it's causing backups to take an inordinate amount of time. I'll implement some quota and server-side spam management when I go to dovecot-1.1, but in the meantime: What is the safest way to empty all messages within, but not delete, the following folders from the server command line: /home/user/Maildir/.Junk /home/user/Maildir/.Trash I don't want the Thunderbird-2.0.14 client to report corrupt indexing, or worse not show the folder at next use. Thanks.

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[Dovecot] 1.1rc10: istream-crlf.c: assertion failed: (size != 0)
by Marco De Benedetto 13 Jun '08

13 Jun '08

Hi, I am migrating from 0.99.14 to 1.1.rc10 and from mbox to maildir. During the conversion, via convert plugin, I get this assertion failure: 2008-06-13 14:12:51 Error: IMAP(username): Next message unexpectedly lost from 4700 2008-06-13 14:12:51 Error: IMAP(username): Next message unexpectedly lost from 4700 2008-06-13 14:12:51 Panic: IMAP(username): file istream-crlf.c: line 49 (i_stream_crlf_read_common): assertion failed: (size != 0) 2008-06-13 14:12:51 Error: IMAP(username): Raw backtrace: imap [0x80d1c31] -> imap [0x80d1c9a] -> imap [0x80d159c] -> imap [0x80d6fa5] -> imap [0x80d6fc3] -> imap [0x80d81b9] -> imap(i_stream_read_data+0x39) [0x80d60f9] -> imap [0x80cadb3] -> imap [0x80cbdeb] -> imap(message_parser_parse_next_block+0x1d) [0x80cae5d] -> imap(index_mail_cache_parse_continue+0x22) [0x8096132] -> imap(maildir_save_continue+0x4b) [0x807a49b] -> imap(mail_storage_copy+0xdb) [0x80a07ab] -> imap(maildir_copy+0x5b) [0x8076ebb] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap/lib20_convert_plugin.so(convert_storage+0x48c) [0xb7f279bc] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap/lib20_convert_plugin.so [0xb7f2841d] -> imap(mail_namespaces_init+0x645) [0x80a1345] -> imap(main+0x3c1) [0x806ab51] -> /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe0) [0xb7e02450] -> imap [0x805ca91] 2008-06-13 14:12:54 Error: IMAP(username): Mailbox conversion: Couldn't create mailbox directory Ospedale 2008-06-13 14:12:54 Fatal: IMAP(username): Mailbox conversion failed, exiting If it can be useful for debugging purpose, is there something I can do to identify the mailbox causing the failure? I am also investigating why the plugin tried to recreate directory for the already converted mailbox "Ospedale". -- Marco De Benedetto

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[Dovecot] 9GB of messages in /tmp
by Charles Marcus 13 Jun '08

13 Jun '08

Hello, Well, I have a brain-dead user (using Thunderbird 2.0.0.14) who just won't listen when I tell them not to try to move 5000+ messages at one time (or if deleting, bypass the Trash), and they managed to royally screw up their maildirs... I have two problems... 1. The /tmp directory has 9+GB in it... can I just rm tmp/* on that directory without making this problem worse? and 2. One of the directories they were moving now has 5 copies of a whole bunch of messages... I'm very dangerous when it comes to command-line work beyond really basic stuff, and my scripting skills are less than inspiring... Is there a relatively safe command-line way of finding all messages that have more than one instance, and deleting all but the last instance? Tia... -- Best regards, Charles

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