[Dovecot] Problems with registering new emails - imap/jfs/maildir

[Trond Eivind Glomsrød]

Timo Sirainen wrote:

> On 24.8.2004, at 20:44, Trond Eivind Glomsrød wrote:
>
>> After changing a mailserver from using mbox/ext3 (RHL9) to 
>> Maildir/jfs (RHEL 3), dovecot
>> 0.99.10 no longer reports new email even if asked...  I have to 
>> restart the mail client and
>> do a fresh login to notice new email.
>>
>> This happens with multiple mail clients on multiple platforms, and 
>> didn't happen before the
>> conversion... any suggestions on workarounds?
>
>
> Sounds pretty strange. How about if you switch from INBOX to another 
> folder and back, does it show then new mails?

No.

> Nothing in log files? 


Nothing.

> Do the files get moved from new/ directory to cur/ even while client 
> doesn't see them
> ?

No, they stay in new/ until the mail client is restarted.


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Trond Eivind Glomsrød
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