[Dovecot] Purging /var/mail/username ?

[John Peacock]

Michael Hipp wrote:

> Dovecot is delivering mail to my ~/.mail directory wonderfully. 

Dovecot doesn't deliver mail; it serves it up.  Your LDA (Local Delivery 
Agent), part of the MTA (Mail Transport Agent), is responsible for delivery.

> But /var/mail/michael is growing steadily.

What MTA are you using (e.g. Postfix, exim, qmail, sendmail)?

John

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