[Dovecot] imap+unix users and pop3+virtual users

[Wendell Turner]

However, I solved my own problem, but I don't know why.
Enlightenment would be appreciated.

this part is ok:
   userdb:
     driver: static
     args: uid=vmail gid=vmail home=/var/spool/mail/vhosts/%d/%n

however this was the offending line:
   mail_location: mbox:~/mail/:INBOX=/var/mail/%u

Q: why did commenting out the mail_location line make pop3
retrieval of the virtual host mailboxes work correctly?

Thanks,

Wendell

> No, that made no difference.
> 
> In the log file, what are root, index, and inbox files?  Are
> they top-level search directories, the actual inbox, or what?
> 
> The trailing '/' means mbox format, correct?
> 
> mbox:
> data=/var/spool/mail/user at example.com/mail/:INBOX=/var/mail/user at example.com
> 
> mbox: root=/var/spool/mail/user at example.com/mail,
> index=/var/spool/mail/user at example.com/mail,
> inbox=/var/mail/user at example.com
> 
> 
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> > Hash: SHA1
> > 
> > i believe the below is wrong, try with %u
> > 
> > >   userdb:
> > >     driver: static
> > >     args: uid=vmail gid=vmail home=/var/spool/mail/vhosts/%d/%n
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