[SuSE Linux] How to retrieve messages from ~user/Maildir
Hello SuSE folks! My question applied to people who installed and use Qmail. I compiled and configured Qmail to receive messages in home/usr/Maildir instead home/usr/Mailbox. When I send test messages to the users I can see these messages in home/usr/Maildir/new with the mc text editor but I can't retrieve them in the users mailboxes via any of client mail programs as Applixware or Netscape. Who knows how to overcome this issue and what I suppose to change in the client mail program setting to retrieve messages from home/usr/Maildir/new. Thanks in advance Alex -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>
Alexander Daniloff wrote:
Hello SuSE folks!
My question applied to people who installed and use Qmail. I compiled and configured Qmail to receive messages in home/usr/Maildir instead home/usr/Mailbox. When I send test messages to the users I can see these messages in home/usr/Maildir/new with the mc text editor but I can't retrieve them in the users mailboxes via any of client mail programs as Applixware or Netscape. Who knows how to overcome this issue and what I suppose to change in the client mail program setting to retrieve messages from home/usr/Maildir/new.
Try setting either the MBOX or MAIL environment variables to point to your new maildrop. Most mail clients take notice of one of these. John -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>
alex ... there are few mail clients that understand Maildir's: mutt being the best. if you want to use pop to retreive mail from maildir's you need a pop server that understands them. try setting up the qmail-pop3d daemon and then any pop client will be able to retreive email from your maildir's. -- michael On Tue, Jun 01, Alexander Daniloff wrote:
Hello SuSE folks!
My question applied to people who installed and use Qmail. I compiled and configured Qmail to receive messages in home/usr/Maildir instead home/usr/Mailbox. When I send test messages to the users I can see these messages in home/usr/Maildir/new with the mc text editor but I can't retrieve them in the users mailboxes via any of client mail programs as Applixware or Netscape. Who knows how to overcome this issue and what I suppose to change in the client mail program setting to retrieve messages from home/usr/Maildir/new.
Thanks in advance
Alex
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On Wed, Jun 02, 1999 at 07:33:15AM -0400, mgx@spruce.lsd.ornl.gov wrote:
alex ...
there are few mail clients that understand Maildir's: mutt being the best. if you want to use pop to retreive mail from maildir's you need a pop server that understands them. try setting up the qmail-pop3d daemon and then any pop client will be able to retreive email from your maildir's.
... AND you can set up the local Netscape for mail as POP instead of as a local filesystem and have it work just peachy. -- Brad Shelton On Line Exchange <A HREF="http://ole.net"><A HREF="http://ole.net</A">http://ole.net</A</A>> 810.939.7604 Tech Support 810.264.7051 Tech Support Fax 313.961.7100 Main Office -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>
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alex@daniloff.com
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bshelton-suse-linux@ole.net
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mgx@spruce.lsd.ornl.gov