dovecot - Dec 2007 - Help please: Migrating Courier imap - Dovecot (Postfix virtual mailbox domains)

I'm trying to migrate from qmail to postfix.

The original server is combo of qmail and Courier imap (no pop mailboxes)

I have a working Postfix config and had imap working with Courier imap on
the new server.  I thought I would experiment with Dovecot as it has some
good press.

I have moved the contents of my original maildir's to the new server and
ste permissions and group membership appropriatley.
I can read the 'Inbox' via Dovecot but non of the subfolders that I had
configured.

I have tried the 'manual' migration method as described in the faq
without
success (I can see the subfolders but no contents)and have tried running
courier-dovecot-migrate.pl witt he same result.  I'd be grateful for any
advice.

Kind regards,

Mark.

Dovecote version:  1.0.rc15

/etc/dovecot.conf

log_path: /var/log/dovecot.log
info_log_path: /var/log/dovecot-info.log
ssl_disable: yes
login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login
login_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login
mail_location: maildir:/home/vmail/%d/%n
maildir_copy_with_hardlinks: yes
mail_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3
mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3
namespace:
  type: private
  prefix: INBOX.
  inbox: yes
auth default:
  verbose: yes
  passdb:
    driver: passwd-file
    args: /etc/dovecot/passwd
  userdb:
    driver: static
    args: uid=vmail gid=vmail home=/home/vmail/%u

On 12/16/2007, Mark Piekos (mark at piekos.net) wrote:
> Dovecote version:  1.0.rc15
this doesn't directly answer your issue, but if you're starting fresh, 
please use the current release version - 1.0.9 now, although the newer 
1.1 is in late beta as we speak, so maybe you should test with that, 
wait for it to go gold, then make the switch?

-- 

Best regards,

Charles

On 2007-12-16 22:54:36 +0100, Ralf Hildebrandt wrote:
> * Marcus Rueckert <darix at opensu.se>:
> 
> > i would rather say "use the latest package that comes with your
distro".
> > for most users this is a better decision. admins often forget to check
> > for security updates for home built stuff.
> 
> With dovecot, this is a recipe for desaster.
i would rather say depends on the distro and the setup. for many users
it might work very well. and i would rather have an older version with
security fixes than and maybe less old version without.

    darix

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