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...nning the lockd daemon. Everybody wants to lock differently 1) procmail (delivering for sendmail), which seems to want to use dotlocking, fcntl and lockf locking; for whatever reasons, the compile time tests seem to disallow flock. 2) UWIMAP which according to wiki.dovecot.org/Migration/UW uses: mbox_read_locks = flock mbox_write_locks = dotlock flock 3) I want to run dovecot in the same environment as I switch over, for which the locking strategy is supposed to be (according to http://wiki.dovecot.org/MboxLocking) mbox_read_locks = fcntl mbox_write_locks = dotlock fcntl Since that same page in the wi...

How does IMAP lock the /var/spool/mail/user file? Here's my problem: I'm writing a script to expire old or oversize mail through a series of archive folders. I don't want to take the whole server down to do this, nor does it seem like I would have to lock the user out entirely if I can manage to emulate the locks correctly. I am able to lock /var/spool/mail/user (and ~user/mail/*)

...Everybody wants to lock differently > 1) procmail (delivering for sendmail), which seems to want to use > dotlocking, fcntl and lockf locking; for whatever reasons, the compile > time tests seem to disallow flock. > 2) UWIMAP which according to wiki.dovecot.org/Migration/UW uses: > mbox_read_locks = flock > mbox_write_locks = dotlock flock > 3) I want to run dovecot in the same environment as I switch over, for > which the locking strategy is supposed to be (according to > http://wiki.dovecot.org/MboxLocking) > mbox_read_locks = fcntl > mbox_write_locks = dotlock fcntl &...

...c.com>, relay=local, delay=19, delays=0.07/0/0/19, dsn=4.2.0, status=deferred (cannot update mailbox /var/spool/mail/abc for user abc. unable to lock for exclusive access: Resource temporarily unavailable) Postfix is currently set to: mailbox_delivery_lock = fcntl, dotlock Dovecot has this: mbox_read_locks = fcntl mbox_write_locks = fcntl dotlock I've scoured the web and tried all kinds of different locking mechanisms and combinations to no avail. The mail is eventually delivered but on a busy day this can take several hours. In the evening it generally doesn't happen, which leads me to...

...endfile transport, procmail and a local mutt on my system, they all (to my knowledge) use lockfiles when working with mboxes. However, `doveconf | grep lock` says dotlock_use_excl = yes lock_method = fcntl mail_max_lock_timeout = 0 mbox_dotlock_change_timeout = 2 mins mbox_lock_timeout = 5 mins mbox_read_locks = fcntl mbox_write_locks = dotlock fcntl pop3_lock_session = no Do I need to change anything in dovecot's default locking setup? Does it still use lockfiles on mboxes or not? There are some contradictory parameters IMHO. -- Victor Sudakov, VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN 2:5005/49 at fidonet http...

Hello, Running dovecot 1.1.6 on centOS 5 and RHEL 5. With the settings: pop3_lock_session = yes mail_privileged_group = mail mail_location = mbox:~/:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u mbox_read_locks = fcntl mbox_write_locks = dotlock fcntl and /var/spool/mail permissions: drwxrwx--x 2 root mail 4096 Nov 19 10:16 mail/ Trying to connect via POP3 results in this error: --- Nov 19 09:31:01 lexiconn2 dovecot: child 32127 (pop3) killed with signal 11 Nov 19 09:31:01 lexiconn2 dovecot: P...

I apologise if this is a faq but I couldn't find it in the archives. FreeBSD math 4.11-RELEASE-p26 FreeBSD 4.11-RELEASE-p26 dovecot version 1.0.3 x86 cpu local disk (ufs) Trying to run "deliver" from user's .forward file. sendmail configured with smrsh, forward file says: | "deliver" Imap seems to work fine, but deliver says: deliver(rw): mbox read/write lock list

...eleted the lock but it returned a few hour later. the user is using Outlook express only. as a test i have setup a new account for him but would like to know if there is a way to stop this happening. i have gone thru the conf and default_mail_env = mbox:/var/spool/mail/%u #lock_method = fcntl #mbox_read_locks = fcntl #mbox_write_locks = dotlock fcntl #mbox_read_locks = fcntl mbox_dotlock_change_timeout = 30 Mark -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.1/273 - Release Date: 02/03/2006

i'm working with exim 4.60, with mbox, and dovecot dovecot-1.0.beta7, and filesystem quotas default_mail_env = mbox:~/mail::INBOX=%h/mbox:INDEX=/tmp/%u lock_method = dotlock fcntl mbox_read_locks = dotlock fcntl mbox_write_locks = dotlock fcntl The home of users is /home/usuaris/user Where place dovecot the lock file?

...I have a question regarding mailbox locking and hope any one can help me to better understanding the locking of mbox My Postfix lock option is fcntl dotlock mailbox_delivery_lock = fcntl, dotlock virtual_mailbox_lock = fcntl, dotlock My Dovecot lock option is fcntl only mbox_write_locks = fcntl mbox_read_locks = fcntl now, when user is download a large mail (20 MB) for example, dovecot locks /var/mail/user with fcntl until the users finish downloading the mail ok here comes my question. While the user is downloading the mail , a mail arrives so postfix make some thing weird 1- Postfix creates /va...

...ged_group: mail mail_location: maildir:/mnt/Mail:INBOX=/mnt/Mail/.INBOX:INDEX=/mnt/Mail/.indexes/:CONTROL=/mnt/Mail/.control mail_debug: yes mail_full_filesystem_access: yes mmap_disable: yes dotlock_use_excl: no mail_nfs_storage: yes mail_nfs_index: yes lock_method: dotlock maildir_stat_dirs: yes mbox_read_locks: dotlock_try fcntl mbox_write_locks: dotlock_try fcntl imap_client_workarounds: tb-extra-mailbox-sep auth default: verbose: yes debug: yes passdb: driver: pam userdb: driver: passwd Sorry if this is a long post. The summary, I guess, is that I can't access mailbox folders wi...

..._dir = /usr/local/var/run/dovecot/ disable_plaintext_auth = no first_valid_uid = 100 log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log login_greeting = mail_access_groups = mail mail_fsync = never mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%1u/%1.1u/%u mbox_dotlock_change_timeout = 1 mins mbox_min_index_size = 1 B mbox_read_locks = dotlock mbox_write_locks = dotlock mmap_disable = yes passdb { driver = shadow } protocols = pop3 service pop3-login { client_limit = 10 inet_listener pop3 { address = 216.223.136.7 port = 110 } process_limit = 128 process_min_avail = 5 service_count = 0 vsz_limit = 512 M...

...: localhost:996 ssl_disable: yes login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable: /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_greeting_capability: yes first_valid_uid: 100 mail_extra_groups: mail mail_location: mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u:INDEX=/var/spool/dovecot_indexes/%u lock_method: flock mbox_read_locks: flock mbox_write_locks: flock auth default: passdb: driver: pam userdb: driver: passwd socket: type: listen client: path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-client mode: 432 master: path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-master mode: 432 Thanks!!!!! Rich

...e, however when a user changes there password they can no longer see there email. If they change it back to the original password mail can be seen. This has stumped me for a day or so so I was hoping someone could shed some light. /etc/dovecot.conf protocols = imap imaps disable_plaintext_auth = no mbox_read_locks = fcntl mbox_write_locks = fcntl protocol imap { } protocol pop3 { } protocol lda { postmaster_address = postmaster at example.com } auth default { mechanisms = plain login passdb pam { } passdb ldap { args = /etc/dovecot-ldap.pass } userdb passwd { } user = root user = root...

...dir = /var/run/dovecot/login login_process_size = 128 login_processes_count = 9 login_max_processes_count = 256 login_max_logging_users = 512 verbose_proctitle = yes mail_extra_groups = mail default_mail_env = mbox:~/mail/:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u mmap_disable = no lock_method = fcntl mbox_read_locks = fcntl mbox_write_locks = dotlock fcntl mbox_lock_timeout = 300 mbox_dotlock_change_timeout = 30 mbox_dirty_syncs = yes mbox_very_dirty_syncs = no protocol imap { imap_client_workarounds = outlook-idle } protocol pop3 { } auth default { mechanisms = plain passdb = pam...

...space private { separator = / prefix = location = maildir:/home/user/%u/.maildir inbox = yes } namespace public { separator = / prefix = Public/ location = maildir:/home/user/public:CONTROL=/home/user/%u/public/control:INDEX=/home/user/%u/public/index hidden = no inbox = no } mbox_read_locks = fcntl mbox_write_locks = dotlock fcntl mbox_lock_timeout = 300 mbox_very_dirty_syncs = yes umask = 0007 protocol imap { listen = 192.168.101.1:143 mail_plugins = acl imap_client_workarounds = delay-newmail outlook-idle } protocol pop3 { pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv pop3_client_wo...

...l_disable = no ssl_cert_file = /etc/ssl/certs/imapd.pem ssl_key_file = /etc/ssl/certs/imapd.pem verbose_ssl = yes login_greeting = Dovecot ready. mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir mmap_disable = yes fsync_disable = no mail_nfs_index = yes lock_method = dotlock maildir_copy_with_hardlinks = yes mbox_read_locks = dotlock_try mbox_write_locks = dotlock_try mbox_dotlock_change_timeout = 120 protocol imap { } protocol pop3 { } protocol lda { postmaster_address = postmaster at example.com } auth_debug = yes auth default { mechanisms = plain passdb shadow { } userdb passwd { } user = root } dict...

....0.2: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.34.6-ipv6-64 x86_64 Ubuntu 10.10 ext4 auth_mechanisms = plain login digest-md5 cram-md5 disable_plaintext_auth = no log_timestamp = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S " mail_debug = yes mail_location = dbox:/mnt/dovecot/users/%n mail_privileged_group = mail mbox_read_locks = fcntl dotlock mbox_write_locks = fcntl dotlock mmap_disable = yes passdb { args = /mnt/dovecot/userlist.passwd driver = passwd-file } passdb { driver = pam } protocols = imap pop3 service auth { unix_listener auth-master { mode = 0600 user = doveusers } user = root } ssl = no...

...: /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login max_mail_processes: 100 first_valid_uid: 1000 last_valid_uid: 1500 mail_extra_groups: mail mail_location: mbox:~/mail/:INBOX=/var/mail/%u mail_debug: yes mbox_read_locks: dotlock fcntl mbox_write_locks: dotlock fcntl 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_plu...

On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 12:08:00 +0200 Sami Ketola <sami.ketola at dovecot.fi> wrote: > How do you deliver then mails to the server? > > also mbox is very unoptimised mailbox format for this. Each time mail is deleted from mbox mailbox the whole mbox while needs to be rewritten to remove the mail. OpenSMTPD and Dovecot run on the same machine. OpenSMTPD receives incoming mails and