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...uses ~/Mail/inbox/(cur,new,...) When I tried to use KDE on my other Linux server, I got it to authenticate and I could see the folders, but I couldn't see any of the mail. (Its all in cur subdirectory.) Now I did notice that when Postfix gets a mail message, its placed in /var/spool/mail/msegel which would imply its using an mbox format. So what am I missing? TIA! -Mike -- Michael Segel Principal MSCC

This may seem off the wall, but can dovecot be configured to support a connection to a database server and use the database server to store the e-mail message and its attachments? While you can use Postgres and MySQL for storing and authenticating users, there is a possibility to use an RDBMs to control the mail itself. Thoughts? -- Michael Segel Principal MSCC

Hi, Got a situation where I have a couple of mailing list subscriptions as well as system generated e-mails from my clients' computers sending me warning messages. (Along with my normal load of personal e-mail). Does it make sense to set up virtual mailboxes (maildirs) one for each mailing list or group? Then using an IMAP client to subscribed only to the lists that I *want* to read? My

I'm trying to build a new 1.0+ copy of dovecot. I'm trying to build it so I can use SSL. I tried the ./configure --with_ssl= option, did a make clean, then a make and a make install. Still get the same error saying that even though I set the SSL use flag, it was not compiled with SSL. Thoughts? TIA! -- Michael Segel Principal MSCC 312 952- 8175 [M]

Ok, I now have Dovecot working but I'm having an issue with my start up from xinetd. I tried to follow the examples in the documentation, but why can't I just have a single entry for IMAP with just dovecot? Wouldn't this also open up the SSL and the POP3 stuff as well? TIA! -- Michael Segel Principal MSCC 312 952- 8175 [M]