http://diymacserver.com/forum/ DIYMacServer » Forum: Dovecot - Recent Posts en Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:14:36 +0000 http://diymacserver.com/forum/topic/postfix-delivers-to-dovecot-but-user-mail-not-showing#post-927 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:47:25 +0000 erich.dys@bpisys.com 927@http://diymacserver.com/forum/ <p>Oh yeah! Good eye, that was it. </p> <p>I hand cranked the files versus a copy 'n paste and clearly missed that piece. What's interesting is the primary domain mail was delivered with no issues (the unit has been in service for a year an a half) - it wasn't until using a second domain that it was evident there was a problem.</p> <p>Thanks Richard. </p> http://diymacserver.com/forum/topic/postfix-delivers-to-dovecot-but-user-mail-not-showing#post-926 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:11:57 +0000 Richard 926@http://diymacserver.com/forum/ <p>Erich, from this piece of the logfile it shows that you are not using dovecot but are using the virtual maildir config of postfix itself.</p> <p><code>Feb 7 11:47:00 s1 postfix/virtual[25171]: D0290337F0C: to=&lt;erich@bpisys-tx.com&gt;, orig_to=&lt;eprinz@bpisys-tx.com&gt;, relay=virtual, delay=0.53, delays=0.52/0.01/0/0, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to maildir)</code></p> <p>Should look like:<br /> <code>Feb 7 20:09:10 iMac27i7 postfix/pipe[84744]: A5F4E77F39E: to=&lt;info@richard5.tld&gt;, relay=dovecot, delay=0.84, delays=0.05/0.01/0/0.77, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered via dovecot service)</code></p> <p>So I think you missed something in your postfix configuration. Do you have the line: <code>virtual_transport = dovecot</code> in main.cf ? </p> http://diymacserver.com/forum/topic/postfix-delivers-to-dovecot-but-user-mail-not-showing#post-925 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:57:22 +0000 erich.dys@bpisys.com 925@http://diymacserver.com/forum/ <p>Yes, the directories exist. I've double checked ownership and rights and these match with the directory where mail IS being delivered successfully.</p> <p>Here's a snippet of the mail.log showing inbound mail being handled correctly by Postfix:</p> <p>Feb 7 11:46:59 s1 postfix/smtpd[25167]: connect from asp.reflexion.net[69.84.129.233]<br /> Feb 7 11:46:59 s1 postfix/smtpd[25167]: setting up TLS connection from asp.reflexion.net[69.84.129.233]<br /> Feb 7 11:46:59 s1 postfix/smtpd[25167]: Anonymous TLS connection established from asp.reflexion.net[69.84.129.233]: TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)<br /> Feb 7 11:46:59 s1 postfix/smtpd[25167]: D0290337F0C: client=asp.reflexion.net[69.84.129.233]<br /> Feb 7 11:46:59 s1 postfix/cleanup[25170]: D0290337F0C: message-id=&lt;0699B874-3A6B-4353-9E3E-A91B5BCE2173@bpisys.com&gt;<br /> Feb 7 11:47:00 s1 postfix/qmgr[25097]: D0290337F0C: from=&lt;erich@bpisys.com&gt;, size=43858, nrcpt=1 (queue active)<br /> Feb 7 11:47:00 s1 postfix/virtual[25171]: D0290337F0C: to=&lt;erich@bpisys-tx.com&gt;, orig_to=&lt;eprinz@bpisys-tx.com&gt;, relay=virtual, delay=0.53, delays=0.52/0.01/0/0, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to maildir)<br /> Feb 7 11:47:00 s1 postfix/qmgr[25097]: D0290337F0C: removed<br /> Feb 7 11:47:00 s1 postfix/smtpd[25167]: disconnect from asp.reflexion.net[69.84.129.233]</p> <p>Then .... nothing. </p> <p>What's the appropriate debug setting in Postfix so we can see the details of where this might be breaking? </p> http://diymacserver.com/forum/topic/postfix-delivers-to-dovecot-but-user-mail-not-showing#post-918 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:08:26 +0000 Richard 918@http://diymacserver.com/forum/ <p>Do you see the directories appear in /usr/local/virtual for those new domains? And can you see the new emails appear on the filesystem in the sub directories of the users. </p> http://diymacserver.com/forum/topic/postfix-delivers-to-dovecot-but-user-mail-not-showing#post-917 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:41:42 +0000 erich.dys@bpisys.com 917@http://diymacserver.com/forum/ <p>This is on a 10.5 install per the documentation (64 bit).</p> <p>The primary domain functions normally for mail delivery service, however, 2nd and subsequent virtual domain users inbox mail are not visible via IMAP.</p> <p>The log files show Postfix handing mail off to Dovecot:</p> <p> relay=virtual, delay=0.56, delays=0.54/0/0/0.02, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to maildir) </p> http://diymacserver.com/forum/topic/moving-from-courier-to-dovecot#post-794 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:21:12 +0000 Richard 794@http://diymacserver.com/forum/ <p>Yes, just copy the maildirectory and it will work without a problem. Some people using mail.app might need to remove the INBOX from their IMAP Path Prefix from the account setup. </p> http://diymacserver.com/forum/topic/moving-from-courier-to-dovecot#post-793 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:33:00 +0000 LarryL 793@http://diymacserver.com/forum/ <p>I'm ready to move from a server running Courier to another server running Dovecot. Can I just copy all the old mail to the new server and start up Dovecot? Will Dovecot automatically create the indexes and stuff that it needs? Do the names of the actual mail files matter? </p> http://diymacserver.com/forum/topic/leopard-server-sl-server-dovecot#post-789 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:01:03 +0000 Richard 789@http://diymacserver.com/forum/ <p>I'm sorry about mis spelling your name Bryan.</p> <p>You are always welcome if you need some feedback on a strategy. If you want you can contact me at info at this domain. </p> http://diymacserver.com/forum/topic/leopard-server-sl-server-dovecot#post-788 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:25:42 +0000 rbryanh 788@http://diymacserver.com/forum/ <p>Richard,</p> <p>I'm Bryan, actually, but who cares? Thanks very much for the intelligent, detailed information advice, and generous offer I've help.</p> <p>Unfortunately for me, my time is currently cheaper than even modest hardware replacement. I'll do some head scratching, come up with a strategy, and presume upon your generosity as necessary.</p> <p>Thanks again,<br /> -B </p> http://diymacserver.com/forum/topic/leopard-server-sl-server-dovecot#post-787 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:07:34 +0000 Richard 787@http://diymacserver.com/forum/ <p>Hi Brian, welcome.</p> <p>I understand our problem, one of the first things when starting this myself was to ditch Cyrus as it is one of the lesser ones. I first used Courier which was a lot easier setup. I wish I could help you but I'm not very knowledgeable on the server setup. Never really used it.</p> <p>There are some caveats if you want to use the instructions here. OS X Server uses local user accounts, our setup uses virtual users that only exist in a database and are not able to login to OS X. Also the config therefore is different from OS X Server. The location of the mailboxes is also different. OS X Server stores everything in the users home directory and here we put everything in single place.</p> <p>Another difference you should be aware of, I think, is that the server admin tools of both versions are not compatible as they are both targeted for different products: Cyrus vs Dovecot. I don't think you could use the admin tools for Snow Leopard on Leopard on a G5 models.</p> <p>The easiest solution would be to upgrade to the intel platform, which could be expensive. Perhaps you could consider a Mac mini with OS X Server? They perform admirably and might even be a suitable replacement for a G5 server.</p> <p>Another option would be to ditch the apple mailserver and switch over to our setup but that might be tricky and would require some time in testing and trying. I would be willing to assist in trying to get this working if you think you need any help. </p> http://diymacserver.com/forum/topic/leopard-server-sl-server-dovecot#post-786 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:42:14 +0000 rbryanh 786@http://diymacserver.com/forum/ <p>Despite the fact that my issues concern X Server and that's not primarily what this site is about, I'm still hoping for the counsel of the wise (as opposed to any specific q or a).</p> <p>I've a modest OSX server farm - four hosts, half on Snow Leopard and half (G5s) on Leopard.</p> <p>I've come to loathe Cyrus with a passion I normally reserve for religion and politics, and glad Apple abandoned it, and would like to rebuild the 10.5.x Server systems to use Dovecot. </p> <p>Beyond that, I'd like to rebuild the Leopard systems to be as close to identical to the SL systems as is feasible, but give my aforementioned hatred for Cyrus, mail services seem a good place to start.</p> <p>My concerns are my merely moderate expertise, not breaking Server Admin, Workgroup Manager, or any of the other training wheels that my less savvy staff use, and ending up with something that's more uniform, more elegant, and more reliable than the not-too-bad mishmash I've currently got. Since X Server's mailserver has always been the sharpest rock in my boot, I figure I'll start there.</p> <p>Any advice?</p> <p>-Bryan </p> http://diymacserver.com/forum/topic/whats-the-minimal-simplest-config#post-700 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:27:57 +0000 Richard 700@http://diymacserver.com/forum/ <p>The simplest mail setup for more than one domain is the basic mailserver setup with postfix, dovecot, postfixadmin and roundcube. Look at the doc pages and start from there. However I'm still testing the setup on Snow Leopard so you might be better of waiting for another week till I have tested and got everythign working under snow leopard.</p> <p>For DNS you can use Bind, is installed but you need to be an expert to configure it. If someone else knows a better solution I would like to know as well! </p> http://diymacserver.com/forum/topic/whats-the-minimal-simplest-config#post-699 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:50:45 +0000 RobLewis 699@http://diymacserver.com/forum/ <p>I'm getting ready to migrate from Tiger Server on a G4 to Snow Leopard (not server) on a Mac Mini. </p> <p>I want mail service for a few Macs, a PC, and a couple of "Audrey" internet appliances on my local domain. Except for the Audreys, which are POP-only, I could use an all-IMAP system. </p> <p>What do I need to install? I only need to handle one domain (though I'd like the ability to handle others). Thanks for any tips. </p> <p>Also: what's a good setup for running a local DNS to replace OS X Server's? </p>