postfix/pipe[360]: 3314044980: to=<tttttttttt@abcd.com>, relay=maildrop, delay=1341, delays=1340/0.51/0/0.32, dsn=4.3.0, status=deferred (temporary failure. Command output: /usr/local/bin/maildrop: Unable to open mailbox. )

the maildrop does not work!!!

I've used the maildrop 2.0.3, Courier-IMAP 4.1.2 and Courier-Authlib 0.59.

???

thanks
Max

Max, have you set the proper rights on the filesystem to allow maildrop to access the mail folder ?

If you are using my setup than the command should be:

sudo chown -R vmail:postfix /usr/local/virtual

Yes, I've followed your istructions and the proper rights are all rights.

I obtain the error "(temporary failure. Command output: /usr/local/bin/maildrop: Unable to open mailbox. )" just when I create new email with postfixadmin.

Ok I understand the problem. The issue is that maildrop is unable to create mail directories that don't exist.

I need to tweak the maildroprc script to create using the maildirmake command. As I am as new to maildrop as you are I'm still finding out about this.

You can create the directory manually by going into /usr/local/virtual/

mkdir the domaindir with proper rights and then
maildirmake mailaccoutname

you should get a directory with cur, tmp and new in there like others.

Ok, now it works.

Thank you.
Max

I'm having the same problem that macmax was having.

Before I switched to maildrop all I had to do was send the new user an email for their directory to be setup. Now I get the "Unable to open mailbox" error message.

I didn't mkdir the domaindir as it has already been created.

I can not cd into the the domain directory. If I type sudo cd /usr/local/virutal/bordo.com.au it just takes me to /usr/local/virtual.

So I've no idea what's in it!

I've run maildirmake but still get the errors about not being able to open the mailbox.