Re: [webmin-l] fc4/usermin1.150/read mail ? - SOLVED!

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BINGO!!!

thanks Jamie!

didn't even know to look there for a solution.

again, thanks!

Steve

On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 09:49:34AM +1000, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> Ok, that makes sense now. The problem is that usermin thinks mail is
> being delivered to the normal Sendmail mailbox of /var/mail/logname ,
> and treating that as the inbox. To fix this, do the following :
> 
>  - Login to Webmin, and go to the Usermin Configuration module.
>  - Click on Usermin Module Configuration, and then on Read Mail
>  - Set the 'Mail storage format for Inbox' to 'Sendmail style single
> file'
>  - Set the 'Sendmail mail file location' to 'File under home directory'
>  - Set the 'Sendmail mail file in home directory' to 'Mail/Inbox'
> 
> And click Save.
> 
>  - Jamie
> 
> On Thu, 2005-08-18 at 00:13, su...@io... wrote:
> > using sendmail,dovecot and procmail.
> > 
> > procmail puts newly arrived mail into logname/Mail/Inbox
> > 
> > steve
> > 
> > On Wed, Aug 17, 2005 at 11:29:00AM +0000, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> > > This may happen if you have a mail folder also called Inbox , which is separate from what Usermin thinks is the primary mail file.
> > > 
> > > Which mail server are you using there, and where does users' email get delivered to by default?
> > > 
> > >  - Jamie
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > 
> > > From:  su...@io...
> > > Subj:  [webmin-l] fc4/usermin1.150/read mail ?
> > > Date:  Wed 17 Aug 2005 8:06 am
> > > Size:  1K
> > > To:  web...@li...
> > > 
> > > howdy,
> > > we have usermin 1.150 on a FC4 box.  a user is trying to use the Read Mail
> > > feature and is pretty frustrated.  here is why:
> > > 
> > > 1) Inbox in the drop down list is shown twice.  one has emails in it the
> > > other doesn't.  not only why 2, but why differences?
> > > 
> > > 2) how did they end up with dual copies of each folder?
> > > 
> > > 3) there is actually only one logname/Mail/Inbox.
> > > 
> > > 4) if they use Outlook Express (imap) sometimes and Read Mail via usermin, will
> > > the 1 (or 2 or XXXX) Inboxes stay in sync or not?
> > > 
> > > ideas/tips please?
> > > 
> > > thanks!
> > > steve
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