Re: [webmin-l] usermin sent mail

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

On 10/Oct/2006 22:42 Caleb Flynn wrote ..
> Thanks for your quick response.
> 
> I wasn't actually clear about the situation. I'm using IMAP and trying
> to save to the .Sent as individual messages similar to how a mail client
> would. Isn't the lock file only necessary for mbox?

Yes .. but perhaps Usermin is trying to use an mbox-format sent mail folder.

> I did try your suggestions, but get the same error message. I feel like
> I'm missing something fundamental.

You may be better off just configuring Usermin to talk to your IMAP
server, and fetch all folders through that. This can be done in Webmin,
under Usermin Configuration -> Usermin Module Configuration -> Read Mail.

 - Jamie

> Thanks for your time!
> 
> Caleb
> 
> Jamie Cameron wrote:
> > On 10/Oct/2006 18:49 Caleb Flynn wrote ..
> >   
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I'm using Webmin 1.300 and Usermin 1.190, and I'm having problems 
> >> getting Usermin to save sent mail to the correct location. I keep 
> >> getting this message:
> >>
> >> [error]
> >> Sending mail to som...@so... ..
> >>
> >> Failed to send mail : Failed to lock file /path/to/my/Maildir/sentmail
> >> after 5 minutes
> >>
> >>
> >> Of course, I'm using a valid email address, and the message is received
> >> by the recipient. So my question is where can I change the configuration
> >> to save the message to ~/Maildir/.Sent?
> >>
> >> BTW I'm using Postfix and Dovecot.
> >>     
> >
> > You should try removing any sentmail.lock file, and trying to send again
> - most
> > likely some other process has a lock on that file.
> >
> > To change where Usermin writes sent mail, click on the Manage Folders
> button
> > at the bottom of the mail list, and then on the sent mail folder.
> >
> >  - Jamie
> >
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