Hi folks, Ubuntu 7.04 server amd64 Postfix 2.3.8 SquirrelMail version 1.4.11 The Mail Server has been running for sometimes. Previously whenever a new account is created the Maildir including its subdirectories will be automatically created upon receipt of the 1st mail. Just created a new account and sent a new mail to it. But no Maildir was created automatically. On starting SM and login the new account a warning "ERROR: Connection dropped by IMAP server" popup, unable to login. Other users login w/o problem. Please advise where shall I check and how to fix the problem. TIA B.R. satimis
I found the fix, to comment out Code: #mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION" I tried changing it as; Code: mailbox_command = /usr/local/bin/procmail -Y -a $DOMAIN still failed. $ tail /var/log/mail.log Code: Feb 14 22:52:30 mail postfix/smtpd[6050]: connect from hanghau.pacific.net.hk[202.64.33.147] Feb 14 22:52:30 mail postfix/smtpd[6050]: warning: support for restriction "reject_maps_rbl" wi ll be removed from Postfix; use "reject_rbl_client domain-name" instead Feb 14 22:52:30 mail postfix/smtpd[6050]: 396CADF00ED: client=hanghau.pacific.net.hk[202.64.33. 147] Feb 14 22:52:30 mail postfix/cleanup[6055]: 396CADF00ED: message-id=<200802141444.m1EEi4A201126 [email protected]> Feb 14 22:52:30 mail postfix/qmgr[6047]: 396CADF00ED: from=<[email protected]>, size=843, nrcpt=3 (queue active) Feb 14 22:52:30 mail postfix/smtpd[6050]: disconnect from hanghau.pacific.net.hk[202.64.33.147] Feb 14 22:52:30 mail postfix/local[6057]: 396CADF00ED: to=<[email protected]>, relay=local, d elay=0.24, delays=0.19/0.01/0/0.03, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to command: /usr/bin/proc mail -Y -a $DOMAIN) Feb 14 22:52:30 mail postfix/local[6060]: 396CADF00ED: to=<[email protected]>, relay=local, d elay=0.24, delays=0.19/0.01/0/0.03, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to command: /usr/bin/proc mail -Y -a $DOMAIN) Feb 14 22:52:30 mail postfix/local[6056]: 396CADF00ED: to=<[email protected]>, relay=local , delay=0.24, delays=0.19/0.01/0/0.05, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to command: /usr/bin/p rocmail -Y -a $DOMAIN) Feb 14 22:52:30 mail postfix/qmgr[6047]: 396CADF00ED: removed You have new mail in /var/mail/satimis Incoming mail never rejected but did not arrive their destination. Furthermore I found following funny thing. Mail directores were created on /var/mail additional to $HOME/Maildir # ls /var/mail/ Maildir user1 user2 user3 etc. (however not all users' accounts are found here, only some of them. I have no idea how they came. I did not create them) # ls /var/mail/Maildir/ cur new tmp # ls /var/mail/Maildir/new Code: 1194227046.Vfe00Ide0039M703212.ubuntu 1194228316.Vfe00Ide003cM795094.ubuntu ..... ... 1197012418.Vfe00Ide00d6M170292.mail 1197055821.Vfe00Ide0102M909864.mail .... There are mails there, almost all spam. # ls /var/mail/Maildir/cur # ls /var/mail/Maildir/tmp both w/o printout # ls /var/mail/user1 /user2/user3/etc. No printout. The abovementioned problem and/or discovery were found after following; 14 Postfix With SMTP-AUTH And TLS http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_server_ubuntu7.10_p5 to continue the test. I did not re-install the packages recommended there. Because all of them have already been installed. I just ran; $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure postfix to reconfigure postfix. After finish I discovered that other workstations can't download mails on this Mail Server to their mail clients (Evolution and KMail) but can send mails via it on mail clients w/o problem. I'm still trying to fix the problem. B.R. satimis
Hi folks, I discovered the cause of the non-arrival of incoming mails to users. The mails were not rejected. Users have their mailbox on $HOME/Maildir. Addtionally they have another mail_files on; $ ls /var/mail/ Maildir user1 user2 user3 user4 etc. $ ls /var/mail/Maildir/ cur new tmp /var/mail/Maildir/cur and /tmp are empty /var/mail/Maildir/new having spam mails Each time when new mails arrive the same will be added on their mail-files on /var/mail. For such a reason the new mails never arrive on $HOME/Maildir. When creating a new account with; $ sudo useradd -m -s /bin/bash user100 New mail box will be created on user's $HOME/Maildir automatically. However the first new mail to user100 will create a new mail_file on /var/mail/user100. All later mails to user100 will be added on /var/mail/user100 (the mail_file) Please advise where shall I check and how to fix this problem. I don't need mail_files. I need all incoming mails delivered on respective $HOME/Maildir. TIA Edit: (PROBLEM SOLVED) # nano /etc/procmailrc copying following lines on it; Code: DROPPRIVS=YES ORGMAIL=$HOME/Maildir/ DEFAULT=$ORGMAIL Keeping the line; Code: mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION" on /etc/postfix/main.cf All incoming mails are now delivered to the respective $HOME/Maildir B.R. satimis
