Re: How to move mail from /var/mail into imap

From: Caleb Walker (no email)
Date: Fri Apr 07 2006 - 11:20:55 EDT

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    Caleb Walker wrote:

    >My server uses procmail to process mail through spamassassin and then
    >into the users mailbox. In Debian I have found that for deliver
    >(cyrdeliver) to work I have to set the sticky bit. I did an update
    >recently and it removed the sticky bit on cyrdeliver and therefore mail
    >began to be delivered to /var/mail. Procmail also removes the From line
    >because cyrus doesnt seem to like that. Now mail is in /var/mail
    >without the From line and I cannot seem to get the mail from /var/mail
    >back into the Cyrus database because every program I try to use doesnt
    >see the mail in that file as actual mail due to the missing From line.
    >What can I do to get the mail into the users mailboxes?
    >I have tried to set up pop access to it, it sees it as messed up mail.
    >I tried to use mutt to see the mail in it. It sees it is screwed up
    >mail. I tried to use formail to readd the From but it only does it on
    >the top line and not each message in the file.
    >
    >Thanks in advance,
    >Caleb
    >----
    >Cyrus Home Page: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus
    >Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyruswiki.andrew.cmu.edu
    >List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
    >
    >
    >
    I have asked a handful of questions and most, if not all of the time, I
    do not get a response. Is it because I ask in a rude way? Do I not
    provide enough info? Are my questions about things that are impossible
    or too difficult?

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    Cyrus Home Page: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus
    Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyruswiki.andrew.cmu.edu
    List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
    

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