Re: Postfix, Cyrus Imap & Procmail. Who knows the solutions?

From: Ralf Hildebrandt (no email)
Date: Thu Nov 01 2001 - 09:33:19 EST


On Thu, Nov 01, 2001 at 03:13:55PM +0100, Alberto wrote:

> ii procmail 3.15.2-1 Versatile e-mail processor.
> ii postfix 0.0.19991231pl A mail transport agent
>
> with the line of /etc/postfix/main.cf:
>
> mailbox_command = /usr/bin/procmail -t
> # mailbox_command = /usr/bin/procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
> # mailbox_command = /usr/bin/procmail -a $DOMAIN -d $LOGNAME
>
> Procmail and Procmail rules worked OK without $HOME/.forward file... By the
> way, in what cases must be used the comment lines?

If you want procmail as LDA, without having to use .forward

> All the old mail is stored in spool file format, and Cyrus uses its own
> directory structure and maildir format.

Cyrus DOES NOT use maildir format.

> How can I migrate all these mails to Cyrus format?

Resend them. E.g. using formail. Strip the Delivered-To: headers using
formail.

> Procmail seems not working, the rules are not functional yet, I have changed
> in the rules of delivery the path to maildir format as Procmail
> documentation tells, but without any result.

Cyrus doesn't use maildir.

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