[Dovecot] migration from bincIMAP

[RYAN vAN GINNEKEN]

default_mail_env = maildir:/usr/home/%u/IMAPdir
i also tried this
default_mail_env = maildir:/usr/home/%u/IMAPdir/
i even tried this
default_mail_env = maildir:/usr/home/%u/IMAPdir/INBOX

get this error from my mail client

The current command did not succeed.  The mail server responded:.

get this in the logs

map-login: Dec 30 16:04:06 Info: Login: test [192.168.0.1]
imap-login: Dec 30 16:04:20 Info: Login: rmvg [192.168.0.1]
imap-login: Dec 30 16:04:20 Info: Login: maillist [192.168.0.1]
imap-login: Dec 30 16:04:21 Info: Login: rmvg [192.168.0.1]
imap-login: Dec 30 16:04:21 Info: Login: test [192.168.0.1]
imap-login: Dec 30 16:04:21 Info: Login: luck [192.168.0.1]
imap-login: Dec 30 16:04:21 Info: Login: moshi [192.168.0.1]
imap(test): Dec 30 16:04:24 Error: mkdir(/usr/home/test/IMAPdir/.Trash)
failed: No such file or directory

I read the generic stuff you sent to me again but i cannot see anything
that relates to this specific problem.


Timo Sirainen wrote:

>On Thu, 2004-12-30 at 14:33 -0700, RYAN vAN GINNEKEN wrote:
>  
>
>>I am using Freebsd 4.10stable, postfix 2.1.5 with SASL and TLS,  
>>procmail version 3.22 and binc IMAP 1.2.8 binc uses IMAPdir style mail
>>boxes, Spam assassin, and ClamAV.  Wish to convert to dovecot but your 
>>program does not support IMAPdir does it??? also i have many user 
>>accounts that i wish to use untouched if possible.  I guess this is a 
>>migration question for the most part i am switching to dovecot because 
>>of its ability to use postgre database files and real log file.  Is 
>>there a simple way to achieve this without losing any of my users mail?
>>    
>>
>
>IMAPdir is almost fully compatible with Maildir++ layout which Dovecot
>uses. I think the only somewhat problematic part is if users had used
>dots in mailbox names, but even then they're not lost.
>
>Another difference which clients would see after switching to Dovecot is
>that hierarchy separator changes into '.' instead of '/'. Some clients
>may get confused because of that. With Dovecot 1.0-tests you could
>configure it to use '/' as well.
>
>There are some generic documents about migrating to Dovecot in Wiki:
>
>http://wiki.dovecot.org/Migration
>http://wiki.dovecot.org/MissingMailboxes
>
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