Well, I changed /etc/dovecot.conf to have default_mail_env = mbox:~/mail/:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u and unfortunately I get the same problem ... Jul 1 08:52:24 swtf dovecot: Dovecot starting up Jul 1 08:52:37 swtf pop3-login: Login: judy [192.168.1.135] Jul 1 08:53:08 swtf pop3(judy): unlink(/var/spool/mail/judy.lock) failed: Permission denied Jul 1 08:53:08 swtf pop3(judy): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/spool/mail/judy: Permission denied Jul 1 08:53:39 swtf pop3(judy): unlink(/var/spool/mail/judy.lock) failed: Permission denied Jul 1 08:53:39 swtf pop3(judy): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/spool/mail/judy: Permission denied Jul 1 08:53:39 swtf pop3: I/O leak: 0x8050cb0 (0) Jul 1 08:53:39 swtf pop3: I/O leak: 0x8084da0 (1) Jul 1 08:53:39 swtf pop3: Timeout leak: 0x8065e20 The directories seem ok # ls -ld /var/spool/mail drwxrwxr-x 2 root mail 4096 Jul 1 08:44 /var/spool/mail # ls -l /var/spool/mail/judy -rw------- 1 judy mail 467 Jul 1 00:41 /var/spool/mail/judy # I then changed /etc/dovecot.conf to have mbox_locks = fcntl rather than the default (which I believe is dotlock fcntl) and lo and behold, I could pick up the e-mail. I'm relatively happy now, but I'd love to know why dotlock locking doesn't work. Does some service other than dovecot need to be started/configured? Regards Burn Am Mi, den 30.06.2004 schrieb Burn Alting um 16:51: > OK, I backed out Cyrus IMAP and went to dovecot. > > Trouble is when I attempt to get the mail from a Windows box, maillog > shows > Jul 1 00:41:59 swtf pop3-login: Login: judy [192.168.1.135] > Jul 1 00:41:59 swtf pop3(judy): open(/var/mail/judy.lock) failed: > Permission denied Should be /var/spool/mail/! > Jul 1 00:41:59 swtf pop3(judy): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox > file /var/mail/judy: Permission denied > Jul 1 00:41:59 swtf pop3(judy): open(/var/mail/judy.lock) failed: > Permission denied > Jul 1 00:41:59 swtf pop3(judy): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox > file /var/mail/judy: Permission denied > Jul 1 00:41:59 swtf pop3: I/O leak: 0x8050cb0 (0) > Jul 1 00:41:59 swtf pop3: I/O leak: 0x8084da0 (1) > Jul 1 00:41:59 swtf pop3: Timeout leak: 0x8065e20 > > Any clues? You need to edit dovecot.conf and change the path to the INBOX. > Burn Alexander
