Topic: Mailproblems sme-6.0

[Rien]

My old server uses SME 5.6  which works fine. I bought a new server (new hardware) and installed SME 6.0 final. Then I made a backup from the user data and restored it on the new server.

I checked it and all the data seems to be on the right places. Also the mailfolders. The problem is that I can't reach the mail on my new SME 6.0 server. When I made a new mailaccount with Outlook Express to test where is go wrong,  it seems that SME 6.0 uses the /Maildir folder instead of the /Mail folder in SME 5.6

Also the  folders inside have a prefix ";" before the folder name f.i:
SME 5.6: "/Mail/Sent items" became in SME 6.0 "/Maildir/;Sent items" and
SME 5.6: "/Mail/Privat/Work" became in SME 6.0 "/Maildir/;Privat;Work" (no subdir)

Also I can't create mailrules with procmail. When I want to forward mail to an existing folder I get the message:
"you have forwarded to a folder which is not in Maildir format. A possible fix is to delete it and recreate with webmail"

What did I do wrong??

[Andre]

In version 6, the imap server has changed. The dovecot imap server is now being used. When doing an upgrade, the folders get migrated automatically. However, since you just did a restore after a clean install, you will need to do this migration manually. Login as root and give the command:

/etc/e-smith/events/actions/imap-relocate-maildirs

That should migrate your folders for all users. Not sure about your procmail issue.

HTH, make sure you have a backup first,

André
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[Rien]

Thanks,

Because it was a clean install, I solved the problem by first installing 5.6 and then upgrade to 6.0. Also promail works fine now.


Rien