[plug] mta differences

[Russ Powers]

I'm no expert but if you want a pointer until the guru's can help, I think 
~/Maildir with cur, new, and tmp are imap mailboxes and the ~/Mail is for 
pop. 

If you use an email program that's set up for imap it will look in the Maildir 
directory. I think Mutt defaults to pop?

HTH at least a little.  :)


--- smclevie at ozemail.com.au wrote: 
> Hi all.
> 
> OK I hope I am clear in my message ...
> 
> I installed (debian testing) the 'courier' suite of bits-n-pieces.
> 
> I created a few maildir directories inthe names of users with
> 
> maildirmake /var/mail/johnny
> 
> Then I looked at the 'directory' and it was present as a 'directory' when I
> did,
> ls -al 
> on the /var/mail directory.
> 
> Then I send mail by,
> echo "To: johnny" | /usr/sbin/sendmail
> 
> and when I went back to see the directory againwith,
> ls -al
> on the /var/mail directory I could see that the johnny 'directory' was now a
> file!!
> 
> I could read the file with mutt and it showed an email.
> 
> I can't download though to the mailbox...
> 
> SO!!
> 
> What is going on??  The maildirmake command seems to be app specific????
> 
> When postfix is installed instead of courier I get a directory with 'new' 
and
> 'cur' etc.etc.  But I lose the ability to send mail to a user on the local
> machine and I can't download into the mailbox etc.etc.
> 
> This interaction between MTA's and Pop servers etc seems to be a rather
> broken idea at this point in time, yes??
> 
> ARE maildir mailboxes different between MTA's??
> 
> Can courier-pop do multiple mailboxes or pick up a mailbox depending upon
> user??
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Regards,
Russ