Re: [Evolution] Getting Evo to work with Maildir/ format

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

did you hit send&receive? which folder are you checking for the new
mail?

Local Folders
   Inbox

or 

<maildir account>
   .

?

you need to look at the second one.

Jeff

On Sun, 2004-02-01 at 11:30, Robert Krueger wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-01-31 at 22:38, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote:
> > no no no. that is all wrong. Don't point an evo account at an internal
> > evo folder. this is likely your problem.
> >
> > have your procmail deliver mail to ~/Maildir/ and point evo at that.
> >
> > Jeff
>
> Well, evo doesn't work since I made your suggested changes back to
> ~Maildir/.     I don't even get mail in my Inbox anymore.
>   Let me go over the current status of settings, we must have missed 
> something.
>
> Postfix and procmail:
>     Now deliver once again to /home/robert/Maildir/.
>     As evidence to this fact, KMail received my last email, evo would
> not see it.  I did try evo first before KMail.
>
> Evolution
>         Under Tools/Settings/Mail Accounts/Edit/Receiving mail/
>
>         Server type:  Maildir-format mail directories
>         Path:  /home/robert/Maildir/
>
>         Local Folders - Inbox / Properties:
>                 Set to maildir ( Maildir-format mail directories)
>
> That's the best I can offer for now.  I even checked permissions on all
> pertinent directories from ~Maildir/ to ~evolution/local/Inbox/ and they
> are all the same. (700)
>
> Robert
>
>
> > On Sat, 2004-01-31 at 19:45, Robert Krueger wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2004-01-31 at 18:47, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote:
> > > > On Sat, 2004-01-31 at 18:42, Robert Krueger wrote:
> > > > > I wasn't sure if I should repost this question as part of the
> > > > > original, but it's the same subject. (sort of)
> > > > > I changed over Postfix and Procmail to evolutions maildir/ format
> > > > > directory, and it brought in the messages. ( Very good thing!! )
> > > > > Only it didn't filter a single on even though I selected "Apply
> > > > > filters to Inbox".
> > > > > How come?
> > > > >
> > > > > Robert
> > > >
> > > > no idea, you haven't given me enough info. where exactly is the mail
> > > > delivered?
> > >
> > >   To /home/robert/evolution/local/Inbox/mbox/
> > >
> > > >  what type of account did you setup in evo? 
> > >
> > >   maildir
> > >
> > > > where does it
> > > > point to? 
> > >
> > >   /home/robert/evolution/local/Inbox/mbox/
> > >
> > > > what are your filters doing?
> > >
> > >  Nothing.   Everything ends up in the Inbox.  I haven't changed the
> > > filters at all.  They have been working fine.  It's just since going to
> > > the maildir/ format that the filters stopped working.  I even went
> > > through and made sure all the folders I have created ( Procmail users,
> > > Postfix Users, Evolution, etc ) were all in maildir/ format by
> > > right-clicking on the folder.
> > >    Maybe a link has been broken and I need to delete and reenter a new
> > > filter since changing over to the new style.  I'm not sure, but I'll
> > > wait for your advice.  That's about as much info as I have, Jeff.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Robert