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

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

you are totally confused it sounds like...

you are making this way more complicated than it really is

View->Folder Tree

now, what does your folder tree look like? It should look something like
this:


    Summary
[-] Local Folders
 |- Calendar
 |- Contacts
 |- Drafts
 |- Inbox
 |- Outbox
 |- Sent
 |- Tasks
 |- Trash
[-] <Maildir account name>
 |- .

the new mail will appear in the folder named "."

Jeff

On Sun, 2004-02-01 at 12:10, Robert Krueger wrote:
> On Sun, 2004-02-01 at 11:43, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote:
> > did you hit send&receive?
>
>   Several times, many times, a hundred times...
>
> >  which folder are you checking for the new
> > mail?
> >
> > Local Folders
> >    Inbox
> >
> > or 
> >
> > <maildir account>
>
> I just got through detaing this information for you below. 
> Unless I misunderstand your question, I'll repeat myself:
>
> -This is the folder I am checking for the new mail -
> - It is where Procmail is delivering the mail -
>
> /home/robert/Maildir/
>
> Let me try again...  The way I understand Evo works when I select
> Maildir/ format is it (Evo) creates the three neccesary directories
> (cur,new,tmp) under $HOME/evolution/local/Inbox/mbox/.  And it did do
> this.
>
> First attempt:
>
>    When I redirect Postfix and Procmail to deliver to
> $HOME/evolution/local/Inbox/mbox/ in maildir/ format, I get all my
> messages in Evo in Inbox.  The only thing that -does not work- with this
> setup is the filters.  I do not know why.
>    
> Second attempt:
>
> When I direct Postfix and Procmail to deliver to $HOME/Maildir/, and
> redirect Evo to pick up mail in $HOME/Maildir/, Evo does not pick up any
> mail at all.  It appears Evo doesn't like retrieving mail from anywhere
> but $HOME/evolution/local/Inbox/mbox/.   But that's just my opinion..
>
>
> Robert
>
>
> > 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