[Evolution] Setup problems with Exim + maildir + Evo.

[Mark Elkins <mje posix co za>]

I've been using Evolution with mbox format mail for ages - works well.

I've set up a new machine - with Gentoo. I have emerged exim and
evolution - both are up to date (according to gentoo). I am trying to
use maildirs instead of mbox - but can't seem to get evolution to read
the e-mail..

exim is...220 posix.co.za ESMTP Exim 4.34 Thu, 08 Jul 2004 14:13:45
+0200

The 'local delivery' section of the config file looks like...

local_delivery:
  driver = appendfile
  directory = /var/spool/mail/$local_part/
  maildir_format
  delivery_date_add
  envelope_to_add
  return_path_add

Files in this area look like....

# find /var/spool/mail
/var/spool/mail
/var/spool/mail/mje
/var/spool/mail/mje/tmp
/var/spool/mail/mje/new
/var/spool/mail/mje/cur
/var/spool/mail/mje/cur/1088760502.H748467P16793.posix.co.za:2,
/var/spool/mail/mje/cur/1088760784.H586776P16839.posix.co.za:2,
[stuff deleted]
/var/spool/mail/mje/cur/1089241941.H258817P13568.posix.co.za:2,
/var/spool/mail/mje/cur/1089265802.H706565P28714.posix.co.za:2,
/var/spool/mail/mje/..ev-summary


Evolution says... Ver 1.4.6 (Clicking on the [Help] button)

Under tools-->settings-->mail accounts... I have a single account..
Under receiving mail - I have chosen... Maildir-format mail directories
(for storing local mail in maildir directories) and set the Path to
"/var/spool/mail/mje".

As far as I  can see - this appears to be the right thing to do - but
clicking on [Send&Receive] does nothing... (I get no e-mail) yet I'm
curious as to why email from 'new' somehow moves to 'cur' in the spool
directory.... and what is that file '..ev-summary' ???

Please someone - what am I doing wrong?

The FAQ has no clues, the Mailing List archive over the last few months
gives no clues...

If I use mbox and have a standard mbox in /var/spool/mail - it works...
but I'd prefer to use maildirs.

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