Re: IMAP /etc/userdb and postfix

Quoting Damien Mascord <tusker@tusker.org>:

> Postmaster wrote:
> > Quoting Damien Mascord <tusker@tusker.org>:
> >=20
> >=20
> >>Postmaster wrote:
> >>
> >>>Thanks Damien - that explains part of it... What ties userdb,
> >>>regardless of where it is, to postfix "validation"? I am using
> >>
> >>the
> >>
> >>>user "vmail" from one of the examples. There does not appear to
> be
> >>
> >>a
> >>
> >>>reference to "userdb" in main.cf or master.cf.
> >>>
> >>>I tried the changes anyway - and now get a=20
> >>>
> >>>fatal: pipe_command: execvp /usr/local/bin/maildrop no such file
> >>
> >>or
> >>
> >>>directory
> >>>
> >>>sigh...
> >>>
> >>>The maildrop courier version....is this what is implemented by
> >>
> >>the
> >>
> >>>master.cf line ? How does courier know it's there ? There
> >>
> >>doesn't
> >>
> >>>appear to much of imapd * imapd.cnf files in that /etc/courier
> >>>directory.
> >>
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>main.cf would specify a transport to use "maildrop".
> >>
> >>This "maildrop" is defined in master.cf.
> >>
> >>Whatever command line you configure as "maildrop" in your
> master.cf
> >>will
> >>get called with the appropriate parameters.
> >>
> >>So, mail comes into postfix smtp, the mail goes on the queue, then
> >>is
> >>delivered via the virtual_transport (which is configured as
> >>maildrop).
> >>
> >>maildrop will then use the parameters specified in the master.cf
> to
> >>know
> >>which email to look up in the userdb.
> >>
> >>/usr/bin/maildrop|/usr/local/bin/maildrop will then check userdb
> for
> >>the
> >>location of the home directory of the "user"/"virtual user" in
> >>question,
> >>and will 'drop' the mail there.
> >>
> >>The maildrop binary within the courier-maildrop package (or if you
> >>installed it from source) will know to use the userdb that is
> created
> >>by
> >>the makeuserdb command (which should be from the same package).
> >>
> >>Your error looks like you don't have /usr/local/bin/maildrop, so
> >>check
> >>for its existence, and change the path if necessary.
> >>
> >>Damien
> >>
> >=20
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> >=20
> > I'm feeling like I'm stupid or something...
> >=20
> > I'm using SuSE 9.2 - yast says courier-imap is installed (but NOT
> > courier-imap-ldap).
> >=20
> > locate maildrop finds nothing...
> > tried "updatedb" and then locate maildrop again...same nothing.
> >=20
> > Do I have to install the "courier-imap-ldap" as well ? The SuSE
> install
> > "search" never shows any maildrop. I tried using the expanded
> "search
> > the description" as well...no luck. When I comment it back out - I
> can
> > at least send mail to the virtual users...
> >=20
> > I've printed out the how-to, I have Ralf's book and the O'reilly
> Postfix
> > book - too many chef's I suppose ...
>=20
> Hi,
>=20
> You will want to search for maildrop, and make sure it's the courier
> version.
>=20
> I've never used SuSe so I'm not sure exactly whether SuSE even has a
> maildrop package.
>=20
> You may have to build it from source
> (http://www.courier-mta.org/maildrop/) though there may be a
> unofficial
> SuSE package out that that will co-exist happily with the
> courier-imap
> that comes with SuSE.
>=20
> You will probably need to install the courier-authdaemon package if
> you
> have not done so (unless SuSE includes the authdaemon with the
> courier-imap package).
>=20
> Damien

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I'm calling it quits for the night...appreciate your help, Damien.

I downloaded maildrop from the above site, and now it wants some
co-req's for development and something else that I don't think I want
on a "production" box exposed to the internet. FWIW,
courier-authdaemon was installed as soon as I installed courier-imap.=20
Other searching seems to indicate that with SuSE 9.2 - I may want
"dovecot" just too burned out and frustrated....

I'll let you know what I find.