[gentooppc-user] Re: courier-IMAP ${MAILDIR} not getting set

[Calum Selkirk]

* linux_box [linux_box@××××××××××××××.com] [2002-09-18 10:18 -0700]:

> Code listing 49 of the gentoo desktop users guide has a hilited
> section which refers to this, but that reference is very confusing to
> me...When I do what it says, IMAP cant see where it should be homed.
> If I hardwire a directory, it all works perfectly.
>
> I know ${MAILDIR} is supposed to get loaded with the users $HOME, but
> I cant trace how. My IMAP client tells me the ${MAILDIR} var isn't
> getting loaded at all (unless i hardwire/replace the variable).

Could you open a bug report at http://bugs.gentoo.org and assign to
raker@g.o

The comments in the ebuild read:

# Here are some things that still need fixing:
# o supervise support (of course)
# o tweaking of config files
# o My RC script is configured to look for maildirs in ~/.maildir
#   (my preference, and the official Gentoo Linux standard location)
#   instead of the more traditional and icky ~/Maildir.
# o We need to add an /etc/mail.conf.

I assume the last two points are in reference to each other (mail.conf
would hold the variable $MAILDIR), otherwise i wonder why point 3 would
need "fixing". But yes, your right the variable $MAILDIR is not standard
on gentoo, so the rc would fail to make sense of it unless you assign it
a value.

best

cal