Gentoo Archives: gentoo-server

From: Jean Blignaut <jean@×××××××.biz>
To: gentoo-server@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-server] dissapearing virtual maildirs
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 13:17:20
Message-Id: B31C4776605A3840B544482E1A94C5C93AEC03@eagle.birds
1 Has any one ever observed maildirs disappearing from their courier-imap
2 server?
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6 I'm using mysql virtual mail hosting for an ISP (587 domains) and every
7 so often maybe once in 3 months all the folders in my virtualmail folder
8 just seem to disappear!
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12 I know it seems unlikely to be a courier-imap problem but I'm just
13 grasping at straws trying to find a cause nevermind a solution.
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15 Its very hard to tell if ALL maildirs get wiped since they get recreated
16 as mail comes in but 1000nds of users phoning in because the pop3 or
17 imap server is refusing them access is no joke
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21 My logs aren't very helpful with regards to what may have happened -->
22 all I can tell is when the first login failures started