FC2 - dovecot not recognizing new email

[brechmos]

I just moved up from FC1 to FC2. In FC1 I used uw-imap to server out my email. I just put FC2 on my server and have spent a long time trying to get dovecot going on my box. I am using mbox format files stored in /home/<user>/mail and the INBOX is /var/spool/mail/<user>.. reasonably standard.

I seem to have something going in as I can use mozilla to see the mail directories over imap, but it is not recognizng when a new email comes in... I can see there is a new email by looking in /var/spool/mail/<user>, but it just isn't showing up in the Inbox in mozilla. I can click "Get Msgs" to my hearts content, but nothing comes up. I even exit mozilla and go back in and still doesn't show it.

I have a very fuzzy understanding of IMAP, but would appreciate anyone's wisdom!

The only line of the file which seems relevant is:

default_mail_env = mbox:/home/%u/mail/:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u

[cclo123]

In FC2, dovecot is the imap/pop3 daemon.
Edit /etc/dovecot.conf to enable imap/pop3 protocol and start dovecot.

[jeru]

I don't know about FC1, but in RH9 (and 8) the default settings for the mbox root is ~/

In FC2 it is ~/mail

Is this the problem? Is it still delivering mail to ~/? Other than that I don't understand how this could be possible... What are you using to view the mail you say is there? Just cat/dumping it or something? Cyrus-imap was never introduced to either install right? That has it's own mailbox mechanism.....

[xavient]

I just moved up from FC1 to FC2. In FC1 I used uw-imap to server out my email. I just put FC2 on my server and have spent a long time trying to get dovecot going on my box. I am using mbox format files stored in /home/<user>/mail and the INBOX is /var/spool/mail/<user>.. reasonably standard.

I seem to have something going in as I can use mozilla to see the mail directories over imap, but it is not recognizng when a new email comes in... I can see there is a new email by looking in /var/spool/mail/<user>, but it just isn't showing up in the Inbox in mozilla. I can click "Get Msgs" to my hearts content, but nothing comes up. I even exit mozilla and go back in and still doesn't show it.

default_mail_env = mbox:/home/%u/mail/:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u

I have the same problem.
A good ideea is to use Maildir instead of mbox ; it resolve some lock
problems.