I have installed netqmail-1.05-r8, qmail-scanner-2.02-r1, etc. After composing a message in mutt, it attempts to create a file in a non-existing subdirectory. The message I get is: /root/.maildir-sent//tmp/cur.1204143825.24439_0.vrapenec:2,S: No such file or directory (errno = 2) while I do have: # ls -la ~/.maildir-sent/cur/ total 20 drwx------ 2 root root 4096 May 9 2006 . drwx------ 3 root root 4096 Apr 30 2007 .. -rw------- 1 root root 304 Apr 20 2006 1145553299.17893_2.vrapenec:2,S -rw------- 1 root root 282 May 9 2006 1147211547.14409_2.vrapenec:2,S -rw------- 1 root root 283 May 9 2006 1147211606.14428_2.vrapenec:2,S I fear this might be a configuration issue. qmail-scanner just force installation of maildrop on my system, according to Changelog in portage tree just to use another tool to rip mime attachments, but maybe it has also introduced yet another tool able to deliver emails to maildir/ . Hmm, qmail can write in maildir/ format, procmail can write in maildir/ format, and maildrop as well. Could that be the issue? At the moment I suspect simple bug in mutt, and I would prefer procmail to be my local delivery agent over anything else for its superior filtering capabilities proven safety. # emerge -pv netqmail procmail qmail-scanner clamav maildrop These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild R ] mail-mta/netqmail-1.05-r8 USE="ssl -gencertdaily -highvolume -mailwrapper -noauthcram -qmail-spp -vanilla" 313 kB [ebuild R ] mail-filter/maildrop-2.0.4 USE="berkdb fam gdbm mysql -authlib -debug -ldap -postgres" 0 kB [ebuild R ] app-antivirus/clamav-0.92.1 USE="bzip2 crypt nls -mailwrapper -milter (-selinux)" 14,927 kB [ebuild R ] mail-filter/procmail-3.22-r8 USE="-mbox (-selinux)" 222 kB [ebuild R ] mail-filter/qmail-scanner-2.02-r1 USE="clamav -spamassassin" 0 kB * Messages for package net-libs/courier-authlib-0.59.2: * The dev-tcltk/expect package is not installed. * Without it, you will not be able to change system login passwords. * However non-system authentication modules (LDAP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, * and others) will work just fine. * Both gdbm and berkdb selected. Using gdbm. * Messages for package mail-filter/maildrop-2.0.4: * Both gdbm and berkdb selected. Using gdbm. * This package will overwrite one or more files that may belong to other * packages (see list below). Add "collision-protect" to FEATURES in * make.conf if you would like the merge to abort in cases like this. You * can use a command such as `portageq owners / <filename>` to identify * the installed package that owns a file. If portageq reports that only * one package owns a file then do NOT file a bug report. A bug report is * only useful if it identifies at least two or more packages that are * known to install the same file(s). If a collision occurs and you can * not explain where the file came from then you should simply ignore the * collision since there is not enough information to determine if a real * problem exists. Please do NOT file a bug report at * http://bugs.gentoo.org unless you report exactly which two packages * install the same file(s). Once again, please do NOT file a bug report * unless you have completely understood the above message. * * Detected file collision(s): * * /usr/share/man/man1/maildirmake.1.bz2 * /usr/share/man/man5/maildir.5.bz2
Who created /root/.maildir-sent/ ? - ferdy
I just guess it was created by maildirmake from procmail package. I have zapped the directory and recreated also ~.maildir/ with maildirmake supposedly from maildrop, re-ran mutt and managed to send an email: # ls -la ~/.maildir-sent/cur/ total 12 drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Feb 28 18:49 . drwx------ 5 root root 4096 Feb 28 18:49 .. -rw------- 1 root root 327 Feb 28 18:49 1204220969.31567_1.vrapenec:2,S #
Sorry, I wanted to say procmail created ~/.maildir/ and I believe it could have been only mutt who has created ~/.maildir-sent/ . I have except mutt only mail and mailx, I belive. ;-)
Whoever created that maildir is at fault here. I doubt it's mutt. Can you reproduce this bug? - ferdy
Cannot reproduce by creating ~/.maildir-sent/ neither with these two: mail-mta/netqmail-1.05-r8 (/var/qmail/bin/maildirmake) mail-filter/maildrop-2.0.4 (/usr/bin/maildirmake)
is there still a bug or not? If so, does it also affect 1.5.20?
Cannot reproduce with mutt-1.5.20-r1 (deleted .maildir-sent/ and let mutt re-create it with its subdirectory tree.
