firstname.lastname issue

[Nikola Milutinovic]

Subhasha_HL wrote:

> Hi,
>  
>   I have configured postfix+cyrus-imap on fedora core 3. Everything 
> working fine but the problem with mail box created with 
> firstname.lastname. Mails sent to mailboxes with firstname.lastname 
> bounces. I have attached the same.
> I have added the line unixhierarchysep: yes. I cannot login using this 
> id also. user at domain.com works fine. Any help please.
>  
> <subhasha.narayan at ecanarys.com>: host
>     /var/lib/imap/socket/lmtp[/var/lib/imap/socket/lmtp] said: 550-Mailbox
>     unknown.  Either there is no mailbox associated with this 550-name 
> or you
>     do not have authorization to see it. 550 5.1.1 User unknown (in 
> reply to
>     RCPT TO command)


Have you enabled use of "/" as the hierarchy separator? By default, "." 
is the hierarchy separator for mailbox namespace, thus 
"firstname.lastname" would be interpreted as folder "lastname" of folder 
"firstname".

Set "unixhierarchysep: yes" in your imapd.conf file.

Nix.
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