can't make IMAP work

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Mo, den 22.12.2003 schrieb Marius Andreiana um 00:18:
> On Sun, 2003-12-21 at 21:14, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> > > This is the maillog:
> > > Dec 21 16:24:48 marte imapd[10119]: imaps SSL service init from
> > > 127.0.0.1
> > > Dec 21 16:24:50 marte imapd[10119]: Login user=marius
> > > host=marte.biciclete.ro [127.0.0.1]
> > 
> > This looks as a correct IMAP login procedure. No error message at all.
> > The only curiosity is see is that your localhost 127.0.0.1 is called
> > marte.biciclete.ro. This is not correct and probably the reason for any
> > problem. So you /etc/hosts file should look like this:
> > 
> > 127.0.0.1               localhost.localdomain   localhost
> > 192.168.0.1             marte.biciclete.ro   marte
> yes, don't know how that line got in there, probably some GUI conf tool.
> 
> I've corrected it, tried again and it still doesn't work. maillog:
> Dec 22 01:10:50 marte imapd[5850]: imap service init from 81.196.83.211
> Dec 22 01:10:52 marte imapd[5850]: Login user=marius
> host=marte.biciclete.ro [81.196.83.211]
> Dec 22 01:12:33 marte imapd[5850]: Logout user=marius
> host=marte.biciclete.ro [81.196.83.211]
> 
> Evolution still remains on Connecting - scanning imap folders, and when
> closed it says
> Error while 'Scanning folders in "IMAP server marte.biciclete.ro"':
> Success
> :)
> 
> Do I have to do anything to setup imap folders? Google doesn't show
> anything for this server-side.
> 
> thanks

If you are using uw-imapd which comes with Fedora you don't have to
setup IMAP folders first. Under Evolution under menu "tools" you find
"subscribe folders". There you should start a scanning of your IMAP
server and mark at least the INBOX.

Alexander


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