Re: Kmail does not show inbox

["Alex Meaden" <alex meaden net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Mason" <masonc masonc com>
To: "Redhat-list" <redhat-list redhat com>
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 1:50 PM
Subject: Kmail does not show inbox


> I am using redhat 7.3 and IMAP on my server, kmail 3 with RH7.3 on my
> laptop, and kmail does nto see the inbox. It sees the child folders,
> creates them, everything is fine, but no inbox. Outlook sees the inbox
> fine.
>
> Is there a problem with where the mail spool is stored with Redhat,
> shouldn't mail be stored under the user's home directory instead
> /var/spool/mail/

You need to set the IMAP root directory as "Mail" (not /var/spool/mail) in
your mail program (Outlook and KMail). The IMAP server will find the mail
location on the RedHat system.

Alex.

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Mr Alex Meaden
Computer Science Undergraduate
University of Kent at Canterbury
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