Postfix, Mutt And No Root Mail?

[Leonard Chatagnier]

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> > From: Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca>
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:19:16 -0300
> Subject: Re: Postfix, Mutt And No Root Mail?
> 
> Hal Burgiss wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, Sep 01, 2007 at 07:35:22AM -0700, Leonard
> Chatagnier wrote:
> > 
> >> Sep  1 09:16:53 ubuntu postfix/local[24833]:
> >> 00263108357: to=<lchata at ubuntu>, relay=local,
> >> delay=0.53, delays=0.28/0.19/0/0.06, dsn=5.2.0,
> >> status=bounced (cannot update mailbox
> /var/mail/lchata
> >> for user lchata. cannot open file: Is a
> directory)
> > 
> > As pointed out, postfix is trying to deliver to a
> file (mbox style
> > mailbox), but found a directory there instead. I
> suggest also moving
> > or just deleting the directory (ie lchata
> directory). Postfix should
> > create a mailbox file if the user is valid, and
> one does not already
> > exist.
> > 
> As long as Mutt can handle Maildirs,  I'd actually
> recommend reconfiguring
> postfix to write to maildirs, but that's strictly a
> matter of choice :-) 
> (and obviously the mbox fix will be much faster)
> -- 
> derek
> Hello Derek,

You know, I'd be glad to give this a try but really
don't know how to start or what to do. I've looked at
the postfix.cf file a few times an it's mostly greek
to me, but I can follow instructions most of the time.
If you have anything you want me to try just post them
and I'll give them a shot. I think Postfix is at the
heart of the issue because used exim and others in
past with no mutt or root mail issues until installed
Feisty and Postfix.  Any suggestions welcome and
thanks to all who inputted on this issue.

Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net