courier-imap (running on arch linux) using mailx (also on arch linux pc) 'imap error: mailbox does not exist, or is not subscribed to'

lilmike · 11-09-2016, 08:57 AM

Hi,
I'm trying to use mailx to script my inbox based on certain conditions. I have set up the ~/.mailrc file like the following:

Code:

set inbox=imaps://user%40host@mail.host:993/INBOX
set imap-use-starttls

However, as mentioned in the subject, I keep getting this error: 'Imap error: mailbox does not exist, or is not subscribed to.' I have read that in courier-imap that either means 1. the folder does not exist, or 2. it needs to be subscribed to. However, I have used telnet to manually login and do 'list "" "*"' and INBOX is listed. This, to me, says that the second option is what is wrong. I don't know how to get mailx to subscribe to a folder though (there is *absolutely* no documentation on .mailrc that I could dfind).
Any help?
Thanks,
-Michael.

bathory · 11-10-2016, 02:43 AM

Hi,

I've never used mailx/imap combination, but with a little search I think you're using a wrong setting.
There is no "set inbox", but there is "set folder" instead. See the last post here for details

Hope that helps