mailhandler requiring mailbox domain field despite using folder view
elly - February 2, 2007 - 22:16
| Project: | Mailhandler |
| Version: | 5.x-1.1 |
| Component: | Documentation |
| Category: | bug report |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | active (needs more info) |
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Description
Hiya -
I've installed the mailhandler module on my Drupal 4.7.6 install. In setup, I entered the path to a local folder that I'd like mailhandler to access. Underneath the "Folder" text entry box it says:
"Optional. The folder where the mail is stored. If you want this mailbox to read from a local folder, give the full path. Leave domain, port, name, and pass empty below. Remember to set the folder to readable and writable by the webserver."
So, as per instructions I left those items empty. But when I attempt to save my configuration, I get this error:
Mailbox domain field is required.
#1
Same problem with version 5.x-1.0... I have tried to use mailhandler several times since it was released over the years.
It appears to be a much needed module.
The 'IMAP dynamic extension' does not appear to be available on my server.
Without a fix for this bug I will not be able to use Mailhandler. That is sad.
#2
Fixed in HEAD, DRUPAL-5, and DRUPAL-4-7.
#3
After installing the latest 5.x-1.1 dated 15/03 the configuration indeed accepts a path to a folder as suggested. Thank you.
However, when you the 'retrieve' e-mail from that folder the following error occurs: warning: imap_open() [function.imap-open]: Couldn't open stream /var/www/test/ in /var/www/drupal/modules/mailhandler/mailhandler.module on line 21.
I did not expect to see an 'imap' error here... :-(
#4
#5
@clemens. http://php.net/imap_open states that this function can be used to access POP accounts as well, so I wouldn't worry about that.
I personally tried the direct access method and got this error. Reading php.net I don't see that how mailhandler was accessing the mailbox is consistent with the documentation, the only example I found of skipping the second and third parameters is this one:
Soo. I just did the normal access method with username/password etc, and it works fine. In fact making a mail directory 777 so that apache can read it is IMHO probably not the best option, but I'm sure it is preferable in some cases.