lost email

[Robert Holtzman]

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 11:23:50AM -0700, Eric Shubert wrote:
> Robert Holtzman wrote:
> > This one really has me snowed. I use fetchmail to d/l mail and route 
> > it through procmail with mailstat to track how many msgs are in what
> > mailbox. For a while now I've noticed a discrepancy between the number
> > shown in mailstat and the number in my mailboxes. Usually it's just a 
> > few msgs but this morning the difference was dramatic. Such as:
> > 
> >                              mailstat              msgs in
> >                               shows                mailbox
> > sounder.......................23.....................3
> > /var/mai/holtzm...............29....................14
> > INCOMING.......................6.....................3
> > ubuntu-users..................27....................12
> > 
> > My procmail log agrees with mailstat. Unfortunately I didn't have 
> > verbose logging turned on, since rectified so I may know more next 
> > time. It doesn't seem to be an isp, fetchmail, or procmail problem.
> > Right now I have no idea where to start troubleshooting. Searching on 
> > "lost email" turned up nothing close.
> > 
> > If anyone can solve this, the beer is on me (that ought to get some 
> > action -:))
> > 
> 
> Which type of mailbox (maildir|mbox)?
> Are you using imap or pop3?

pop3 and mbox.

-- 
Bob Holtzman
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"If you think you're getting free lunch,
 check the price of the beer"
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