Webmail: "ERROR: Could not append message to Sent Messages"

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Webmail: "ERROR: Could not append message to Sent Messages"

When sending a newly composed messages, Webmail responds with "ERROR: Could not append message to Sent Messages. Server responded: Permission denied". The message IS actually sent but not entered into the Sent Messages box.

In addition a second message is displayed: "ERROR: Bad or malformed request. Server responded: Unrecognized command"

Any thoughts?

Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Aug 28, 2006 8:08 AM

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Answer 1

Sep 26, 2006 6:17 PM in response to dkauper

getting the same thing. have you found any fix?

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davidh

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Sep 26, 2006 6:49 PM in response to dkauper

Check that the admin user you have set in
impad.conf is not also the name of any group (user group) on your server.

In 10.4,
cat /etc/imapd.conf | grep

should return:

admins: cyrusimap

Also, when logged in via webmail, check the "Folders"option, at the bottom of the page, and unsubscribe to any shared folders that should not be listed there.

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davidh

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Sep 27, 2006 4:21 AM in response to davidh

err... should be:

cat /etc/imapd.conf | grep admins

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dkauper Author

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Sep 27, 2006 9:28 AM in response to davidh

"Check that the admin user you have set in
impad.conf is not also the name of any group (user group) on your server."

If the primary user set in imapd.conf is the primary Administrator (ID 501) of the server then there is a default group 501 with the same name...

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davidh

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Sep 27, 2006 12:36 PM in response to dkauper

As I have indicated above, the default in 10.4 is "cyrusimap" and not "admin"

If the name there is instead "admin" it should not be, and even then I advise against using "admin" as the actual account name for your main admin account.

If you are attempting to use cyradm, then your configration is not as it should be.
Read up at
http://www.afp548.com/article.php?story=20040814204411280

"...you should create an IMAP administrator account... There is no need for this user to be an actual admin on your server, so just leave it as a normal user."

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