getmail question... What is a "Maildir" supposed to be???

[Walter Dnes]

  The Gentoo packagers have decided to not include the pushkey option, so
the muttrc option...
push"G"
doesn't work.  I'm trying to use getmail to pull mail.  Here's a really
basic config file for testing...

[retriever]
type = SimplePOP3Retriever
server = 127.0.0.1
username = ********
port = 10110
password = ********

[destination]
type = Maildir
path = ~/Maildir/
user = waltdnes

[options]
read_all = true
delete = false
message_log = ~/.getmail/log
max_messages_per_session = 5

  I run up a 2-line script that first sets up ssh-tunneling, and then
launches getmail.  I've created a directory "Maildir" in my home
directory.  The ssh session does connect, and I get the following
complaints.  What is required of Maildir?

/usr/lib/python2.3/optparse.py:668: FutureWarning: %u/%o/%x/%X of negative int will return a signed string in Python 2.4 and up
  return ("<%s at 0x%x: %r>"
getmail version 4.3.3
Copyright (C) 1998-2004 Charles Cazabon.  Licensed under the GNU GPL version 2.
SimplePOP3Retriever:waltdnes-savSHZN5Fh8qMp+WYRx65w at public.gmane.org:10110:
Delivery error (maildir delivery 18921 error (127, maildir delivery process failed (not a Maildir (/home/waltdnes/Maildir/))))
  msg   1/175 (2792 bytes), delivery error (maildir delivery 18921 error (127, maildir delivery process failed (not a Maildir (/home/waltdnes/Maildir/))))
Delivery error (maildir delivery 18922 error (127, maildir delivery process failed (not a Maildir (/home/waltdnes/Maildir/))))
  msg   2/175 (2299 bytes), delivery error (maildir delivery 18922 error (127, maildir delivery process failed (not a Maildir (/home/waltdnes/Maildir/))))
Delivery error (maildir delivery 18923 error (127, maildir delivery process failed (not a Maildir (/home/waltdnes/Maildir/))))
  msg   3/175 (2448 bytes), delivery error (maildir delivery 18923 error (127, maildir delivery process failed (not a Maildir (/home/waltdnes/Maildir/))))
Delivery error (maildir delivery 18924 error (127, maildir delivery process failed (not a Maildir (/home/waltdnes/Maildir/))))
  msg   4/175 (3656 bytes), delivery error (maildir delivery 18924 error (127, maildir delivery process failed (not a Maildir (/home/waltdnes/Maildir/))))
Delivery error (maildir delivery 18925 error (127, maildir delivery process failed (not a Maildir (/home/waltdnes/Maildir/))))
  msg   5/175 (10417 bytes), delivery error (maildir delivery 18925 error (127,
maildir delivery process failed (not a Maildir (/home/waltdnes/Maildir/))))
  5 messages retrieved, 0 skipped

  The logfile looks OK.

2005-05-08 21:39:38 Initializing SimplePOP3Retriever:waltdnes-savSHZN5Fh8qMp+WYRx65w at public.gmane.org:10110:
2005-05-08 21:39:38 msg   1/175 (2792 bytes) msgid 1115510207.4707.manson from <gentoo-user+bounces-9531-waltdnes=waltdnes.org-aBrp7R+bbdUdnm+yROfE0A at public.gmane.org>
2005-05-08 21:39:39 msg   2/175 (2299 bytes) msgid 1115513396.9085.manson from <owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org>
2005-05-08 21:39:39 msg   3/175 (2448 bytes) msgid 1115513917.9751.manson from <owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org>
2005-05-08 21:39:39 msg   4/175 (3656 bytes) msgid 1115515876.12248.manson from
<gentoo-user+bounces-9532-waltdnes=waltdnes.org-aBrp7R+bbdUdnm+yROfE0A at public.gmane.org>
2005-05-08 21:39:39 msg   5/175 (10417 bytes) msgid 1115515947.12315.manson from <gentoo-user+bounces-9533-waltdnes=waltdnes.org-aBrp7R+bbdUdnm+yROfE0A at public.gmane.org>


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Walter Dnes <waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org>
An infinite number of monkeys pounding away on keyboards will
eventually produce a report showing that Windows is more secure,
and has a lower TCO, than linux.
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