1. Run Fixup.

2. Disable the mail file for IMAP use.

3. Re-enable mail file for IMAP use.

If you are unable to repair the mail file, contact Lotus Support Services for assistance.

Running Fixup to repair a corrupted IMAP mail file

To repair a corrupted IMAP mail file, the Fixup task requires exclusive access to the mail file database. Before running Fixup, you must shut down the server. After the server is shut down, run Fixup as described below:

To run Fixup
1. From a command prompt, change to the IBM® Lotus® Domino® program directory. For example, if you installed Domino in the default location, enter:

cd c:\lotus\domino

nFixup path\mail file

where path is the database path relative to the Domino Data directory. For example, to run Fixup on the database USER.NSF in the DATA\MAIL folder, enter:

nFixup mail\user.nsf

Note If transaction logging is on, run Fixup with the -j switch, for example:

nFixup -j mail\user.nsf

If you need to disable IMAP-specific features in a mail file, run the mail conversion utility with the -e- option file. The example below removes the IMAP capability of the mail database USER.NSF in the \MAIL subdirectory of the IBM® Lotus® Notes® data directory:

load convert -e- mail\user.nsf

Note On UNIX® systems, use a forward slash (/) as the hierarchy separator, rather than a backslash (\). For example, enter:

load convert -e- mail/user.nsf

After disabling the mail file as described in the preceding section, you can re-enable it. For more information on enabling a mail file, see the topic Running the mail conversion utility to enable a mail file for IMAP.

Related topics

Running the mail conversion utility to enable a mail file for IMAP
Setting up IMAP users
Controlling the level of authentication for Internet clients

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