I think that 1.Error message must be more understandable. 2.Default debian installation must work "from the box" or at least should give a clue how to set up it correctly.
You probably did the first installation of courier/sqwebmail with 0.47-3, which had that bug. If you set up a completly fresh box, it should work out of the box.
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