On Wed, 2004-08-18 at 11:53, Travis Fraser wrote: > On Wed, 2004-08-18 at 07:35, Javier Perez wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Travis Fraser > > Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 7:46 AM > > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > > Subject: Re: IMAP Hierarchy > > > > > > On Tue, 2004-08-17 at 07:05, Javier Perez wrote: > > > Help! > > > > > > My IMAP hierarchy used to look like this: > > > > > > INBOX > > > Cron > > > Lists > > > Fedora_list > > > Clamav > > > > > > > > > etc. > > > > > > I changed mailserver from Courier-Imap to dovecot. > > > Also I had a trouble that forced me to reformat my win2k box. > > > Nevertheless the same situation happens with Thunderbird and Evolution. > > > > > > Now my hierarchy looks like this > > > > > > INBOX > > > Cron > > > Lists > > > Fedora_list > > > Clamav > > > > > > Furthermore, when I see the ~HOME/Maildir subdirectory I see a > > > .INBOX subdirectory that I did not use to have. I tried erasing it > > > with rmdir but it seems to get regenerated somehow. > > > > > > How can I go back to the old hierarchy? I tried moving > > > the subdirectories below Inbox, but that added a .INBOX suffix > > > to the corresponding subdirectories. > > I use dovecot to serve up IMAP. My maildir folders look like this: > > > > ~/.maildir/.INBOX > > ~/.maildir/.INBOX.fedora > > ~/.maildir/.INBOX.razor-users > > ~/.maildir/.spam > > > > In my mail client, the folders appear like this: > > > > INBOX > > fedora > > razor-users > > spam > > > > Travis Fraser > > > > Hi Travis! > > > > That was my point. I did not have an .INBOX entry before. I could move > > everyone > > below INBOX and let them gain the prefix .INBOX, but then I have to modify > > all > > of my procmailrc rules for classifying my e-mail. I'd rather not do it, but > > if I > > have to I will. I am just being a little lazy looking for an easy way out. > > > > I wonder. Do Dovecot and Courier-IMAP have different ways to treat the > > hierarchy? > > I do not remember a .Inbox under Courier-IMAP. Is it a best practice to have > > a > > .inbox? > > > I have never used courier-imap, but they apparently do treat the folders > differently. See > http://www.koziarski.net/archives/2003/10/27/migratingcourierimaptodovecot. > > You might have to change your procmail rules either way. Here is one of > my procmail rules: > > :0: > * ^List-Id:.*fedora-list\.redhat\.com > $MAILDIR/.INBOX.fedora/ > > Hope this helps, > Travis Fraser Thanks! I will bite the bullet and update my filters. I read the same line as in the link that you provided and thought exactly the same thing. Funny. They should change that line in the Dovecot documentation to warn people about that difference. Other than that things are quite fine. -- /\_/\ |O O| pepebuho_at_pananet.com ~~~~ Javier Perez ~~~~ While the night runs ~~~~ toward the day... m m Pepebuho watches from his high perch.
