dovecot - Jun 2009 - sieve/dovecot folder separator inconsistency

Hi,

I'm running dovecot 1.0.15 and ran recently into a problem with the 
folder separators when using sieve scripts.

The server is set to use a slash as a folder separator for all 
namespaces and announces this correctly when issuing the NAMESPACE 
command. We are using Ingo (http://www.horde.org/ingo/) of the horde 
framework to manage our sieve scripts. It creates the folder name / 
folder path to be used in the sieve scripts based on the result of the 
NAMESPACE given by the IMAP Server. It therefore created the path 
separated by  slashes ("/").

According to my tests, the delivery agent along with sieve expects the 
folders to be separated by dots (".") instead of slashes. Is this a 
correct observation or can this be set using a parameter or something 
similar?

The result of this otherwise inconsistent behavior is that a client who 
sticks to the provided namespace creates a folder path which cannot be 
understood by the deliver process.

Please let me know if you need any additional information.

Thanks,
Daniel

Daniel Mayer schrieb:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm running dovecot 1.0.15 and ran recently into a problem with the
> folder separators when using sieve scripts.
> 
> The server is set to use a slash as a folder separator for all
> namespaces and announces this correctly when issuing the NAMESPACE
> command. We are using Ingo (http://www.horde.org/ingo/) of the horde
> framework to manage our sieve scripts. It creates the folder name /
> folder path to be used in the sieve scripts based on the result of the
> NAMESPACE given by the IMAP Server. It therefore created the path
> separated by  slashes ("/").
> 
> According to my tests, the delivery agent along with sieve expects the
> folders to be separated by dots (".") instead of slashes. Is this
a
> correct observation or can this be set using a parameter or something
> similar?
> 
> The result of this otherwise inconsistent behavior is that a client who
> sticks to the provided namespace creates a folder path which cannot be
> understood by the deliver process.
> 
> Please let me know if you need any additional information.
> 
> Thanks,
> Daniel
> 
With my last tests / seperator worked with
ingo i looked in my ingo prefs but couldnt find relation
so i specutlate its bound to general hord/imp prefs
perhaps you should ask on the horde/ingo list
and/or send more logging details here

-- 
Best Regards

MfG Robert Schetterer

Germany/Munich/Bavaria

Daniel Mayer wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm running dovecot 1.0.15 and ran recently into a problem with the 
> folder separators when using sieve scripts.
> 
According to http://wiki.dovecot.org/LDA/Sieve -> "Mailbox names with
fileinto"
this only works for versions 1.1+