dovecot - Oct 2007 - Namespace "hidden" option not working?

I either misunderstand the namespace hidden option, or else perhaps it's 
not working correctly in 1.0.5?


dovecot.conf

# default namespace
namespace private {
  separator = /
  prefix   inbox = yes
  hidden = yes
}

# for backwards compatibility:
namespace private {
  separator = .
  prefix = INBOX.
  inbox = yes
}


Then login and test

s6jh LIST "" "*"
SND: <<< len(939) Comp_len(118) Time:0.137985
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Diary"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Spam"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Sent"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Archive"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Sent Items"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Subdir"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Junk E-mail"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Trash"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Drafts"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Deleted Items"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "INBOX"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Diary"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Spam"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Sent"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Archive"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Sent Items"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Subdir"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Junk E-mail"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Trash"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Drafts"
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Deleted Items"
* LIST (\HasChildren) "." "INBOX"


The idea was to support an old client using Courier like access whilst 
still letting new clients access using the normal process

Ed W

On Wed, 3 Oct 2007, Ed W wrote:
> I either misunderstand the namespace hidden option, or else perhaps
it's not
> working correctly in 1.0.5?
>
>
> dovecot.conf
>
> # default namespace
> namespace private {
> separator = /
> prefix > inbox = yes
> hidden = yes
> }
>
> # for backwards compatibility:
> namespace private {
> separator = .
> prefix = INBOX.
> inbox = yes
> }

You shouldn't have inbox = yes on more than one namespace. From the 
comments in my dovecot.conf:

    # There can be only one INBOX, and this setting defines which namespace
    # has it.
    #inbox = yes

I think you're also hiding the wrong namespace. You don't want to 
advertise the backwards-compatibility namespace to clients. If they're 
already using the old one, they can still use it, but you don't want new 
clients to start using it. Namespace-aware clients will adapt (in 
theory?).

Best,
Ben