dovecot - Feb 2012 - Mail delivery to subfolders via address extension, and prefered lda method

Hi,

I want to deliver mails directly to subfolders, based on address extensions.

Example:

Emails sent to: micha+test at example.com

Should be stored into user micha, folder INBOX.test

I was able to reproduce this with exim and dovecot-lda:

   command = /usr/lib/dovecot/dovecot-lda -e -m 
"INBOX.${substr_1:$local_part_suffix}"


But I was wondering if I could do this within dovecot, which would 
enable me to use
LMTP instead of dovecot-lda.


Which brings me to my second question:

Which method is "better" for dovecot, lda or LMTP?



Micha Krause

On 24.2.2012, at 18.26, Micha Krause wrote:
> I want to deliver mails directly to subfolders, based on address
extensions.
..
> I was able to reproduce this with exim and dovecot-lda:
> 
>  command = /usr/lib/dovecot/dovecot-lda -e -m
"INBOX.${substr_1:$local_part_suffix}"
> 
> 
> But I was wondering if I could do this within dovecot, which would enable
me to use
> LMTP instead of dovecot-lda.
lmtp_save_to_detail_mailbox = yes
> Which brings me to my second question:
> 
> Which method is "better" for dovecot, lda or LMTP?
LMTP is often easier to setup and faster.

Hi Timo,
> lmtp_save_to_detail_mailbox = yes
Works like a charm, thank you.


Micha Krause