dovecot - Dec 2016 - Virtual mailboxes, please help

Hi,

I'm trying to setup virtual mailboxes. My setup:

- migrated from Courier, so:

separator = .
prefix = INBOX.
inbox = yes


In doc i have read, thant i need to create separate namespace.

namespace {  prefix = virtual/  separator = /  location
virtual:~/Maildir/virtual

So i need to change / with . (Dot) in prefix and separator?

Do i need to append LAYOUT=maildir++ to location?

Where must location point? To the same directory where mail_location? Or do
i need to create separate hierarchy for virtual mailboxes?

Thanks for any answer ;)

Peter ml.

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On Sat, 3 Dec 2016, Peter Hodur wrote:
> I'm trying to setup virtual mailboxes. My setup:
>
> - migrated from Courier, so:
>
> separator = .
> prefix = INBOX.
> inbox = yes
>
>
> In doc i have read, thant i need to create separate namespace.
>
> namespace {  prefix = virtual/  separator = /  location >
virtual:~/Maildir/virtual
>
> So i need to change / with . (Dot) in prefix and separator?
>
> Do i need to append LAYOUT=maildir++ to location?
>
> Where must location point? To the same directory where mail_location? Or do
> i need to create separate hierarchy for virtual mailboxes?
Do you mix virtual users with virtual mailboxes?

A virtual mailbox displays messages according some search / selection 
expressions, hence, there is no layout.

- -- 
Steffen Kaiser
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On 12/03/2016 02:19 AM, Peter Hodur wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to setup virtual mailboxes. My setup:
>
> - migrated from Courier, so:
>
> separator = .
> prefix = INBOX.
> inbox = yes
>
>
> In doc i have read, thant i need to create separate namespace.
>
> namespace {  prefix = virtual/  separator = /  location >
virtual:~/Maildir/virtual
Yes you must  create a separate namespace   like this :

namespace {
     prefix = Somename.
     separator = .
     location = virtual:~/Maildir/virtual
     type = private
     list = yes
}
>
> So i need to change / with . (Dot) in prefix and separator?
The separator must be the same for ALL namespaces , as the documentation 
states.
>
> Do i need to append LAYOUT=maildir++ to location?
>
> Where must location point? To the same directory where mail_location? Or do
> i need to create separate hierarchy for virtual mailboxes?
This is tricky . I tried to create a virtual  folder namespace for use 
with a public
namespace , but got into file system permission trouble.
For Individual users works OK , but you will need to administer it, because
it's not manageable from a users perspective (it's complicated).

George P.
>
> Thanks for any answer ;)
>
> Peter ml.

I didn't see my reply on the list , so I'm
fw again  direct to you


On 12/03/2016 02:19 AM, Peter Hodur wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to setup virtual mailboxes. My setup:
>
> - migrated from Courier, so:
>
> separator = .
> prefix = INBOX.
> inbox = yes
>
>
> In doc i have read, thant i need to create separate namespace.
>
> namespace {  prefix = virtual/  separator = /  location >
virtual:~/Maildir/virtual
Yes you must  create a separate namespace   like this :

namespace {
     prefix = Somename.
     separator = .
     location = virtual:~/Maildir/virtual
     type = private
     list = yes
}
>
> So i need to change / with . (Dot) in prefix and separator?
The separator must be the same for ALL namespaces , as the documentation 
states.
>
> Do i need to append LAYOUT=maildir++ to location?
>
> Where must location point? To the same directory where mail_location? Or do
> i need to create separate hierarchy for virtual mailboxes?
This is tricky . I tried to create a virtual  folder namespace for use 
with a public
namespace , but got into file system permission trouble.
For Individual users works OK , but you will need to administer it, because
it's not manageable from a users perspective (it's complicated).

George P.
>
> Thanks for any answer ;)
>
> Peter ml.