Hello list. What is the preferred way to move an imap folder. Lets say an User has. .maildir/.INBOX.Junk I want to move this imap folder to: .maildir/.Junk Can i just use: mv .maildir/.INBOX.Junk .maildir/.Junk and be done with that? thanks and cheers t.
On 2018-02-22 (07:48 MST), himbeere at shinymail.de wrote:> > Hello list. > > What is the preferred way to move an imap folder. Lets say an User has. > > .maildir/.INBOX.Junk > > I want to move this imap folder to: > > .maildir/.Junk > > Can i just use: > > mv .maildir/.INBOX.Junk .maildir/.Junk > > and be done with that?Yes, but if the mailbox is defined as being under .INBOX it will recreate it. -- 'But you ain't part of it, are you?' said Granny conversationally. 'You try, but you always find yourself watchin' yourself watchin' people, eh? Never quite believin' anything? Thinkin' the wrong thoughts?'
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On 22 February 2018 at 18:53 "@lbutlr" <
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On 2018-02-22 (07:48 MST),
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Hello list.
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What is the preferred way to move an imap folder. Lets say an User has.
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I want to move this imap folder to:
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Can i just use:
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mv .maildir/.INBOX.Junk .maildir/.Junk
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Yes, but if the mailbox is defined as being under .INBOX it will recreate
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'But you ain't part of it, are you?' said Granny
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try, but you always find yourself watchin' yourself watchin' people,
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or you can use doveadm mailbox rename
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