dovecot - Jul 2021 - folders and subfolders

Hi,

Still? looking for the way to create folders and sub folders..

Today, I am using "mbox", which apparently doesn't work for this ?
correct ?

So, I would probably? need to use maildir.. ( 
https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/mail_location/Maildir/ ]

Today, what I am using? is :*mbox, *which is gather all the mailboxes of 
user 1, user 2 in one folder... like : mbox:/var/spool2/mail/%u

1) I suppose, that If I am using "mbox" with .. : LAYOUT=fs, I
won't get
these folders and subfolders? ? - Correct ?

2) Instead of having : "maildir:~/Maildir " which, I suppose got 
each_user folder into their own home directory_ .. correct ? Can I have 
: *maildir:/var/spool2/mail/%u *?

( I would prefer to gather all users' mailbox into one folder like 
/var/spool2/mail/? )

3) if so, *mbox:/var/spool2/mail/%u:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u* => can 
become : *maildir:/var/spool2/mail/%u:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u*

What do you think ?... before trying and breaking everything :-)... if 
so, I will be killed

Thanks and regards



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> On 16/07/2021 11:41 Stephane Magnier <steph.mag220 at
netcourrier.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi,
> Still looking for the way to create folders and sub folders..
> Today, I am using "mbox", which apparently doesn't work for
this ? correct ?
mbox has very limited support for folders. 
> So, I would probably need to use maildir.. (
https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/mail_location/Maildir/ ]
> Today, what I am using is :mbox,which is gather all the mailboxes of user
1, user 2 in one folder... like : mbox:/var/spool2/mail/%u
> 1) I suppose, that If I am using "mbox" with.. : LAYOUT=fs, I
won't get these folders and subfolders ? - Correct ?
> 
> 2) Instead of having : "maildir:~/Maildir " which, I suppose got
eachuser folder into their own home directory .. correct ? Can I have :
maildir:/var/spool2/mail/%u?
yes.
> ( I would prefer to gather all users' mailbox into one folder like
/var/spool2/mail/ )
> 3) if so, mbox:/var/spool2/mail/%u:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u => can
become : maildir:/var/spool2/mail/%u:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u
> 
yes. And while you're doing this, you might as well start using lda or lmtp
and drop the INBOX parameter. There is no need to keep INBOX in
/var/spool/mail/%u unless your users expect direct access?
> What do you think ?... before trying and breaking everything :-)... if so,
I will be killed
> 
> Thanks and regards
>
Aki