dovecot - Mar 2023 - Read-only / archive mode for IMAP mailboxes?

check out the imap acl support: 
https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/acl/

On 2023-03-20 10:12, R???? P??????? wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> We are currently exploring email archiving solutions. Is there a way to use
an
> IMAP mailbox in read-only / archive mode? The requirement is that
delibveries of
> new emails should be possible (via SMTP/LMTP), but no messages should be
deleted
> via IMAP access.
> 
> Frankly I don't think this works, but maybe some of you have tried this
already.
> 
> Regards,
> Ren?.
>

Am 20.03.23 um 18:26 schrieb Brendan Braybrook:
> check out the imap acl support: 
> https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/acl/
> 
> On 2023-03-20 10:12, R???? P??????? wrote:
>> Hello!
>>
>> We are currently exploring email archiving solutions. Is there a way 
>> to use an
>> IMAP mailbox in read-only / archive mode? The requirement is that 
>> delibveries of
>> new emails should be possible (via SMTP/LMTP), but no messages should 
>> be deleted
>> via IMAP access.
>>
>> Frankly I don't think this works, but maybe some of you have tried 
>> this already.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ren?.
>>
> 
years ago i created a archive concept

https://blog.sys4.de/mailarchiv-mit-dovecot-und-postfix-sortiert-nach-datum-mailadressen-und-ein-ausgehend-unterordnern-de.html
read only via imap acl should also be addable

but however read

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_archiving

when it comes to i.e

Regulatory compliance etc


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