How did you verify that dovecot doesn't show these folders? Couldn't this be a client problem? In Thunderbird e.g. it might be necessary to update the list of displayed folders.
Am 16. Juli 2016 19:07:39 MESZ, schrieb Mark Foley <mfo...@ohprs.org>: >On Sat, 16 Jul 2016 08:53:27 +0200 Luigi Rosa <li...@luigirosa.com> >wrote: >> >> Mark Foley wrote on 16/07/2016 07:43: >> > Our office had a user leave. Another user is taking over her >duties and needs reference to the >> > departing user's email. I've copied that entire departed user's >Maildir structure to the current >> > user: >> > >> > mv olduser/Maildir/.* curuser/Maildir/.olduser >> > >> > I did change permission and ownership on curuser/Maildir/.olduser >to be the target user. I did >> > not bring over the olduser/Maildir/dovecot* files (indexes, >subscriptions, etc.) as I thought >> > that would be bad. >> >> Maildir has no nested folders. >> >> If you want a subtree structure in maildir you must create each >folder at the >> first level >> >> in the new user you must have something like: >> >> .olduser.INBOX >> .olduser.Sent >> .olduser.Trash >> .olduser.Drafts >> .olduser.whatever >> >> Each directory with tmp, newm cur subdirs only (ad dovecot files, of >course) >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Ciao, >> luigi >> >> / >> +--[Luigi Rosa]-- >> \ >> >> Understanding is a three-edged sword. >> --Kosh, "Deathwalker" > >OK, I believe I've done as you suggested, but still nothing showing on >the target users mail >client. Here's what part of the Maildir looks like with the 1st set of >folders belonging to the >target user and those beginning with .bpatterson from the old user. >Does this look right as >you've advised? Perhaps I need to do something else? > >.INBOX.Travel/ >.INBOX.UPS/ >.INBOX.US\ Bank/ >.INBOX.United\ Health\ Care-Employee/ >.INBOX.VRC/ >.INBOX.Website/ >.INBOX.Website.Mouse\ Pad\ Insert/ >.INBOX.iLink/ >.Junk\ E-mail/ >.Sent\ Items/ >.Templates/ >.bpatterson.Deleted\ Items/ >.bpatterson.Drafts/ >.bpatterson.INBOX.2011\ Investment\ Confirmation\ Responses/ >.bpatterson.INBOX.2011\ and\ 2012\ KCR\ Audit/ >.bpatterson.INBOX.2012\ Investment\ Confirmation\ Responses/ >.bpatterson.INBOX.2013\ Health\ Care\ Changes\ -\ Information/ >.bpatterson.INBOX.2013\ Investment\ Confirmation\ Responses/ > >At the top level, the target user has (in email client): > >Inbox >Drafts >Templates >Sent Items >Junk E-mail >Deleted Items > >I'm expecting to see "bpatterson" appear in that list. > >Thanks --Mark -- Diese Nachricht wurde von meinem Android-Mobiltelefon mit K-9 Mail gesendet.
