> On 31 December 2018 at 15:47 Marc Roos <m.r...@f1-outsourcing.eu> wrote:
>
>
> >
> >>
> >> I can only move messages to a root namespace folder when specifying
> >> inbox=yes. That is strange because it is not even the inbox. I don't
>
> >> even get why it is not by default possible, maybe bug there?
> >>
> >
> >This makes no sense. inbox=yes namespace means the namespace which has
> >'INBOX' folder as per RFC.
>
>
> With this configuration
>
> namespace {
> disabled = no
> hidden = no
> ignore_on_failure = no
> inbox = yes
> list = yes
> location =
> mailbox Archive {
> auto = create
> autoexpunge = 0
> autoexpunge_max_mails = 0
> comment =
> driver =
> special_use = \Archive
> }
> mailbox Archives {
> auto = no
> autoexpunge = 0
> autoexpunge_max_mails = 0
> comment =
> driver =
> special_use = \Archive
> }
> order = 0
> prefix =
> separator = /
> subscriptions = yes
> type = private
> }
> namespace {
> disabled = no
> hidden = no
> ignore_on_failure = no
> inbox = no
> list = no
> location =
> mbox:/home/mail-archive/%u/Archive/:CONTROL=/home/mail-archive/%u/Archiv
> e/control:INDEX=/home/mail-archive/%u/Archive/index:LAYOUT=maildir++
> order = 0
> prefix = Archive/
> separator = /
> subscriptions = yes
> type = private
> }
>
> I get this error message from apple mail when I right click and choose
> archive
> "The IMAP command "UID COPY" (to Archive) failed for the mailbox "INBOX"
> with server error: Mailbox isn't selectable"
>
Did you notice that you have a mailbox called 'Archive' and namespace called
'Archive'? Namespace roots are not selectable, and this looks more like a
config error.
Aki
> If I add the inbox=yes, the dovecot logs are flooded with
> Error: namespace configuration error: There can be only one namespace
> with inbox=yes
> namespace configuration error: There can be only one namespace with
> inbox=yes in=0 out=398
>
> >> You have made the mistake of overloading the use of a parameter
> >> inbox=yes (or not creating a parameter to tell folder can be used to
>
> >> move messages to), there is indeed only one folder that gets
> incoming
> >> messages delivered to, and that is the inbox=yes. You should have
> >> created a 2nd parameter specifying if a folder should be allowed to
> >> store mail.
> >>
> >
> >You can deny this with ACLs. Or with filesystem permissions.
> >
> >> (I have been running this dovecot server for 20 years or so, and I
> am
> >> really surprised about still running into issues on such basic
> things as
> >> trying to put folders onto different storage. Not to mention the
> lack of
> >> help you can get here. Is there some roadmap, features
> implementation
> >> overview available? Can you make public issues on github?)
> >>
> >
> >I'm sorry you feel that you have not been served. Perhaps you can
> maybe
> > appreciate that we provide our support for free of charge, so it is
> best
> > effort basis, and might not always prioritize the things you find
> important.
> >
> >We are not unfortunately going to be making issues public on Github,
> >we have our own issue tracking system.
> >
