Hi,
"The section name in namespaces (e.g. namespace sectionname { .. } is
used only internally within configuration. It's not required at all,
but it allows you to update an existing namespace
(like how 15-mailboxes.conf does) or have userdb override namespace
settings for specific users (namespace/sectionname/prefix=foo/)."
(from https://wiki.dovecot.org/Namespaces)
You can call the namespace as you wish or leave it out, but it's a nice
hint telling it's purpose and if you activate debug level it's easier
to see which namespace does what.
There is no alphabetical order taken in account.
Regarding duplicate prefix: I didn't thought of that. Using prefix
Archive/ should lead to a mailbox /Archive/Archive I guess. I'm not
sure if namespace attribute "list = no" could do something about it.
Another way round would be to set the prefix of inbox as Inbox/ instead
but this would force users to create folders only as subfolders of
/INBOX/ or of /Archive/.
I'm glad I could be of some help.
Martin
On Wed, 2019-01-09 at 15:22 +0100, Marc Roos wrote:
> Hi Martin,
>
> Thanks for the reply. I got the error below, but when I changed the
> prefix in 4archives to Archive/ I am getting indeed something that
> is
> looking ok, I still have to test with a few clients. Why did you
> call
> the namespace 4archives? Because it would load before inbox? Or does
> this not matter at all.
>
> Error: namespace configuration error: Duplicate namespace prefix: ""
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Johannes Dauser [mailto:mdau...@cs.sbg.ac.at]
> Sent: 09 January 2019 12:02
> To: dovecot@dovecot.org
> Subject: Re: BUG: cannot move messages to root mailfolder in
> namespace
> "There can be only one namespace with inbox=yes"
>
> Hi,
>
> this setting might work. The default namespace "inbox" is managing
> INBOX
> and defines Special-Use folders on the same hierarchic level as
> INBOX.
> There is an extra namespace "4archives" which defines Archive as a
> mailbox on the same level as INBOX but stored on a different
> location.
> Set mailbox attribute auto to your liking.
>
>
> namespace inbox {
> type = private
> disabled = no
> hidden = no
> list = yes
> ignore_on_failure = no
> inbox = yes
> location =
> prefix =
> subscriptions = yes
> separator = /
>
> mailbox Drafts {
> special_use = \Drafts
> auto = subscribe
> }
> mailbox Junk {
> special_use = \Junk
> auto = subscribe
> }
> mailbox Spam {
> special_use = \Junk
> auto = no
> }
> mailbox spam {
> special_use = \Junk
> auto = no
> }
> mailbox Deleted {
> special_use = \Trash
> auto = subscribe
> }
> mailbox Trash {
> special_use = \Trash
> auto = no
> }
> mailbox Wastebasket {
> special_use = \Trash
> auto = no
> }
> mailbox Sent {
> special_use = \Sent
> auto = subscribe
> }
> mailbox "Sent Messages" {
> special_use = \Sent
> auto = no
> }
> mailbox "Sent Mail" {
> special_use = \Sent
> auto = no
> }
> mailbox "Tasks" {
> # This mailbox has no official RFC 6154 or RFC 8457 Special-Use entry
> auto = subscribe
> }
> }
>
> namespace 4archives {
> type = private
> disabled = no
> hidden = no
> list = yes
> ignore_on_failure = no
> inbox = 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++
> prefix =
> subscriptions = yes
> separator = /
> 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
> }
> mailbox "Archived Messages" {
> auto = no
> autoexpunge = 0
> autoexpunge_max_mails = 0
> comment =
> driver =
> special_use = \Archive
> }
> mailbox "Archived mail" {
> auto = no
> autoexpunge = 0
> autoexpunge_max_mails = 0
> comment =
> driver =
> special_use = \Archive
> }
> }
>
>
>
> On Fri, 2019-01-04 at 12:06 +0100, Marc Roos wrote:
>
>
>
> Where is a manual describing how to do this? Archive tree on
> different
> storage?
>
> ├── Archive/Archives/Archived Messages/Archived mail <- need
> to
> store
> messages in root folder also
> │ ├── 2017
> │ │ ├── projects
> │ │ │ ├── project
> │ │ │ ├── project1
> │ │ │ ├── project2
> │ │ │ ├── project3
> │ │ │ ├── project4
> │ │ │ └── project5
> │ │ └── Sent Messages
> │ ├── 2018
> │ │ ├── project1
> │ │ ├── project2
> │ │ ├── project3
> │ │ ├── project4
> │ │ ├── project5
> │ │ └── Sent
> │ └── 2019
> │ ├── projectA
> │ └── projectB
> ├── Deleted
> ├── Inbox
> ├── Junk
> ├── Sent
> └── Tasks
>
>
> >
> >>
> >> 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.
> >
> >
>
> That is been done on the advice I got here.
> Since November I am trying to get resolved, that I need my
> Archive
> and
> subfolders on different storage location as the default.
> Furthermore
> Archive folder is being used by apple mail, Archives folder eg.
> by
> Thunderbird. So it would be nice to 'group' this, so
> Thunderbird is
> not
> accidentally storing this on the default storage.
>
> If the aliases plugin was working properly, I could have done
> this
> maybe
>
> via aliases
> https://www.mail-archive.com/dovecot@dovecot.org/msg75587.html
>
>
>
>
