Koshiro, Sounds like Outlook isn't set to upload Sent messages (or Deleted, etc.)
And it sounds like an Outlook issue more than a Dovecot issue. Maybe this will help? https://www.msoutlook.info/question/486 -- K On Sun, Mar 17, 2019, at 12:39 PM, Sakuma, Koshiro via dovecot wrote: > Hi, Yassine, > > Yes, you are right that these folders are created by MUA which is Outlook > 2013. I can see "Inbox, sent items, drafts, deleted" box in the mail client. > This is OK. However, I only can take backup "inbox" mail of dovecot side. I > mean, the backup can be taken from /Maildir/cur directory. > I would like to take backup from "Sent, Draft" boxes which are dovecot mail > boxed. I need to take backup MS outlook of "ost" file for sent item, draft > mail box separately in that case. Or it is not possible way to take these > mail boxed on dovecot? > > Regards, > > 2019年3月17日(日) 17:45 Yassine Chaouche via dovecot <dovecot@dovecot.org>: >> On 3/17/19 8:59 AM, Sakuma, Koshiro via dovecot wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> I've setup Dovecot and Postfix mailing systems. The protocol is imap. Now, >>> I've realized that there are no "sent items, drafts" boxed under Maildir >>> for each users. I would like to take back up Inbox, sent items, draft >>> boxes. For sent items box, it seems to be stored in outlook client file >>> which is "ost". The configuration parameters and version is as follows. I >>> can see that "namespace" has been configured. How can I setup to see these >>> folders? >>> >>> Thank you for your support! >> >> I believe these folders (sent, draft etc.) are created by the MUA on first >> IMAP connexion. Can you confirm that these folders are created when you >> connect to your IMAP account for the first via a mail client ? >> If you are accessing your e-mail via a webmail, make sure to configure your >> webmail to create those folders for you. For example, with roundcube the >> config is : >> $config['drafts_mbox'] = 'INBOX.Drafts'; $config['junk_mbox'] = 'INBOX.Junk'; $config['sent_mbox'] = 'INBOX.Sent'; $config['trash_mbox'] = 'INBOX.Trash'; $config['create_default_folders'] = true; >> >> Yassine.
