On 3/17/23 20:23, Robert Blayzor wrote: > We understand there is: > lda_mailbox_autocreate > > Which we have yes, as we do want to create mailboxes automatically when the > first message comes in, but not these folders.
That's the setting you want. In IMAP / dovecot context, "mailbox" means "folder". The basic directory structure for an account, with INBOX and the various mailboxes ("folders") as defined in your namespace / mailbox configuration where auto = [create|subscribe], will still be created automatically as soon as the first message arrives.