Re: Create a separated mailbox for archived mails

Hi Sami, I just configured on my test environment (with two Dovecot in replica in geographical different branches) this namespace and it seems to works: /namespace archive {// //  disabled = no// //  hidden = no// //  inbox = no// //  list = yes// //  location = maildir:/mnt/mail-storage-archi

Re: Create a separated mailbox for archived mails

Thanks Marc! I just configured a namespace for archive on a different storage, now I have to decide if e-mail archiving will be accomplished manually by Thunderbird users or by a cronjob like you suggested me. On 20/10/21 18:49, Marc wrote: thanks for replying, I would like to archive e-m

Re: Create a separated mailbox for archived mails

Hi Sami, thanks for your answer! Why should I use sdbox? If I configure the archive location on a NFS mountpoint and I move mails older than 5 years to the "archive", how can I tell client like Thunderbird where to find archived e-mails? Thanks! On 20/10/21 15:37, Sami Ketola wrote: Hi,

RE: Create a separated mailbox for archived mails

> > thanks for replying, I would like to archive e-mail older than 5 years > on a second storage, it seems like the namespace with a new > mail_location that you suggested could be good for me, but then I will > need the auto-archiving script that move mails older than 5 years to the > archive

RE: Create a separated mailbox for archived mails

> > Considering dovecot uses indexes, is there a performance benefit to the > inbox in moving older emails to an "archive" folder? What about not having to sync old email when you add a new device? Or accidentally deleting messages from the inbox.

Re: Create a separated mailbox for archived mails

I would like to archive e-mail older than 5 years on a second storage Considering dovecot uses indexes, is there a performance benefit to the inbox in moving older emails to an "archive" folder?

Re: Create a separated mailbox for archived mails

Hi, You can choose what ever storage driver you want. Sdbox was there just as an example that you can have separate storage driver from your mail_location storage driver. Also this way ARCHIVE shows as normal folder structure under Thunderbird as long as your users subscribe to the folders.

Re: Create a separated mailbox for archived mails

Hi, You should be able to configure something like this: namespace archive { disabled = no hidden = no list = yes prefix = ARCHIVE/ location = sdbox:/archive/location/%u } Sami > On 20. Oct 2021, at 16.16, Claudio Corvino

Re: Create a separated mailbox for archived mails

Hi Marc, thanks for replying, I would like to archive e-mail older than 5 years on a second storage, it seems like the /namespace/ with a new /mail_location/ that you suggested could be good for me, but then I will need the auto-archiving script that move mails older than 5 years to the /arch

RE: Create a separated mailbox for archived mails

I am not really sure what you are trying to realize with this ldap modification. But afaik you have just one mail_location= configuration per user and that is it. If you want to archive email on 2nd storage you can either use this ALT= storage location or create a namespace, and configure this n

Create a separated mailbox for archived mails

Hi, I have an MTA configured with Postfix that deliver email to an IMAP/LMTP Dovecot server version 2.3.4.1 configured to bind LDAP/AD for users. I would like to configure Dovecot to create another mailbox to archive mails of users to a separated NFS mount. Here is my /dovecot-ldap.conf/: