[Dovecot] Opinions on preferred namespace?

[Ed W]

Bump...

Any thoughts anyone? 

Ed W


Ed W wrote:
> Hi
>
> Any opinions on a preferred namespace setting for use with Dovecot?
>
> Deciding factors seem to be client support, not being too unusual, 
> accidental ease of setup, wider character range support (eg dots in 
> folder names?), issues when scripting imap commands?
>
> For example Outlook Express (common with our userbase) seems to assume 
> no folderprefix when using our current Courier server and from memory 
> I think this causes some subtle issue with Sent Items and Drafts 
> folders until you tell it to use an INBOX. folder prefix?  (can't 
> recall the exact details right now)
>
> I notice also that Thunderbird will show all folders under "Inbox" if 
> I have an INBOX. prefix, but shows them all in a list if there is not 
> one.  Actually I find the former quite a useful feature because I have 
> a number of test accounts where I only want to click into the INBOX, 
> do I can keep the list of folders closed up
>
> Any other programs exhibit any (possibly beneficial) side effects from 
> different prefix choices?  Anyone got any preferences either way?  Any 
> pros/cons in using a dot as folder separator rather than a slash?
>
> I can see some logic in using an INBOX folder prefix and a slash as 
> the folder separator because this would then mimic the on-disk 
> layout.. (Is this what cyrus does?)
>
> I mainly care about best support for Outlook Express / Windows Mail 
> and Thunderbird - any opinions on most compatible settings?
>
> Cheers
>
> Ed W