[Dovecot] download IMAP folders via POP3

[Jose Celestino]

Words by Jakob Grießmann [Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 02:08:34PM +0100]:
> Hi Jose,
> 
> > Well, we actualy have that scenario, not for all IMAP folders but for
> > some. We have services that put receipts and unanswered calls and voice
> > mails on IMAP folders (there's acls and a master password allowing them
> > to do that) and we had to enable POP access to that for POP only users.
> >
> > It's a ugly hack but we have it working.
> 
> ;-) how did you achieve that? Patching Dovecot source code?
> 

Yes. But it doesn't accomplish the ALL folders as inbox that you want.

You could try Timo's suggestion of 1.2 virtual mailboxes but then again I
don't know if it will work with *ALL* folders. Besides that I'm afraid I
don't grok why you would want that anyway.

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Jose Celestino | http://japc.uncovering.org/files/japc-pgpkey.asc
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