[Dovecot] Dovecot / Sieve

[Stephan Bosch]

Joan wrote:
> Thanks
> 
> What does the "patch" stand for ? I mean, do I need to apply the
> patch each time I update dovecot (from mercurial) ?
The patch is needed to let Dovecot know of the existence of the
ManageSieve protocol. Read the wiki for more info on this patch and how
to apply it for Mercurial repositories:

http://wiki.dovecot.org/ManageSieve

> Why not merging the 2 branches (dovecot and sieve) ? Everyone using 
> Dovecot needs a Seive implementation I beleive.
> 
With the advent of Dovecot v2.0, the patch is gone. However, the
Sieve/ManageSieve support will remain a separate package.

Regards,

Stephan.