[Dovecot] imap default separator ignored?

[Harald Dunkel]

Hi folks,

I have configured the imap folder separator to '/' (see below).
AFAIU the separator character does not affect the internal
folder representation managed by Dovecot, but just the
communication between client and imap server. Question is:

What is supposed to happen if I try to create a folder named
"a.b" in this configuration? Since '.' is not a separator
character anymore, and since the client doesn't know anything
about the internals of Dovecot, I do not see why Dovecot
complains about an invalid character? Shouldn't it hide its
internal Maildir structure?


Regards

Harri
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# 1.2.9: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 2.6.32.2 x86_64 Debian squeeze/sid
log_timestamp: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
protocols: imap imaps pop3 pop3s managesieve
login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login
login_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3-login
login_executable(managesieve): /usr/lib/dovecot/managesieve-login
mail_privileged_group: mail
mbox_write_locks: fcntl dotlock
mail_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3
mail_executable(managesieve): /usr/lib/dovecot/managesieve
mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap
mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap
mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/pop3
mail_plugin_dir(managesieve): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/managesieve
namespace:
  type: private
  separator: /
  location: maildir:~/Maildir
  inbox: yes
  list: yes
  subscriptions: yes
auth default:
  passdb:
    driver: pam
  userdb:
    driver: passwd

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