[Dovecot] ACLs and public folders

[hyperbatus at gmx.de]

> See if the docs now make more sense (I'm not entirely sure if it works
> like this in v1.0, but in more recent versions it should):
> 
> k : create : Mailboxes can be created (or renamed) directly under this
> mailbox (but not necessarily under its children, see ACL Inheritance
> section above) 
> 
> ACL Inheritance
> 
> Every time you create a new mailbox, it gets its ACLs from the parent
> mailbox. If you're creating a root-level mailbox, it uses the
> namespace's default ACLs. There is no actual inheritance, however: If
> you modify parent's ACLs, the child's ACLs stay the same. There is
> currently no support for ACL inheritance. 
> 
> The default ACLs are read from "dovecot-acl" file in the namespace's
> mail root directory (e.g. /var/public/Maildir). 
> 

Thank you very much for your time and effort. During the time between my question and your answer, I just (gratefully) have wondered why the creation of nested folders / mailboxes worked like expected whereas the docs (in my interpretation) stated that it shouldn't work...

Now, it's understandable even for complete newbies.

Regards,

Peter

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