[Dovecot] dsync problem: Error: Can't rename mailbox INBOX

[Jan Binder]

Am Donnerstag 17 Februar 2011, 17:14:45 schrieb Timo Sirainen:
> On Thu, 2011-02-17 at 14:25 +0100, Jan Binder wrote:
> > dsync-local(jan.binder): Error: Can't rename mailbox INBOX to
> > INBOX_a432bf2eca595a4dba47000043b078f4: Renaming INBOX isn't supported.
> > dsync-local(jan.binder): Error: Can't rename mailbox
> > INBOX_e184273887675a4dcc5b00000c16d079 to INBOX: Target mailbox already
> > exists
> 
> Syncing INBOX is a bit weak point with dsync currently. Basically the
> problem is that the local and remote INBOX has a different mailbox GUID,
> so dsync treats them as different mailboxes that have a naming conflict.
> The usual way to resolve this by renaming doesn't work, because INBOX
> can't be renamed.

Thanks for your explanation, I will try deleting and syncing.
 
> You should be able to solve this by deleting the INBOX manually from the
> other side and letting dsync create it again with the proper GUID. What
> mailbox format do you use? I don't see mail_location in your settings.

I'm using a maildir++ storage located in ~/Maildir .
Dovecot seems to use this by default and without complaining.
Is it a good idea to  	set mail_location ?