[Dovecot] questions/problems virtual plugin pop3 leave copies on the server for x days then delete

[Robert Schetterer]

Am 13.03.2011 13:02, schrieb Robert Schetterer:
> Am 13.03.2011 12:40, schrieb Robert Schetterer:
>> Hi Timo, i allready asked about this , and did some fixes , but it isnt
>> working yet ,as far i have a setup like
>>
>>
>> namespace default {
>>  # type = private
>>   separator = /
>>   prefix = ""
>>   list = yes
>> #  hidden = no
>>   subscriptions = yes
>> }
>>
>> namespace virtual {
>>  # type = private
>>   prefix = "virtual/"
>>   separator = /
>> location = virtual:/etc/dovecot/virtual:LAYOUT=maildir++:INDEX=~/virtual
>>   hidden = yes
>>   list = no
>>   subscriptions= no
>> }
>>
>> namespace real {
>>  # type = private
>>   prefix = "RealMails/"
>>   separator = /
>>   list = no
>>   hidden = yes
>> }
>>
>> pop3_enable_last = yes
>> pop3_reuse_xuidl = no
>> pop3_uidl_format = %g
>> pop3_logout_format = top=%t/%p, retr=%r/%b, del=%d/%m, size=%s
>> mail_max_userip_connections = 100
>> mail_plugins = expire virtual quota mail_log fts fts_squat notify
>> pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh
>>
>>
>> RealMails/
>> RealMails/*
>> -RealMails/Trash
>> -RealMails/Trash/*
>> -RealMails/Sent
>> -RealMails/Sent/*
>> -RealMails/Templates
>> -RealMails/Templates/*
>> -RealMails/Drafts
>> -RealMails/Drafts/*
>> -RealMails/Archives
>> -RealMails/Archives/*
>>  unseen
>>
>> normally this works as expected
>>
>>
>> some users want to use
>> leave copies messages on the server for x days then delete via pop3
>>
>> i tested this with thunderbird
>>  and looked into the maildir, it seems
>> that the mails stay in "new" folder of the maildir
>> after i downloaded via pop3
>> ( i am not sure is this expected ? , i would thought they get to cur   )
>> thunderbird does not download this mails again ( good ), but it doesnt
>> delete them from maildir new ever( bad ) , so the whole leave copy and
>> delete after x days function pop3 is not working
>>
>> i am not quite sure if there is relation to virtual namespaces
>> ( which i like to use in future too ) , but have to renable this feature
>> working any idea?
>>
>>
>>
> 
> ok i have compared this with a nearly equal setupped server but without
> virtual plugin, but with same thunderbird functions
> here the mail gets into mail cur after pop3 download, and gets deleted
> on the server if i delete them in tb pop3 inbox ( wich is another option
> which should work equal as delete after x days ) so i am nearly sure
> there is a problem with virtual plugin or in my using it
> speculate mail cant be found to delete if it stays in maildir new
> 
> 
> 
speculate next virtual plugin
ignore and/or sets another value with

protocol pop3 {
  # Don't try to set mails non-recent or seen with POP3 sessions. This is
  # mostly intended to reduce disk I/O. With maildir it doesn't move files
  # from new/ to cur/, with mbox it doesn't write Status-header.
  #pop3_no_flag_updates = no


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Best Regards

MfG Robert Schetterer

Germany/Munich/Bavaria