[PLUGIN] Virtual keywords (aka Gmail-like labels)

[Aki Tuomi]

On 01.10.2017 19:13, Daniele Ricci wrote:
> Hello list,
> I'm new here and since I've been working on a plugin lately I though
> I'd post it here.
>
> It's GPL licensed, hosted on GitHub:
> https://github.com/daniele-athome/dovecot-virtual-keywords-plugin
>
> I've been trying to find a replacement for Gmail and I already have my
> own mailserver. What I'm missing very much is labels. Since folders
> don't really match labels, I had to implement something that at least
> resembles them.
>
> I decided to use IMAP keywords since it's probably the closest thing to labels.
> The README in the repository pretty much describes what this plugin
> do, but basically it creates virtual mailboxes with predefined rules
> to match for labeled messages.
>
> E.g. if you set a "Urgent" keyword on any message, the plugin will
> create a "Virtual/Urgent" virtual mailbox that will have the message
> you just labeled.
>
> I'm a bit out of practice on C but I believe I managed. I've tested
> the plugin locally but I've not deployed it on my production mail
> server yet. I'd like to hear your opinions (reviews and comments are
> very welcome) and possibly find other people interested in this
> approach to discuss about it.
>
> Thanks!
You should be able to do this with virtual plugin itself, like

/etc/dovecot/virtual/Urgent:
*
   KEYWORD Urgent

Aki