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

[Daniele Ricci]

As a matter of fact I use the virtual plugin to achieve what I want. I
create dovecot-virtual configuration files.
But if I understand you correctly, your approach is a system-wide
configuration. Labels are per-user and dynamic by definition.



On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 8:24 AM, Aki Tuomi <aki.tuomi at dovecot.fi> wrote:
>
>
> 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



-- 
Daniele