Messages sent to alias+detail end up in INBOX

Anton Dollmaier antondollmaier at aditsystems.de
Wed Feb 17 13:57:27 EET 2021


Hi Denis,


> I expected that when I send a message to alias+detail at mydomain.tld, it would go into the "detail" folder of user at mydomain.tld. However, it goes into the INBOX folder of user at mydomain.tld.
> 
> Is it the intended behavior?

It is.

To achieve the desired folder, you need a sieve script:

https://wiki.dovecot.org/Pigeonhole/Sieve/Examples#Plus_Addressed_mail_filtering

Ensure that you also subscribe to newly created mailboxes 
(lda_mailbox_autosubscribe=yes).


Best,
Anton


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