Re: [Dovecot] Namespace "hidden" option not working?

On Wed, 3 Oct 2007, Ed W wrote:

I either misunderstand the namespace hidden option, or else perhaps it's not working correctly in 1.0.5?

dovecot.conf

# default namespace namespace private { separator = / prefix = inbox = yes hidden = yes }

# for backwards compatibility: namespace private { separator = . prefix = INBOX. inbox = yes }

You shouldn't have inbox = yes on more than one namespace. From the comments in my dovecot.conf:

# There can be only one INBOX, and this setting defines which namespace
# has it.
#inbox = yes

I think you're also hiding the wrong namespace. You don't want to advertise the backwards-compatibility namespace to clients. If they're already using the old one, they can still use it, but you don't want new clients to start using it. Namespace-aware clients will adapt (in theory?).

Best, Ben