[Dovecot] Namespace "hidden" option not working?

3 Oct 2007


      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
}
Then login and test
s6jh LIST "" "*"
SND: <<< len(939) Comp_len(118) Time:0.137985

LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Diary"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Spam"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Sent"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Archive"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Sent Items"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Subdir"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Junk E-mail"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Trash"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Drafts"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Deleted Items"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "INBOX"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Diary"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Spam"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Sent"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Archive"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Sent Items"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Subdir"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Junk E-mail"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Trash"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Drafts"
LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX.Deleted Items"
LIST (\HasChildren) "." "INBOX"

The idea was to support an old client using Courier like access whilst
still letting new clients access using the normal process
Ed W