[dovecot] Re: IMAP folder problem

Timo Sirainen tss at iki.fi
Tue Feb 18 19:17:30 EET 2003


On Tue, 2003-02-18 at 18:56, Kevin Lee wrote:
> Hi,
> 	I have tried multiple dovecot versions (0.99 and CVS) and I keep
> getting the same problem.
> 
> I connect to the IMAP server fine using outlook xp, but when I try to create
> folders it creates them and then they just disappear.  In the Maildir on the
> IMAP server the folder are there but they don't show up using a client.  I
> basically can't do anything with folders, including copying outlook folders
> to the server or create/delete folders.  

Just guessing, but maybe you also have to subscribe to the folders
before they show up in Outlook XP? Also make sure you haven't set
anything to root folder path.

> And when I move mail to specific
> folders using procmail it just gets put back into the inbox again...

This sounds more strange. Dovecot at least doesn't move mails by itself.
Is it Outlook moving them back?




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