[Dovecot] Dovecot deliver - direct IMAP folder delivery.

[Marc Perkel]

Gordon Tyler wrote:

> Marc Perkel wrote:
>
>> I'm using Exim for my MTA. I set up a trick to deliver directly to 
>> IMAP folders by using a "-" to separate the name from the folder.
>>
>> user-folder at domain.com
>>
>> This delivers to user at domain.com and puts it in the IMAP "folder" for 
>> that user. The folder has to already exists for this to work. It's 
>> very popular with my users too because it's like each folder has it's 
>> own email address.
>
>
> I'd be interested to know how you configured Exim to do this? I use 
> Exim with Maildrop as LDA.
>
> Ciao,
> Gordon
>
>
Gordon, A lot of this is specific to my setup. But Exim is addaptable to 
any setup. You'll have to recode it for your configuration.

Router:

################################################### 
# This router matches virtual local user imap folders.
# Folders are addresses folder-name at domain

virtual_localuser_folder:
  driver = accept
  local_part_suffix=-*
  condition = ${lookup {$local_part} lsearch {/etc/vmail/passwd.$domain} 
{$value}}
  domains = +virtual_local_domains
  require_files = /etc/vmail/passwd.$domain:\
     /vhome/$domain/home/$local_part/${sg {$local_part_suffix}{-}{}}
  retry_use_local_part
  transport = virtual_local_folder_delivery
  user = root

Transport:

virtual_local_folder_delivery:
  driver = appendfile
  allow_symlink
  create_directory
  delivery_date_add
  directory_mode = 600
  envelope_to_add
  file = /vhome/$domain/home/$local_part/${sg {$local_part_suffix}{-}{}}
  group = mail
  mode = 600
  return_path_add
  user = ${extract{2} {:} {${lookup {$local_part} lsearch 
{/etc/vmail/passwd.$domain} {$value}}}}