[Dovecot] can i set "folder alias"?

[Steffen Kaiser]

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On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Timo Sirainen wrote:

> cd Maildir
> ln -s .sendA .sendB

The problem with symlinks is that both folders are displayed as different 
folders finally. And because subscriptions are saved on the server, you 
cannot configure different clients to subscribe to different sets folders. 
It is no great issue, if you are online all the time, but it drains 
performance, e.g. while searching or when you sync mail for offline 
useage.

Actually, I don't know how a feature like "folder aliases" would solve the 
problem, because the server would need to know when to hide which of the 
"aliases". I mean, if MUA Thunderbird connects, return "sent-mails" as 
"Sent", if MUA Outlook connects, return "sent-mails" as "Gesendete 
EMails". Maybe, aliases will never match LIST commands, except when 
explicitly ask about? Though, that's just half of the problem. To hide all 
symlinks would break many installations of shared folders.

One would need some MUA-aware hacks.

Bye,

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Steffen Kaiser
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