[Dovecot] Multiple private namespace question

[Troy Engel]

Timo Sirainen wrote:
> 
> But I don't think there are any problems if you make INBOX. namespace
> the hidden one. Most clients don't care about namespaces.

Hi Timo, thanks for the reply - I understand what you're saying. Can you 
theorize what will happen to the already configured/subscribed users 
(Thunderbird) whose tree looks like:

   INBOX
     |_ Sent
     |_ Drafts

...when I would change the default namespace around and make the empty 
prefix inbox=yes? Would everything suddenly become "flat" on them and 
cause confusion? Ala:

   INBOX
   Sent
   Drafts

Most Thunderbird instances already configured say "INBOX." under the 
setting of '(IMAP Account) -> Server Settings -> Advanced -> Personal 
Namespace'; I think this value is filled in automatically by Thunderbird 
the first time you configure the account and it queries the server and 
received the namespace advertisement.

Would it be correct to assume that all these existing users would be 
fine (because of the hidden INBOX prefix namespace, compatibility mode), 
and only new users would see a flat hierarchy when setting up Thunderbird?

Many thanks,
-te

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