[Dovecot] Multiple private namespace question

[Timo Sirainen]

On Sat, 2008-05-24 at 13:33 -0700, Troy Engel wrote:
> 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? 

The INBOX should point to the same location with both namespaces, so it
doesn't matter which one has inbox=yes.

> Would everything suddenly become "flat" on them and 
> cause confusion? Ala:
> 
>    INBOX
>    Sent
>    Drafts

Isn't this how it already is if the INBOX. prefix is set? I thought
mailboxes are shown under INBOX only if there was no prefix.

> 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?

I'm not really an TB expert..
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