[Dovecot] OT: IMAP folder aliases

[Robert Schetterer]

Patrick Ben Koetter schrieb:
> It seems that there is no standard for folder names that deal with typical
> message classes such as drafts, outbox, sent, spam etc. At least there's no
> common sense on a naming convention that tells how client should handle this.
> 
> Worse than this, most IMAP clients auto-create folders according to their own
> naming convention if they don't exist. Every client introduces its own view.
> 
> Users OTOH expect a single view that makes it easy for them to find their
> messages. They are unwilling to search in "sent", "sent-mail" or "Sent items"
> for "messages that have been sent".
> 
> I doubt that software producers will adopt a standard naming convention if it
> was introduced within a useful time span.
> 
> Has anyone seen an approach or a solution that solves the problem from a users
> point of view? A server side alias list that maps to a server standard?
> 
> p at rick
> 

Hi Patrick, i see no way to push coders to standart folders use
but with autocreate and global sieve rules you can implement a pseudo
standart
i use tbs one and configure horde/imp like tb does it, in my meaning
big players have no intension bring up even a pseudo standart
cause they want users to use their own mail services and server
implementations ( google, apple, m$, etc ) and earn money with it
but as reality shows, if there is a good faq side for your server setup
most imap users are smart enough to configure their clients

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MfG Robert Schetterer

Germany/Munich/Bavaria