[Dovecot] dsync convert Maildir -> mdbox, separators in subscriptions file

Frode Nordahl frode at nordahl.net
Tue Apr 13 01:02:50 EEST 2010


Pascal Volk wrote:
> On 04/08/2010 01:27 AM Frode Nordahl wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm playing around with Dovecot 2.0 beta 4.
>>
>> If I use dsync to convert a users mail stored in Maildir format to mdbox
>> format, the subscriptions file in the new mdbox is created using the
>> wrong mailbox separator ('.') leading to folders within folders not
>> being readable by clients using the subscription feature.
>>
>> Excerpt from IMAP:
>> . LIST "" "*"
>> * LIST (\HasChildren) "/" "Spam"
>> * LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "Spam/Test"
>>
>> . LSUB "" "*"
>> * LSUB () "/" "Spam"
>> * LSUB () "/" "Spam.Test"
>> …
>> So the question is, is this a bug in dsync?
>
> No, it's only a known problem, as long as it's mentioned in:
> http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-2.0/file/tip/TODO

Thank you for pointing this out. I will check the TODO file(s) before
reporting a issue the next time.

Cheers!

-- 
Mvh,
Frode Nordahl



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