[Dovecot] Thunderbird namespace handling

[Timo Sirainen]

On pe, 2010-06-11 at 17:45 +0200, Thomas Hummel wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 04:29:07PM +0100, Timo Sirainen wrote:
> 
> > Yes. (But with hidden=yes it's not a client-visible namespace so it's
> > ok.)
> 
> So, if I do the combinatorics :
>  
> a)  hidden = no
>     list = no
> 
>   -> the "best" or "cleaner" way to define namespace since it rewards
>      clients which support NAMESPACE command ?
> 
> 
> b)   hidden = no
>      list = yes
> 
>   -> makes no sense to advertise a namespace which is always visible.
> 
> c)  hidden = yes
>     list = no
> 
>   ->  setting up namespaces in client config is mandatory

Most commonly used for "compatibility namespaces", where client e.g.
already has configured ~/mail/ prefix in UW-IMAP ages, and you want to
have such namespace point to the default namespace.

> d) hidden = yes
>    list = yes
> 
>   -> a setup where we don't want to support namespaces at all
> 
> Correct ?

Yes.