[Dovecot] 2.1.rc1 (056934abd2ef): virtual plugin mailbox search pattern

e-frog e-frog at gmx.de
Fri Jan 6 23:25:49 EET 2012


ON 23.12.2011 18:33, wrote e-frog:
> Hello Timo,
>
> With dovecot 2.1.rc1 (056934abd2ef) there seems to be something wrong
> with virtual plugin mailbox search patterns.
>
> I'm using a virtual mailbox 'unread' with the following dovecot-virtual
> file
>
> $ cat dovecot-virtual
> *
> unseen
>
> For testing propose I created the following folders with each containing
> one unread message
>
> INBOX, INBOX/level1 and INBOX/level1/level2
>
> 2.1.rc1 (056934abd2ef)
>
> 1 LIST "" "*"
> * LIST (\HasChildren) "/" "INBOX"
> * LIST (\HasChildren) "/" "INBOX/level1"
> * LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "INBOX/level1/level2"
> * LIST (\HasChildren) "/" "virtual"
> * LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "virtual/unread"
> 1 OK List completed.
> 2 STATUS "INBOX" (UNSEEN)
> * STATUS "INBOX" (UNSEEN 1)
> 2 OK Status completed.
> 3 STATUS "INBOX/level1" (UNSEEN)
> * STATUS "INBOX/level1" (UNSEEN 1)
> 3 OK Status completed.
> 4 STATUS "INBOX/level1/level2" (UNSEEN)
> * STATUS "INBOX/level1/level2" (UNSEEN 1)
> 4 OK Status completed.
> 5 STATUS "virtual/unread" (UNSEEN)
> * STATUS "virtual/unread" (UNSEEN 1)
> 5 OK Status completed.
>
> Result: virtual/unread shows only 1 unseen message. Further tests showed
> it's the one from INBOX. The mails from the deeper levels are not found.
>
> Downgrading to 2.0.16 restores the correct behavior:
>
> 1 LIST "" "*"
> * LIST (\HasChildren) "/" "INBOX"
> * LIST (\HasChildren) "/" "INBOX/level1"
> * LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "INBOX/level1/level2"
> * LIST (\HasChildren) "/" "virtual"
> * LIST (\HasNoChildren) "/" "virtual/unread"
> 1 OK List completed.
> 2 STATUS "INBOX" (UNSEEN)
> * STATUS "INBOX" (UNSEEN 1)
> 2 OK Status completed.
> 3 STATUS "INBOX/level1" (UNSEEN)
> * STATUS "INBOX/level1" (UNSEEN 1)
> 3 OK Status completed.
> 4 STATUS "INBOX/level1/level2" (UNSEEN)
> * STATUS "INBOX/level1/level2" (UNSEEN 1)
> 4 OK Status completed.
> 5 STATUS "virtual/unread" (UNSEEN)
> * STATUS "virtual/unread" (UNSEEN 3)
> 5 OK Status completed.
>
> Result: virtual/unread shows 3 unseen messages as it should
>
> The namespace configuration is as following
>
> namespace {
> hidden = no
> inbox = yes
> list = yes
> location =
> prefix =
> separator = /
> subscriptions = yes
> type = private
> }
> namespace {
> location = virtual:~/virtual
> prefix = virtual/
> separator = /
> subscriptions = no
> type = private
> }
>
> I've also tried this with location = virtual:~/virtual:LAYOUT=maildir++
> leading to the same result.
>
> Thanks,
> e-frog

Just tested this on 2.1.rc3 and this still doesn't work like in v2.0. It 
seems like the search stops at the first hierarchy separator. Is there 
anything in addition I can do to help fix this issue?

Thanks,
e-frog



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