[Dovecot] Problems getting auto create plugin to work

[Pascal Volk]

On 06/23/2012 05:18 PM Dr Josef Karthauser wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I've configured the 'autocreate' plugin (in v.2.1.6), but it doesn't appear to be working. Can someone help me work out how to work out why please?
> 
> I've got this in my 20-imap.conf file:
> 
> protocol imap {
>    mail_plugins = $mail_plugins antispam autocreate
> }
> 
> and this in my 90-plugins.conf file:
> 
> plugin {
>   autocreate = Trash
>   autocreate2 = Spam
>   autosubscribe = Trash
>   autosubscribe2 = Spam
> 
>    ... etc
> }

Don't show us configuration file snippets, always paste `doveconf -n`
output.

> But, the spam does not get created upon login. I've restart dovecot and restarted my mail client, but there's no hint of an spam folder.
> 
> Is there something else that I also need to do?

,--[ http://dovecot.org/doc/NEWS-2.1 ]--
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|	+ Added mailbox {} sections, which deprecate autocreate plugin
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`--

Have a look at the mailbox definitions configuration file:
http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-2.1/file/tip/doc/example-config/conf.d/15-mailboxes.conf


Regards,
Pascal
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