[Dovecot] Accessing maildir snapshots through dovecot

[Timo Sirainen]

On Mon, 2012-03-19 at 10:06 +0100, Laurent CARON wrote:
> I did the following modifications:
> dovecot.conf:
> namespace snaps-h0 {
>   prefix = INBOX.EmailBackup.h0.
>   hidden = no
>   list = yes
>   inbox = no
>   location = maildir:/home/.snapshot/hourly.0/%u/Maildir:INDEX=/var/tmp/dovecot/indexes/hourly.0/%u:CONTROL=/var/dovecot/control/hourly.0/%u
>   type = private
> }
> 
> Problem: 
> I don't see the content of the inbox folder contained in the snapshots
> (subfolders are perfectly viewed).
> 
> Do any of you have a clue on how to render it visible ?

So the INBOX mails would be in /home/.snapshot/hourly.0/%u/Maildir/{cur|
new} directories? The INBOX should be accessible via the
"INBOX.EmailBackup.h0" folder itself. If it's not, you may need to use a
newer Dovecot version.