[Dovecot] saving to imap folders and namespace settings

[Timo Sirainen]

On 5.2.2013, at 16.10, Gustavo Sansone <gsansone at eumus.edu.uy> wrote:

>>> i'm very confused with the namespace settings. i don't understand what
>>> is the correct way to configure it.
>>> don't need public or shared folders.
>> 
>> Easiest to use the default namespace settings. There you wouldn't have
>> any namespace prefix.
> 
> if i just remove the namespace 'INBOX.' , on 10-mail.conf then there is something that creates new Send and Draft folders into my maildir folder like this INBOX.Send and INBOX.Drafts. and Roundcube shows me these new folders under INBOX (screenshot attached).
> can't figure out why it happens.

Because different clients you're using have been configured to use different namespace settings. This is unfortunately how IMAP protocol still works. From Dovecot's side either set the prefix to INBOX. or to empty, and from all of the clients' sides make sure they use the matching configuration.