[Dovecot] Public Namespace and INBOX

Dieter Knopf dieterknopf at googlemail.com
Thu Mar 6 14:27:52 UTC 2014


Hello,

sure, it's a standard virtual mailbox, INBOX is working fine. I just used
the same directory for a PUBLIC namespace.

Thanks


2014-03-06 14:26 GMT+01:00 Darac Marjal <mailinglist at darac.org.uk>:

> On Thu, Mar 06, 2014 at 11:49:07AM +0100, Dieter Knopf wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > i added a existing MAILDIR as a Public Namespace and i can subscribe to
> > this Namespace without a problem.
> >
> > I can access every folder except the INBOX. Thunderbird just shows a GREY
> > "INBOX".
>
> This is a symptom of a folder not existing, but folders beneath it
> existing. For example, I filter Debian Bug mails into
> INBOX\Bugs\$BugNumber. There is no INBOX\Bugs folder, so it shows up
> greyed.
>
> If you have a greyed out INBOX, then either you've made a mistake in
> your config or perhaps there's an issue with the mailbox itself. Can you
> access the maildir as a private namespace?
>
> >
> > Is there any way to access the INBOX of a maildir?
> >
> > Thanks
> >     Dieter Knopf
>


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