Virtual question

[Aki Tuomi]

So.

Under /etc/dovecot/virtual

you create the virtual folder structure you want, and put the dovecot-virtual files under those folders.

such as

/etc/dovecot/virtual/month/dovecot-virtual

Then in dovecot.conf  you put

namespace virtual {
  location = virtual:/etc/dovecot/virtual:INDEX=~/virtual:CONTROL=~/virtual

# change these to match your setup
  prefix=virtual/
  separator=/
}

and then all your users will have the same virtual folder structure.

Aki

> On 02 March 2018 at 04:10 David Mehler <dave.mehler at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Can you elaborate?
> 
> Thanks.
> Dave.
> 
> 
> On 3/1/18, Aki Tuomi <aki.tuomi at dovecot.fi> wrote:
> > You can also use
> > namespace virtual
> > { location=virtual:/etc/dovecot/virtual:INDEX=~/virtual/:CONTROL=~/virtual/....}
> > so you put the folder definitions under /etc and per-user indexes end up
> > under user home. ---Aki TuomiDovecot oy
> > -------- Original message --------From: LuKreme <kremels at kreme.com> Date:
> > 01/03/2018  20:40  (GMT+02:00) To: dovecot at dovecot.org Subject: Virtual
> > question
> > “For each virtual directory you need to create a dovecot-virtual file. Its
> > syntax is like:”
> > OK, where does this file get created?
> > Say I want the users to have a virtual mailbox that is messages received in
> > the last month, does that file go into each user'
> > s Maildir path?
> > It sounds like I have to create a virtual folder for each user, then any
> > folders inside that folders, and then the config files in each of the sub
> > folders.
> > user1/Maildir/virtual/month/dovecot-virtualuser1/Maildir/virtual/week/dovecot-virtualuser1/Maildir/virtual/flagged/dovecot-virtualuser1/Maildir/virtual/Amazon/dovecot-virtualuser2/Maildir/virtual/month/dovecot-virtualuser2/Maildir/virtual/week/dovecot-virtualuser2/Maildir/virtual/flagged/dovecot-virtualuser2/Maildir/virtual/Amazon/dovecot-virtual
> > Yes?
> > If so, is there anyway to have a "global”virtual that applies to all users
> > (but not that unifies the mail between users or anything like that).
> > Also, will virtual mailboxes show up automatically for the user in the
> > folder list or will they have to specifically subscribe to them? (Assuming
> > they use a client that allows subscribing instead of auto showing all
> > mailboxes like iOS).
> > ˜kremels/ $ cat Maildir/virtual/month/dovecot-vitual #
> > ~/Maildir/virtual/month/dovecot-virtualINBOXwork/*  all younger 2678400
> > That should create a mailbox "month” in a folder named "virtual” that shows
> > all the messages from the last 31d, yes? And I should be able to access that
> > mailbox in a MUA like Roundcube or <spit>Thunderbird?
> > -- My main job is trying to come up with new and innovative and effective
> > ways to reject even more mail. I'm up to about 97% now.