How to create sent items, drafts and so on

[Aki Tuomi]

Forgot to mention, you can also use 'auto=subscribe' to create & subscribe to the folders automatically.

Aki

> On 17 March 2019 12:17 Aki Tuomi via dovecot <dovecot at dovecot.org> wrote:
> 
>  
> You can also tell dovecot to create the folders:
> 
> 
> namespace {
>   inbox = yes
>   mailbox Sent {
>       auto=create
>   }
>   mailbox Trash {
>       auto=create
>   }
>   mailbox Drafts {
>       auto=create
>   }
> 
> ...
> }
> 
> Aki
> 
> > On 17 March 2019 11:38 Sakuma, Koshiro via dovecot <dovecot at dovecot.org> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Hi, Yassine,
> > 
> > Yes, you are right that these folders are created by MUA which is Outlook 2013. I can see "Inbox, sent items, drafts, deleted" box in the mail client.
> > This is OK. However, I only can take backup "inbox" mail of dovecot side. I mean, the backup can be taken from /Maildir/cur directory.
> > I would like to take backup from "Sent, Draft" boxes which are dovecot mail boxed. I need to take backup MS outlook of "ost" file for sent item, draft mail box separately in that case. Or it is not possible way to take these mail boxed on dovecot?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > 
> > 2019年3月17日(日) 17:45 Yassine Chaouche via dovecot <dovecot at dovecot.org>:
> > > On 3/17/19 8:59 AM, Sakuma, Koshiro via dovecot wrote:
> > >  
> > > > Hello,
> > > >  
> > > > I've setup Dovecot and Postfix mailing systems. The protocol is imap. Now, I've realized that there are no "sent items, drafts" boxed under Maildir for each users. I would like to take back up Inbox, sent items, draft boxes. For sent items box, it seems to be stored in outlook client file which is "ost". The configuration parameters and version is as follows. I can see that "namespace" has been configured. How can I setup to see these folders?
> > > >  
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >  
> > > > Thank you for your support!
> > >  
> > >  
> > > I believe these folders (sent, draft etc.) are created by the MUA on first IMAP connexion. Can you confirm that these folders are created when you connect to your IMAP account for the first via a mail client ? 
> > > 
> > >  
> > > If you are accessing your e-mail via a webmail, make sure to configure your webmail to create those folders for you. For example, with roundcube the config is : 
> > > 
> > >  
> > > $config['drafts_mbox']            = 'INBOX.Drafts';
> > > $config['junk_mbox']              = 'INBOX.Junk';
> > > $config['sent_mbox']              = 'INBOX.Sent';
> > > $config['trash_mbox']             = 'INBOX.Trash';
> > > $config['create_default_folders'] = true;
> > > 
> > >  
> > > Yassine.
> > >  
> > >