Hierarchy separator recommendation?

[Markus Winkler]

Hi Ivo,

On 26.04.20 12:02, Ivo wrote:
>>> disadvantages could be:
>>>
>>> - shared folders with dots in user names
>>> - if you want to use dots in folder names
>>>
> What disadvantages are when using '/' as namespace separator?

IMHO: none. ;-) It depends, as always - YMMV.

> Why is '.' default (at least in .deb packages) if it is worse then '/' ?

I assume: for historical reasons.

> Doesn't it, in the end, all come to translation from IMAP names 
> (user,folder) to OS filesystem names within dovecot (at some benchmark 
> tests expense) ? :-)

No, as there's a difference between "namespace / hierarchy" (mailbox name) 
and "layout" separators (OS filesystem).

Regards,
Markus