folders and subfolders

[Aki Tuomi]

> On 16/07/2021 11:41 Stephane Magnier <steph.mag220 at netcourrier.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi,
> Still looking for the way to create folders and sub folders..
> Today, I am using "mbox", which apparently doesn't work for this ? correct ?

mbox has very limited support for folders. 

> So, I would probably need to use maildir.. ( https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/mail_location/Maildir/ ]
> Today, what I am using is :mbox,which is gather all the mailboxes of user 1, user 2 in one folder... like : mbox:/var/spool2/mail/%u
> 1) I suppose, that If I am using "mbox" with.. : LAYOUT=fs, I won't get these folders and subfolders ? - Correct ?
> 
> 2) Instead of having : "maildir:~/Maildir " which, I suppose got eachuser folder into their own home directory .. correct ? Can I have : maildir:/var/spool2/mail/%u?

yes.

> ( I would prefer to gather all users' mailbox into one folder like /var/spool2/mail/ )
> 3) if so, mbox:/var/spool2/mail/%u:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u => can become : maildir:/var/spool2/mail/%u:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u
> 

yes. And while you're doing this, you might as well start using lda or lmtp and drop the INBOX parameter. There is no need to keep INBOX in /var/spool/mail/%u unless your users expect direct access?

> What do you think ?... before trying and breaking everything :-)... if so, I will be killed 
> 
> Thanks and regards
>

Aki