Please remember that RoundCube does not rely on the PHP imap extension! If you're willing to have a look at the RoundCube code for this issue, you should start with program/include/rcube_imap.inc and program/lib/imap.inc where the IMAP communication is handled.
~Thomas Benjamin Podszun wrote: > Hi there. > > João Vale wrote: >> I needed RoundCube to access shared folders on a Courier-IMAP server. >> I've seen a couple of posts / forum threads related to this, but no real >> solution. >> >> If I change $rcmail_config['imap_root'] to 'shared', I can see them. But >> I needed to have both namespaces, 'INBOX' and 'shared', displayed in the >> folder list. Is there a way to do this? Or is it feasible to implement >> considering the current code structure? I'm willing to hack at it. ^^ > > Are you willing to hack the PHP source or hit the (ignorant) PHP guys > with a cluebat? The PHP imap module is limited/broken, since it doesn't > support (read: expose) both mandatory imap RFC operations (like the > CAPABILITIES command) and optional operations that depend on this part > (like NAMESPACES). > The latter is the right command to ask your (or mine..) courier-imap > server for the global namespace, the shared folders namespace etc.. > > Ironically PHP _could_ support that with ridiculous ease: The imap > library PHP uses (c-client) already supports/exposes both CAPABILTIES > and NAMESPACES.. I reported the bug several times, it was never > considered a bug but merely a request for enhancement and ignored for > quite some time. > > I have very limited C skills and never hacked the PHP code, so I > hesitated to try it on my own yet. Anyone with more only _some_ practice > on that field should be able to create a patch for that methods in > merely 20 minutes.. > > Rant mode off, back to the basic problem: Currently the language PHP has > limited IMAP support and therefor it's hard to support environments like > yours or mine in applications that rely on/are written in PHP. > > Regards, > Ben > >
