2014-03-05 19:07 GMT+01:00 Michael M Slusarz <slus...@curecanti.org>:
> Quoting Aleve Sicofante <asicofa...@gmail.com>: > > 2014-03-05 6:59 GMT+01:00 Michael M Slusarz <slus...@curecanti.org>: >> >> Quoting Aleve Sicofante <asicofa...@gmail.com>: >>> >>> I'm talking about this: http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Plugins/Virtual >>> >>>> >>>> >>> Every client can take advantage of them. From a client's perspective, >>> they are just another IMAP mailbox. >>> >>> >> Of course any client would be able to "see" them once created somewhere >> else. The point is obviously finding a client capable of creating such >> virtual mailboxes from searches, labels, etc. >> > > You are misinterpreting what the Dovecot virtual plugin does. It allows > an admin to create virtual mailboxes. It does not provide a client with > any ability to alter edit/those mailboxes. > > We've had virtual mailboxes in our client for 10+ years (i.e. client > displays a "fake" mailbox that is generated via server-side search > actions). That's the only 100% reliable way to implement this across IMAP > servers. > > RFC 5466 can be used for this on the IMAP side, but there's not really any > server-side support for it so it is not a viable option at this time. > I see. Well, that sounds pretty useless to me. I urge whoever designed the plugin to make it client-oriented. It will be much more useful.