On May 25, 2015 12:59:45 PM EDT, Chris Ross <cross+dove...@distal.com> wrote: > >I'm running dovecot 2.2.16 on my FreeBSD mail server. I've read >information on the wiki about setting up shared mailboxes, but I want >to do something that isn't really coved by the instructions I was >reading there. My son (now 7 years old) has an account on the system, >but doesn't use it directly. But, for things he's interested in like >Minecraft, and/or the local zoo, we have given out his email address in >a small number of places. What I would like to set up, both for now >while he's not actually ever reading his email himself, and perhaps >even for the future when we teach and/or allow for that, is for my wife >and I to be able to "view" his inbox from our accounts. > >The instructions for setting up shared folders all are written so that >they're secondary folders to all accounts. Is there a way to either >(a) configure sharing someone elses Inbox by other accounts, or (b) >setting up a separately configured shared folder to _act_ as the inbox >for a single account? > >Thanks. Any suggestions to achieve the above described end goal would >be appreciated. > > - Chris
Look in to dovecot's master user feature as well.