> On 26/04/2020 13:17 Markus Winkler <m...@irmawi.de> wrote: > > > 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
Using dot breaks shared forlders if your usernames contain dot. Aki