> 
> This is ... bug like.
> 
> The user moves a folder inside another, the resulting path exceeds the
> maximum length, the folder's content is no longer accessible, the user
> complains.

I don't think this is a bad idea. If this is really the issue.

> Double trouble. The user proceeded to move the parent folder. Most
> subfolders moved as requested. Those whose path exceeded maxlength are
> stuck in the origin, and the full tree is no longer accessible: it is
> still there, you can see it, but the mail client says it was deleted.
> 
> I lost count of the number of times I had to rescue users out of this
> mess, by going in manually into dovecot's storage.
> 
> So...
> 
> +4. dovecot refuses to move folders if the resulting path exceeds the
> maximum length.

I think it is possible to specify different storage for a single user via the 
(special?) user db. Why don't you try this, with this option LAYOUT=index




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