Re: [Dovecot] Not understanding namespaces

2010-02-01 Thread Stewart Dean
I would be happy to involved in this as someone to read drafts for comprehension by an idiot (me). It's (somewhat) clear to me what the namespace concept could cover, as is the syntax, but just what they do and how they are used is utterly ambiguous. For instance: I think DC uses them to "pub

Re: [Dovecot] Not understanding namespaces

2010-02-01 Thread Jerry
On Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:06:50 +1100 Curtis Maloney articulated: > I'm happy to proof read :) Personally, I would rather be drinking 100 proof. :) On a serious note, I am considering undertaking the writing of a comprehensive Dovecot tutorial aimed at the new "user". Those (like me) have the most

Re: [Dovecot] Not understanding namespaces

2010-01-31 Thread Curtis Maloney
On 01/31/10 00:35, Timo Sirainen wrote: On Sat, 2010-01-30 at 08:10 -0500, Jerry wrote: On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:26:40 +0200 Timo Sirainen articulated: Maybe we need a: "Namespaces for Dummies" books. I didn't realize namespaces were so difficult to understand for many people. I'll see if I can

Re: [Dovecot] Not understanding namespaces

2010-01-30 Thread Timo Sirainen
On Sat, 2010-01-30 at 08:10 -0500, Jerry wrote: > On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:26:40 +0200 > Timo Sirainen articulated: > > Maybe we need a: "Namespaces for Dummies" books. I didn't realize namespaces were so difficult to understand for many people. I'll see if I can get the wiki page updated to desc

Re: [Dovecot] Not understanding namespaces

2010-01-30 Thread Jerry
On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:26:40 +0200 Timo Sirainen articulated: Maybe we need a: "Namespaces for Dummies" books. Seriously, I am surprised that someone has not written one all ready. There is a "Getting Your Book Published for Dummies (Paperback)" available. Perhaps I will purchase it and then (hop

Re: [Dovecot] Not understanding namespaces

2010-01-29 Thread Timo Sirainen
On Fri, 2010-01-29 at 16:18 -0500, Stewart Dean wrote: > > Timo Sirainen wrote: > > Maybe your main confusion comes from Thunderbird's settings. It has almost > > nothing to do with Dovecot's namespaces. > Golly! > > > The namespace configuration in TB is mostly a workaround for some servers.

Re: [Dovecot] Not understanding namespaces

2010-01-29 Thread Stewart Dean
Timo Sirainen wrote: Maybe your main confusion comes from Thunderbird's settings. It has almost nothing to do with Dovecot's namespaces. Golly! The namespace configuration in TB is mostly a workaround for some servers. I guess you've read http://wiki.dovecot.org/Namespaces? Again and a

Re: [Dovecot] Not understanding namespaces

2010-01-29 Thread Timo Sirainen
On 29.1.2010, at 22.25, Stewart Dean wrote: > - Is it that you can define multiple namespaces in dovecot.conf and then > specify which of these you use in the TBird server settings? > - What is the syntax of the TBird namespace specification? Maybe your main confusion comes from Thunderbird's se

[Dovecot] Not understanding namespaces

2010-01-29 Thread Stewart Dean
I have been diligently reading about namespace in the DC doc and what I can find in Google. Like the blind men and the elephant, I see the nature of some individual bits of namespace, some syntax and the overall purpose (overriding defaults and providing extensions), but I don't see the whole