[Alpine-info] Maildir folder-collection

[Carlos E. R.]

On 2023-12-23 21:55, Paolo Andretta wrote:

> On Fri, 22 Dec 2023, Carlos E. R. wrote:

> 

>>>>

>>>> Then, why are you trying to tell alpine to access the files 

>>>> directly, instead of using dovecot?

>>>

>>> I was supposing Alpine is using dovecot to access the folders (it 

>>> authenticate on startup), but probably there is some path/prefix that 

>>> need to be configured. And I can't find the configuration that give 

>>> me a normal operanting situation.

>>

>>

>> You just tell Alpine the imap server and folder to use, same as with 

>> any external mail server. Not the local path.

>>

>> Example:

>>

>> folder-collections="local imap" 

>> {localhost/novalidate-cert/user=YOURSER}[],

> 

> If I go to Folder list I get

> 

> INBOX[.]        sent-mail[.]    231221[.]       Sent[.]         

> dead_letter[.]  mail[.]

> 

> Similar result of using:

> 

> folder-collections="Locali" #mc/Maildir/.[]

> 

> That give:

> 

> INBOX       sent-mail   231221      Sent        dead_letter mail[.]

> 

> A little better ...

> 

> My only problem is tjhat I want the folder collection that are 

> accessible from "mail[.]" and are in  ~/Maildir visualized in the main 

> folder list.

> Also, Alpine is creating The new folders in ~ (home), instead than in 

> ~/Maildir, an it is creating it in mbox format.


If you are using imap, that's Dovecot's problem, not Alpine.

-- 
Cheers / Saludos,

		Carlos E. R.
		(from 15.4 x86_64 at Telcontar)

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