* LuKreme <[email protected]> 2015.01.25 19:32:

> > Another example, the one I used in the original reply, is 'gluing' together 
> > archives as a single view:
> > 
> > $ cat virtual/Postfix-Users/dovecot-virtual 
> > Public/Archive/Mailing-Lists/Postfix-Users/*
> > Public/Mailing-Lists/Postfix-Users
> >  all
> 
> This all sounds interesting. Is there anything i can read to understand what 
> the purpose of Virtual is and why this would help? It sounds like you are 
> using a shared space for mailing lists (which I can see would be useful if 
> you had many people subscribing to the same lists). If so, doesn’t each user 
> lose their indications of what messages are read or replied to?

http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Plugins/Virtual

It's a bit hard to wrap your head around it in the beginning, but once you 
understand what it can do, I'm sure you'll find a use case. Think of it as 
special view for all messages in Dovecot. You define which set of messages you 
want to display as a mailbox/folder. This view (or multiple views) is being 
updated dynamically going forward.

For instance you can set up a certain filter/selection like you can with a 
modern MUA. The difference however is: your Virtual view(s) will be available 
regardless which client you are using, whether they have integrated filters 
capabilities - or not.

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