On 22.01.2017 21:00, James White wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to workaround the lack of IMAP folder mapping settings on > Windows 10 Mobile in regards to controlling the Sent, Trash etc folder > my device uses. Currently, my device creates its own "Sent Items" folder > "Deleted Items" folder along with others, this is pain when using > clients like Thunderbird which places such them in the correct places, > because it can be configured this way. > > While this is a Microsoft issue, its looking very unlikely they will add > IMAP mapping control, as its been like this since Windows Phone 7. So I > was looking for performing a workaround at the server level. > > I came across the Dovecot Mailbox alias plugin, which sounds like a > decent workaround, to at least allow sent email messages from my Windows > 10 mobile device to show up in the right place, I'm aware of the > potential for double cache etc, but I have enough storage for it. > > http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Plugins/MailboxAlias > > What I'm having difficulty with, is expressing the mailbox_alias to an > existing INBOX. folder. My email server uses the INBOX prefix setup, so > my configured folders are: > > INBOX\INBOX.Sent > INBOX\INBOX.Drafts > INBOX\INBOX.Trash > INBOX\INBOX.Spam > > Most examples seem to indicate doing at the root folder level i.e. Sent > Items -> Sent not Sent Items -> INBOX\INBOX.Sent. > > Is it possible to use the alias plugin in this way? If so how would I > express this using mailbox_alias_old, I tried INBOX/Sent, but this seems > to send all items to a blackhole, as they can no longer be found in any > folder. > > It does appear to work at the root folder level, but as my setup is > using the older INBOX prefix, I don't want to do that. > > Any hints/tips would be appreciated! > > Thanks, > > James >
There are special use flags \Trash, \Sent, \Spam etc, have you tried settings there? Aki
