Yes, automation is the main point of the plugin :-) The problem is that creating virtual folders involves writing on the file system directly, which you can't do through IMAP alone. So I had to work within the mail server.
What I really wanted to do was to create a storage driver (it seemed more suitable to the plugin scope), but that was much more complex and it will probably come in a future version. I'm also going to extend an existing Roundcube plugin for a more complete keyword handling. On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 11:17 AM, Aki Tuomi <[email protected]> wrote: > You can actually create per-user virtual folders too. They don't need to > be global. But I see your plugin does automation, and it could write the > virtual file under user-writable location. > > Aki > > > On 02.10.2017 12:14, Daniele Ricci wrote: >> As a matter of fact I use the virtual plugin to achieve what I want. I >> create dovecot-virtual configuration files. >> But if I understand you correctly, your approach is a system-wide >> configuration. Labels are per-user and dynamic by definition. >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 8:24 AM, Aki Tuomi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On 01.10.2017 19:13, Daniele Ricci wrote: >>>> Hello list, >>>> I'm new here and since I've been working on a plugin lately I though >>>> I'd post it here. >>>> >>>> It's GPL licensed, hosted on GitHub: >>>> https://github.com/daniele-athome/dovecot-virtual-keywords-plugin >>>> >>>> I've been trying to find a replacement for Gmail and I already have my >>>> own mailserver. What I'm missing very much is labels. Since folders >>>> don't really match labels, I had to implement something that at least >>>> resembles them. >>>> >>>> I decided to use IMAP keywords since it's probably the closest thing to >>>> labels. >>>> The README in the repository pretty much describes what this plugin >>>> do, but basically it creates virtual mailboxes with predefined rules >>>> to match for labeled messages. >>>> >>>> E.g. if you set a "Urgent" keyword on any message, the plugin will >>>> create a "Virtual/Urgent" virtual mailbox that will have the message >>>> you just labeled. >>>> >>>> I'm a bit out of practice on C but I believe I managed. I've tested >>>> the plugin locally but I've not deployed it on my production mail >>>> server yet. I'd like to hear your opinions (reviews and comments are >>>> very welcome) and possibly find other people interested in this >>>> approach to discuss about it. >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>> You should be able to do this with virtual plugin itself, like >>> >>> /etc/dovecot/virtual/Urgent: >>> * >>> KEYWORD Urgent >>> >>> Aki >> >> > -- Daniele
