On 14 Feb 2021, at 01:21, Dan Mahoney (Gushi) <[email protected]> wrote: > To answer my own question here, I added the following namespace: > > namespace { > separator = / > prefix = partial/ > location = mbox:~%u/.partial-mail/ > list = yes > hidden = no > } > > And then, in my home directory, created a ~/.partial-mail folder, that I > could add symlinks to for mailboxes I actually care about (really, just > inbox, but I like having options).
Interesting solution, but I have concerns and I wonder how this will actually work for you, long term. > Despite the fact that I have hidden set to "no", any user who doesn't have > this magic folder will simply not see it. (That said, I'll try setting it to > "yes" to see if it behaves.) I don't think that is what hidden means in the config. The path would not be visible in the client because it doesn't fit the maildir pattern of having a leading / for the name. > Now let's just hope icloud keychain doesn't helpfully set this same variable > on other systems, like my ios devices. And that is my main concern. I think you will find that iCloud sync WILL, in fact, synchronize those settings across devices. If I were you I would set this up as a different account on your Mac (in Internet accounts), disable that account use on your iOS device and only have it enabled on your Mac and then it should not matter. > I should *probably* for the sake of completeness, symlink in the "Special" > folders. (Drafts, etc) That should work, I would think, as long as everything in the chain is OK with symlinks (which is my other main concern with this). I might set up my iOS clients with something like this that shows all the mail folders EXCEPT Archives on those devices. -- LOOSE TEETH DON'T NEED MY HELP Bart chalkboard Ep. AABF16
