> Hi
>
> .. let's start from right note here .. by sayin' i'm using qmail w/ Maildir
> and imapd (doesn't really matter which one but if someone wants to know i'm
> using the one the came with pine package (uw-imapd)) ..
Ummm, it DOES matter, because IMAP accesses the mail....
> and i'm using very
> popular client known as Outlook Express and/or Outlook and i'm sure many
> more will have same problem/thing..
It shouldn't matter WHAT client you are using...
> since there is no Inbox from client point of view (it points to god knows
> where probably standard unix box /var/mail/$user or somethin),
Not at all, it is ~/Maildir
> I have to
> browse for an additiona folder which would be in $HOME/Maildir.. and it also
> addes this folder in the list of others.. unfortinatly I can't just change
> name of that folder Maildir to Inbox due to conflict with existing on e-mail
> client end (and none existing on server side) folder/file.
>
> what i need is: I want everyone's standard e-mail client to take Maildir as
> a Inbox
Then configure your IMAP / POP server to serve the right folder...this
should all be server-side!
>
> my question is: how do i do that?
CourierIMAP
> solution: .. maybe i can somehow trick my system in that Maildir is not
> really a dir and it's just a file? this way I can put a symbol link into
> /var/mail/$user to that file that's somehow is directory (Maildir) ?
>
> or maybe there are other solutions for that?
>
> it's really uncomfortable for me to do it and for for others users to
> explain to add Maildir in their clients and there are some other
> complications to that (which I dont really want to bore you with)
>
> please e-mail me any possible solutions here
>
> thanks in advance
>
> Bye
I hope this helps...it seems you are coming at the problem from the wrong
direction..
--P
