Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 07:49:02 -0500 From: Eric <heli@mikestammer.com> To: David Banning <david+dated+1174977648.a93167@skytracker.ca> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: help on picking an IMAP server Message-ID: <46027B3E.3070201@mikestammer.com> In-Reply-To: <20070322064044.GA7157@skytracker.ca> References: <20070322064044.GA7157@skytracker.ca>
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David Banning wrote: > I have been using imap-uw for some time but now I would like to > have an imap server that can have subfolders. Out with imap-uw.. > > I tried dovecot but I was unable to get it to create subfolders, > although it seems some say you can, may people are having problems > doing so, and I didn't like the fact that it changes the format of > the folders from the mbox standard. > > So I tried cyrus-imap. It did allow me to create subfolders. Cyrus > however seems like it is a system-wide program. Where with imap-uw > and dovecot I could still keep my old non-imap mailboxes in tact > cyrus wants seemingly to control everything, doing away with /var/mail > and setting up it's own email format. > > So I guess I'm hoping to get an imap-uw like imap, but one where I > can creat folders. > > any suggestions? > i vote for dovecot again! =) I use maildir format. I tried a lot of imap servers and dovecot is the easiest to setup and has a very small footprint. I would start over with dovecot, maybe on a different port, using the default config and maildir. get things working, then convert to maildir across the board and change the port back. I use dovecot with: horde+imp, thunderbird 1.5 and 2, and roundcube and am able to create folders, etc without issue. I switched over from courier a while ago. It worked well enough, but dovecot works better for me. Eric
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