Resolved IMAP auto select default folders on server

[Jelle G]

Hi,

When a mailaddress is created for a domain and I want to add it to my iPhone using IMAP, the default folders are not set correct by default.

I manually need to select that drafts, sent, deleted, archive mailbox should be On the server and not local on my iPhone.

Is there a way to set these folders by default to On the server?
This so that all customers are set correctly by default and all actions are stored on server?

 

[Lloyd_mcse]

Hi Jelle G,
I use Dovecot on all my servers, and add an extra file in /etc/dovecot/conf.d...

/etc/dovecot/conf.d/15-my-mailboxes.conf

Contents...

##
## Mailbox Settings
##

namespace inbox {
  mailbox Drafts {
  special_use = \Drafts
  auto=subscribe
  }
  mailbox Trash {
    special_use = \Trash
    auto=subscribe
  }
  mailbox Sent {
    special_use = \Sent
    auto=subscribe
  }
  mailbox "Sent Messages" {
    special_use = \Sent
  }
}

I hope that helps.
Kind regards

Lloyd

 

[Jelle G]

Hi Lloyd,

Thanks for your reply!

I just only need to create an extra file like /etc/dovecot/conf.d/15-my-mailboxes.conf and add that specific content?
That will do the trick?

 

[Lloyd_mcse]

Hi Lloyd,

Thanks for your reply!

I just only need to create an extra file like /etc/dovecot/conf.d/15-my-mailboxes.conf and add that specific content?
That will do the trick?

Yeah that's right, it did with outlook 2013 anyway.
Kind regards

Lloyd

 

[Jelle G]

Thanks Lloyd, works perfect!!

Jelle

 

[Lloyd_mcse]

Glad I could help
Regards

lloyd

 

[Sergio Manzi]

That's fantastic info, @Lloyd_mcse! I can write off item #3 from my list of "Plesk issues": it was a pain in the neck having to access with RoundCube every newly created mailbox to have folders created...

What I wonder is why (oh, why!!??) this is not part of the default Plesk installation...

 

[zwankie]

Hi Lloyd,

I know this is an old post but it is very valuable, thanks.
The Plesk solution to stay with Courier-IMAP comparability is a problem for many new devices so I changed as you suggested and it works on Plesk 17.8.

The only problem I now have is that Roundcube does not automatically set the folder "mappings" correctly for :

- Drafts
- Sent
- Junk
- Trash
- etc, you need to login and go to Manager Folders > Preferences > Special Folders and then set:

Drafts - Drafts
Sent - Sent
Junk - Junk
Trash - Trash

Do you or anyone else have a solution to fix this and have it happen automatically when a mailbox is created and a user logs in?

Thanks,

Ryan