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On occasion, it can be useful to know or change where those files are located. Although your .subscriptions file provides clues to that location, ultimately it is your mail reader that tells dovecot![]() | ||||||||
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< < | If you follow the instructions below, and the field is blank, it means that your IMAP files are in the default location as determined by dovecot![]() /mail/folders/$user (where $user is the name of your Nevis account). | |||||||
> > | If you follow the instructions below, and the field is blank, it means that your IMAP files are in the default location as determined by dovecot![]() /a/mail/folders/$user (where $user is the name of your Nevis account). | |||||||
In brief, the location of your IMAP files is usually found in the "Advanced" section of the server settings in your mail program. In detail: | ||||||||
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< < | Note: The IMAP connection in Squirrelmail![]() / . That means that any folder path typed into the text box has to be relative to the default IMAP file location, which is presently your home directory. If your IMAP files are located outside your home directory, you may have to create a symbolic link in your home directory to be able see them in webmail![]() jsmith : | |||||||
> > | Note: The IMAP connection in Squirrelmail![]() / . That means that any folder path typed into the text box has to be relative to the default IMAP file location, which is /a/mail/folders/$user . If your IMAP files are located outside that path, you may have to create a symbolic link in /a/mail/folders/$user to be able see them in webmail![]() jsmith : | |||||||
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< < | ln -sf /a/mail/folders/jsmith ~jsmith/mail | |||||||
> > | ln -sf ~/jsmithmail /a/mail/folders/jsmith/mail | |||||||
... and then use mail/ as the folder path in webmail![]() |