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Ubuntu Mail Server (postfix+dovecot): Create default Inbox, Sent, and Trash folder per account.

Posted January 5, 2015 14.8k views

Hi.

Now I have the mail server working IMAP mode.
I’m interested in configure the mail server in order to set default mail folders (like Inbox, Trash and Sent folders) per mail account.

Is there a way or command in Ubuntu to deal with it?
Thanks in advance.

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sianios January 6, 2015

Open /etc/dovecot/conf.d/20-imap.conf
There you will find the protocol imap section and change the mailplugins line to
mailplugins = $mail_plugins autocreate
Then add the following at the end of the file.
plugin {
autocreate = Trash
autocreate2 = Junk
autocreate3 = Drafts
autocreate4 = Sent
autosubscribe = Trash
autosubscribe2 = Junk
autosubscribe3 = Drafts
autosubscribe4 = Sent
}
Now the new users will get the folders above by default.

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boyferruco March 23, 2015

Thank you very much, @sianios. It worked like a charm!!! Best regards from San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

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dalipsharma393 November 14, 2017

Try this

Open /etc/dovecot/conf.d/20-imap.conf

mailplugins = $mailplugins autocreate
Then add the following at the end of the file.
plugin {
autocreate = Trash
autocreate2 = Junk
autocreate3 = Drafts
autocreate4 = Sent
autosubscribe = Trash
autosubscribe2 = Junk
autosubscribe3 = Drafts
autosubscribe4 = Sent
}

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