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Question about adding keyword flags to mails in Maildir folders.
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D
2024-07-22 22:03:45 UTC
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Dear alpiners,

When I try to create my own keyword flag and add it to a mail in Maildir
folders or in Imap folders alpine tells me "Cannot add keywords for this
folder".

Do you have any ideas where I can start to look to fix this problem?

The built in flags serve me well, but it would be very convenient to be
able to add my own custom flags as well.

Best regards,
Daniel
D
2024-07-23 10:01:05 UTC
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Post by D
Dear alpiners,
When I try to create my own keyword flag and add it to a mail in Maildir
folders or in Imap folders alpine tells me "Cannot add keywords for this
folder".
Do you have any ideas where I can start to look to fix this problem?
The built in flags serve me well, but it would be very convenient to be able
to add my own custom flags as well.
Best regards,
Daniel
Dear all,

In case it helps, here's an excerpt from the log file:

Folder "x Inbox" opened with 2,323 messages
- process_cmd(cmd=728) -
- flag message -
Want_to read: ^T (0x14)
Already at end of screen
Already at end of screen
=== mm_exists(2323,/home/db/Mail/x/Inbox) called ===
Cannot add keywords for this folder
- process_cmd(cmd=507) -
MAIL_CMD: going to folder/collection menu
=== folder_screen called ====
---- FOLDER LISTER ----
=== mm_exists(2323,/home/db/Mail/x/Inbox) called ===
No flags changed.

Best regards,
Daniel
Eduardo Chappa
2024-07-27 21:10:48 UTC
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Post by D
Dear alpiners,
When I try to create my own keyword flag and add it to a mail in Maildir
folders or in Imap folders alpine tells me "Cannot add keywords for this
folder".
Local access to a maildir folder does not accept keywords because these
were not part of the original specification of the Maildir format.

There are extensions of the Maildir format, such as those implemented in
the Dovecot server, that accept keywords for messages in a maildir format.
That might be a way to get keywords into your messages in that folder.
--
Eduardo
https://alpineapp.email (web)
http://repo.or.cz/alpine.git (Git)
D
2024-07-28 09:20:07 UTC
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Post by D
Dear alpiners,
When I try to create my own keyword flag and add it to a mail in Maildir
folders or in Imap folders alpine tells me "Cannot add keywords for this
folder".
Local access to a maildir folder does not accept keywords because these were
not part of the original specification of the Maildir format.
There are extensions of the Maildir format, such as those implemented in the
Dovecot server, that accept keywords for messages in a maildir format. That
might be a way to get keywords into your messages in that folder.
Thank you very much Eduardo!

So instead of just using the Maildir patch, I'd instead just install a
local dovecot and point Alpine towards that?

Not as elegant perhaps, but at least a solution to the problem if I
understood you correctly.

Thank you very much! =)
Eduardo Chappa
2024-07-28 15:38:16 UTC
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Post by D
So instead of just using the Maildir patch, I'd instead just install a
local dovecot and point Alpine towards that?
Yes, that is the way to do that.
--
Eduardo
https://alpineapp.email (web)
http://repo.or.cz/alpine.git (Git)
D
2024-07-28 16:47:50 UTC
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Post by Eduardo Chappa
Post by D
So instead of just using the Maildir patch, I'd instead just install a
local dovecot and point Alpine towards that?
Yes, that is the way to do that.
Great, thank you Eduardo and let me wish you a pleasant sunday evening! =)
Eduardo Chappa
2024-07-28 17:45:27 UTC
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Post by D
Great, thank you Eduardo and let me wish you a pleasant sunday evening! =)
Thank you! Have a great day you too as well.
--
Eduardo
https://alpineapp.email (web)
http://repo.or.cz/alpine.git (Git)
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