Create Default IMAP folder?

[MACscr]

I am scanning email for spam before it hits my cpanel servers, email found to be spam is tagged in the header with: X-Spam-Flag: YES. I would like to create a folder in all email accounts called Junk. And then make sure all email with that header value get delivered automatically into that folder. Would be even better to figure out a cron job to empty it every 30 days or so. I know SA already does something like this, but I am not going to be running SA on my cpanel servers. Any suggestions are appreciated. I 100% understand this isnt the norm and is something were going to code up. Note, I am using dovecot on my servers.

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello

You can utilize the "Account Level Filtering" option that is available in cPanel. It's documented at:

Account Level Filtering

One of the available actions is "Deliver to Folder".

Thank you.

 

[MACscr]

Michael,

Thanks for the response, but I am looking to create this in an automated fashion for all existing accounts and then of course make it default for new accounts that are created. I think I made that pretty clear. Doing it manually through the gui for each account just isnt going to work for a thousand email accounts.

 

[cPanelMichael]

You can develop a custom bash script that will create those email folders and add filter rules for all existing accounts. Or, you could outsource that type of project to a developer. You can find a list of third-party developers in our application catalog:

Application Catalog - Development Services

Thank you.

 

[MACscr]

Michael,

I am a developer and I have figured out how to automate the filter creation, but the default imap folder issue is a dovecot configuration question. The dovecot autocreate plugin does work this purpose, but its also been depreciated in 2.2 and while still working, throws warnings about it being depreciated and that we should use mail {auto}. Which i have no idea how to use with cpanel's implementation of dovecot 2.2. Here are the docs for creating default imap folders: MailboxSettings - Dovecot Wiki

 

[cPanelMichael]

You can edit the following file for local modifications to the Dovecot configuration:

/var/cpanel/templates/dovecot2.2/main.local

Note: You can copy this file from /var/cpanel/templates/dovecot2.2/main.default if it does not exist. After making the custom modifications, you must run:

/scripts/builddovecotconf

Let us know if this method is not allowing you to make custom changes.

Thank you.

 

[MACscr]

Right, I have already made a custom main.local, but I am not sure what the layout should be for this particular setting when it relates to how the main.local is setup for cpanel. The example from the dovecot wiki shows:

namespace inbox {
  #prefix = INBOX. # the namespace prefix isn't added again to the mailbox names.
  # ...

  mailbox Trash {
    auto = no
    special_use = \Trash
  }
  mailbox Drafts {
    auto = no
    special_use = \Drafts
  }
  mailbox Sent {
    auto = subscribe # autocreate, autosubscribe
    special_use = \Sent
  }
  mailbox Spam {
    auto = create # autocreate, but don't autosubscribe
    special_use = \Junk
  }
  mailbox virtual/All { # if you have a virtual "All messages" mailbox 
    auto = no
    special_use = \All
  }
}

But in my case, the Junk folder should not be a child of the Inbox and it appears that cpanel things a bit differently. I am definitely open to suggestions. Thanks again for the help.

 

[MACscr]

I was overcomplicating things. I just needed to add the following in namespace { } before the last bracket:

  mailbox Junk {
    auto = subscribe # autocreate, autosubscribe
    special_use = \Junk
  }

 

[FeeReD]

Dovecot folder structure in cPanel

People at my work are use to using a default folder structure for their IMAP clients. We are moving away from a really expensive to the simple mail cPanel alternative.

I am hoping though that someone knows a way to change the namespace from the following:

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

to

Inbox
Drafts
Sent Items
Deleted Items
Junk Email

I'm not sure if what was posted will override any settings of the default config cPanel has set. Will this cause anything to go haywire? Also, do I create a separate namespace for each folder? And if I follow those instructions on that page, how do I assign the trash folder?

Cheers

 

[FeeReD]

Would switching to courier in cPanel fix this?