Mapping INBOX to a folder

[Friedemann Schorer]

Hi Nicolas,
thanks for the instructions - I'm not a programmer, so it's all 
trial-and-error for me ...
I read the page you mentioned and tried to fit your example to my needs 
- but although it works in the python shell it doesn't for my 
.offlineimaprc

Lets' go for the shell works:

user at host:~$ python
Python 2.7.13 (default, Nov 24 2017, 17:33:09)
[GCC 6.3.0 20170516] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import re
>>> nametrans_test = lambda folder: re.sub('^INBOX$', 'Job/Klinik', 
>>> folder)
>>> nametrans_test('blah')
'blah'
>>> nametrans_test('INBOX')
'Job/Klinik'
>>> nametrans_test('INBOX/Calendar')
'INBOX/Calendar'
>>> nametrans_reverse = lambda folder: re.sub('^Job/Klinik/$', 'INBOX', 
>>> folder)
>>> nametrans_reverse('Job/')
'Job/'
>>> nametrans_reverse('Job/Klinik')
'Job/Klinik'
>>> nametrans_reverse('Job/Klinik/')
'INBOX'
>>> quit()

Looks like it works. :-)

Now for the offlineimaprc:

> [general]
> accounts = KLS
> 
> [Account KLS]
> remoterepository = host1
> localrepository = host2
> 
> 
> [Repository host2]
> type = IMAP
> ssl = yes
> cert_fingerprint = keykeykey
> createfolders = False
> nametrans = lambda folder: re.sub( '^INBOX$', 'Job/Klinik', folder)
> 
> [Repository host1]
> type = IMAP
> ssl = yes
> cert_fingerprint = keykeykey
> folderfilter = lambda folder: folder in ['INBOX']
> readonly = true

Now, let's try this:

user at host:~$ offlineimap --info
OfflineIMAP 7.1.5
   Licensed under the GNU GPL v2 or any later version (with an OpenSSL 
exception)
imaplib2 v2.57 (system), Python v2.7.13, OpenSSL 1.1.0f  25 May 2017
   imaplib2: 2.57 (system)
Remote repository 'host1': type 'IMAP'
Host: host1 Port: None SSL: True
Establishing connection to host1:993 (host1)
Server supports ID extension.
Server welcome string: * OK [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 LITERAL+ ID ENABLE 
AUTH=LOGIN AUTH=PLAIN AUTH=DIGEST-MD5 AUTH=CRAM-MD5 SASL-IR] host server 
ready
Server capabilities: ('IMAP4REV1', 'LITERAL+', 'ID', 'ENABLE', 'ACL', 
'RIGHTS=KXTE', 'QUOTA', 'MAILBOX-REFERRALS', 'NAMESPACE', 'UIDPLUS', 
'NO_ATOMIC_RENAME', 'UNSELECT', 'CHILDREN', 'MULTIAPPEND', 'BINARY', 
'CATENATE', 'CONDSTORE', 'ESEARCH', 'SORT', 'SORT=MODSEQ', 
'SORT=DISPLAY', 'THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT', 'THREAD=REFERENCES', 
'ANNOTATEMORE', 'LIST-EXTENDED', 'WITHIN', 'QRESYNC', 'SCAN', 'XLIST', 
'URLAUTH', 'URLAUTH=BINARY', 'X-NETSCAPE', 'X-INTRANATOR-SETTINGS-UI', 
'X-INTRANATOR-FREEBUSY-TRIGGER', 'X-SHAREDSEEN-ANNOTATION', 
'LOGINDISABLED', 'COMPRESS=DEFLATE', 'IDLE')

folderfilter= lambda folder: folder in ['INBOX']

Folderlist:
  INBOX
  INBOX/Aufgaben (disabled)
  INBOX/Drafts (disabled)
  INBOX/Entw&APw-rfe (disabled)
  INBOX/Gel&APY-schte Elemente (disabled)
  INBOX/Gesendete Elemente (disabled)
  INBOX/Junk (disabled)
  INBOX/Kalender (disabled)
  INBOX/Kontakte (disabled)
  INBOX/Notizen (disabled)
  INBOX/privat (disabled)
  INBOX/Sent (disabled)
  INBOX/Trash (disabled)

Local repository 'host2': type 'MappedIMAP'
Host: host2 Port: None SSL: True
Establishing connection to host2:993 (host2)
Server supports ID extension.
Server welcome string: * OK [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 LITERAL+ ID ENABLE 
AUTH=PLAIN AUTH=LOGIN SASL-IR] host Cyrus IMAP 
2.5.11-41-gd53406f3f-Debian-2.5.11.41-0~kolab2 server ready
Server capabilities: ('IMAP4REV1', 'LITERAL+', 'ID', 'ENABLE', 'ACL', 
'RIGHTS=KXTEN', 'QUOTA', 'MAILBOX-REFERRALS', 'NAMESPACE', 'UIDPLUS', 
'NO_ATOMIC_RENAME', 'UNSELECT', 'CHILDREN', 'MULTIAPPEND', 'BINARY', 
'CATENATE', 'CONDSTORE', 'ESEARCH', 'SORT', 'SORT=MODSEQ', 
'SORT=DISPLAY', 'SORT=UID', 'THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT', 
'THREAD=REFERENCES', 'ANNOTATEMORE', 'ANNOTATE-EXPERIMENT-1', 
'METADATA', 'LIST-EXTENDED', 'LIST-STATUS', 'LIST-MYRIGHTS', 'WITHIN', 
'QRESYNC', 'SCAN', 'XLIST', 'XMOVE', 'MOVE', 'SPECIAL-USE', 
'CREATE-SPECIAL-USE', 'URLAUTH', 'URLAUTH=BINARY', 'LOGINDISABLED', 
'X-QUOTA=STORAGE', 'X-QUOTA=MESSAGE', 'X-QUOTA=X-ANNOTATION-STORAGE', 
'X-QUOTA=X-NUM-FOLDERS', 'IDLE')

nametrans= lambda folder: re.sub( '^INBOX$', 'Job/Klinik', folder)

Folderlist:
    [ ... ]
  Hobby/Status
  Hobby/Status/Monit
  Job
  Job/Arbeitsangebote
  Job/Arbeitsangebote/Uebernommen
  INBOX -> Job/Klinik
  Job/Klinik
  Journal
  Notes
    [ ... ]

Looks to me as if the nametrans worked.
But when I try to sync the mails all mails from host1 get filed into the 
INBOX of host2.

What's my error? I'm a bit lost ...

    Thanks,


         Friedemann

P.S.: Sorry for not replying directly - I somehow don't receive the list 
mails so far and have to anwser after reading replies on the list 
archive.

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