Tickets :: Comment on [#8468] Renaming public folder is wrong

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Comment	>> An approach might be (pseudo code): > >> > >> if ($newfolder starts with "non-empty namespace") { > >> // INBOX.test1 - should be ok to use $newfolder > >> } else { > >> if ($newfolder doesn't contain delimiter - '.' im my server) { > >> // test1 > >> $newfolder = defaultnamespace . $newfolder; > >> } elseif ($newfolder "starts with existing foldername") { > >> // i.e. group.test.test1 -> > >> // group.test exists already -> use $newfolder > >> // if a user wants to create/rename to INBOX.group.test.test1 > >> (a rare case IMHO) > >> // he has to type INBOX.group.test.test1 > >> } elseif () { > >> // other.folder > >> $newfolder defaultnamespace . $newfolder; > >> } > >> } > > > > What if the user wants to rename 'group.test.test1' to 'foo.test2'. > It would fall through to your last case and get added as > 'INBOX.foo.test2' which is not correct. > > > > There are only two ways I can think of to fix: > > 1. Look at the old mailbox name and only allow a rename within that > namespace. > > 2. Requiring the entire folder name while renaming, but this was what > was specifically refused in the previously mentioned ticket since > personal namespaces should be invisible to the user. > > > > This is why Cyrus' namespace setup has never made sense to me. The > default namespace should be a user's personal namespace - shared and > other folders are special folders that should live under a specific > sub-folder.
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