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. > > > > This is correct IMHO - at least in our environment no user may > create toplevel folders > > in public namespace, so INBOX.foo.test2 is the only solution. > > > >> 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. > > > > Would be better than now, but not optimal. > > > >> 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. > > > > That's right, don't do that. > > > >> 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. > > > > I agree ... > > In a GUI this moving of folders between namespaces is easier ... > > > > Frank > >
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