1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Config.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Config.pm
index 509de0a0..2da202f9 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Config.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Config.pm
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ sub each_inbox {
          # may auto-vivify if config file is non-existent:
          foreach my $section (@{$self->{-section_order}}) {
                  next if $section !~ m!\Apublicinbox\.([^/]+)\z!;
-                defined($self->{"publicinbox.$1.mainrepo"}) or next;
+                defined($self->{"publicinbox.$1.inboxdir"}) or next;
                  my $ibx = lookup_name($self, $1) or next;
                  $cb->($ibx);
          }
@@ -362,12 +362,16 @@ sub _fill {
          my ($self, $pfx) = @_;
          my $ibx = {};
  
-        foreach my $k (qw(mainrepo filter url newsgroup
+        foreach my $k (qw(inboxdir filter url newsgroup
                          infourl watch watchheader httpbackendmax
                          replyto feedmax nntpserver indexlevel)) {
                  my $v = $self->{"$pfx.$k"};
                  $ibx->{$k} = $v if defined $v;
          }
+
+        # backwards compatibility:
+        $ibx->{inboxdir} //= $self->{"$pfx.mainrepo"};
+
          foreach my $k (qw(obfuscate)) {
                  my $v = $self->{"$pfx.$k"};
                  defined $v or next;
@@ -385,7 +389,7 @@ sub _fill {
                  }
          }
  
-        return unless $ibx->{mainrepo};
+        return unless $ibx->{inboxdir};
          my $name = $pfx;
          $name =~ s/\Apublicinbox\.//;