On Wed, 2003-10-08 at 10:20, Thomas Smith wrote:
> I'm in the process of converting from Sendmail/Linuxconf/UW-IMAP to 
> qmail/vpopmail/Courier-IMAP.
> 
> In the process, I've noticed that Courier-IMAP handles the INBOX and 
> subfolders a bit differently than UW-IMAP. In particular, all the folder 
> I'm able to create and modify are stored under the INBOX. Some mail 
> clients try like such things as Sent, Trash, Drafts, and so on, to be in 
> the root of the IMAP connection--that is, at the same level as the INBOX 
> rather than a subdirectory of it. I have the same problem if I try to 
> create a folder manually, too. The error is:
> 
> The current command did not succeed. The mail server responded: Invalid 
> mailbox name.
> 
> Otherwise, I'm able to do everything I need to as long as I do it within 
> the INBOX directory structure.
> 
> Can Courier-IMAP be configured to allow folders to be created at the 
> same level as the INBOX?

IIRC, this is really a client issue.  Courier follows the IMAP RFC, but
client-land is a whole 'nother story.  The way the namespaces are
implemented on the client side is really what affects how you see the
folders (ie, if the client is up to snuff, then you will see the folders
correctly).

HTH, Steve

-- 
Stephen Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
ENSCO, Inc.



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