At 2004-06-02 13:15:18 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> I've never seen that I can create an directory in the meaning of
> reference with an Client.

I think you're confused: the reference name is simply an argument that
tells LIST which results to return.

For example, consider a hypothetical server with this mailbox hierarchy:

/users/a/INBOX
/users/a/foo
/users/b/INBOX
/users/b/xyzzy
/pub/support
#news.comp.protocols.imap

If you're logged in as user a, "INBOX" refers to /users/a/INBOX; "foo"
refers to /users/a/foo. "/pub/support" refers to /pub/support, as does
"~b/xyzzy" refer to /users/b/xyzzy. You can think of this as having a
current working directory of /users/a.

Just as a current working directory provides a context to interpret a
file name, the reference name provides a context for LIST to interpret
its mailbox name. That's all it does.

Now read Mark's reply to you again. It'll probably make more sense.
(You may also wish to glance at the examples in RFC 2342 as well.)

-- ams

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