On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 11:02:02AM -0500, Charlie Brady wrote:
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> On Fri, 14 Mar 2003, Caskey Dickson wrote:
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> > I've taken a liking to the name IMAPdir for this new Maildir structure
> > being proposed here.
>
> Wouldn't "directory tree" be an adequate term?
No, directory tree isn't adequate because while it is a directory tree (in the ISA
sense), there is considerable specific structure that MUST/MAY/SHOULD be present and
has defined interpretation and meaning (at least meaning that is in the process of
being defined). Therefore we need something more specific than 'the directory' or
'the mail store' and especially less awkward than 'the directory with the imap folders
encoded with dots in it in Maildir format'.
I'm fine with any name, but we will need a term to describe this specific structure
that is being contemplated. The best suggestion I've heard is IMAPdir.
C=)
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