What is the semantic difference between "/folder" and "folder"?
With an IMAPdir depot, bincimap creates a maildir called "folder" but records it as "/folder" in .bincimap-subscribed; which Opera reports as "/folder" but Netscape reports as "folder", and SquirrelMail and Outlook won't create because of the use of the folder separator. However, both SquirrelMail and Outlook will work with the folder if it has already been subscribed (e.g. if one does it manually from the shell).
With a Maildir++ depot, binimap creates a maildir called "..folder" and records it as "INBOX//folder"; which Opera reports as "/folder" and Netscape reports as "folder". However, SquirrelMail will work if the folder has already been subscribed and Outlook crashes.
Obviously, there are differences in the implementations of the mail depots in bincimap and within the IMAP clients. What is the expected behaviour? Note that the IMAP standard specifies how to handle a folder separator ("/" for bincimap) anywhere in the string, except at the beginning.
Regards, Henry
-- Henry Baragar Principal, Technical Architecture 416-453-5626 Instantiated Software Inc. http://www.instantiated.ca
