Ahh Bill,
Well, if you had named the main one FUBAR (iwth the last part meaning
Up, Beyond All Recognition, then things probably would have worked...
Different IMAP servers have different processes for creating folders.
It is supposed to be the same but (Refer to the line above!)
Jerry
On Sunday, February 9, 2003, at 03:50 PM, Bill Rising wrote:
> Hey Folks,
>
> I thought I'd finally get around to using IMAP for mail, but I've run
> into some things which seem odd to me concerning folders and subfolders
> on different accounts. (I'm using the term folder to correspond with
> what
> would be a folder on the Mac, though I think that the term for IMAP is
> 'mailbox'.)
>
> Using iTools:
>
> If I connect to my iTools account, I can create folders as expected and
> move mail messages around as expected, for instance.
>
> Make a new folder called Foo
> Put a couple of email messages in it.
> Decide it should have a subfolder.
> Make a subfolder of Foo called Bar
> Put a couple of messages in it.
>
> Using athena or erdos (both are machines at UofL):
>
> When I create folders, unless the folder has a subfolder to start
> with, I
> cannot create a subfolder. So...
>
> Make a new folder (with a subfolder) called Foo
> put a couple of email messages in it.
> Decide it should have a subfolder.
> Try to make a subfolder called Foo.
> Get an Mailbox Creation Failed error message stating that Mail could
> not
> subscribe to the mailbox.
>
> If, however, I create a folder with a subfolder directly, I can create
> any number of subfolders, so... I if
>
> I create the folder/subfolder Foo/Bar, I can then put more folders
> inside
> of Foo (like Snafu, IMHO, and TLA), BUT none of those folders can have
> subfolders.
>
> What is the problem here? Is it that I have my IMAP Path Prefix
> incorrect
> on erdos (where I have it as the full path to a mail folder in my home
> folder) and athena (where I have it as ~/Mail)? Is it a difference in
> servers? My suspicion is the former.
>
> I seem to recall that Lee said that all messages in a mailbox were
> stored
> as a single file, which would mean that it would be impossible for a
> 'mailbox' to have a 'submailbox', i.e. a folder which held email
> messages
> to hold both folders and mail messages.
>
> Am I being an idiot?
>
> TIA (thanks in advance) for answering all but the last question.
>
> Bill
>
>
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