Re: [Fwd: Re: Questions about IMAP and sequences]

[Iain MacDonnell]

Shantonu Sen writes:
: > How do IMAP's subfolders differs from nmh's, e.g. `refile
: > +inbox/tasks'.  Or are you just saying nmh's IMAP support would include
: > IMAP's subfolders?
: 
: I'm saying we have lots of options:
: 
:  IMAP folder on     Local nmh
: host mail.foo.com     folder
: -----------------   ---------
: work/               ~/Mail/IMAP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ with `work' sequence
: work/               ~/Mail/IMAP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/work
: 
: work/junk           ~/Mail/IMAP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ with `work/junk' sequence
: work/junk           ~/Mail/IMAP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/work with `junk' sequence
: work/junk           ~/Mail/IMAP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/work/junk
: 
: So, do IMAP folders and subfolders map directly to nmh folders,
: or do we use an alternate scheme, as was earlier suggested with
: sequences?

Eww, adding sequences could get complex. Whilst I suppose it might be nice
for some, do we really need it?

Something to bear in mind with folders is that MH folders can contain both
messages and sub-folders, where other formats would not enable this - folders
usually only contain entirely messages, or entirely sub-folders. I think
I remember Nutscrape messenger having an option for this...

    ~Iain