Hi Martin,
Courier-imap never creates any folder outside the maildir.
Messenger never shows any subfolders in your private namespace on the
same level as the INBOX-folder.
IMAP-Namespace has nothing to to how IMAP-Server stores their messages.
Even if you patch courier-imap, Messenger shows subfolders of private
namespace as subfolders of INBOX.
courier-imap uses some extensions to maildir-format.
The "." when creating a folder is used to be compatible with
standard-maildir-format.
Otherwise an appplication would not be able to differentiate between
maildir-folder "cur" and user folder "cur".
I realy don't know whats your the problem with courier-imap.
Bye
Georg
Martin Jespersen schrieb:
>
> Hi Georg,
>
> Definition
>
> root-level folders = folders on the same level as the INBOX in the filesystem
>directory structure.
>
> Example:
>
> INBOX == ~mylogin/Maildir/
> Trash == ~mylogin/Trash/
> Sent == ~mylogin/Sent/
>
> etc...
>
> I have made a Maildir folder under ~mylogin as ~mylogin/Maildir/ using maildirmake
>and there is no
> problem delivering to it or reading from it.
>
> The problem is this: Courier-imapd refuse to create root-level folders and insists
>that all folders
> should be created as subfolder of the INBOX folder.
>
> Example:
>
> INBOX == ~mylogin/Maildir/
> Trash == ~mylogin/Maildir/Trash/
> Sent == ~mylogin/Maildir/Sent/
>
> Furthermore, since courier-imapd uses '.' as separator instead of the standard '/'
>that other
> Maildir-like message structures like Mh use all folders are created with a . infront.
>
> Example:
>
> INBOX == ~mylogin/Maildir/
> Trash == ~mylogin/Maildir/.Trash/
> Sent == ~mylogin/Maildir/.Sent/
>
> The problem basically seems to be that the guy who wrote courier-imapd is so hooked
>on the rfc's
> that he made a imap server that breakes all clients :( (or at least netscape
>messanger and microsoft
> outlook, which are used by the larger part of internet users as MUA)
>
> At first i thought that this was due to the silly choice of personal Namespace that
>he made, ie.
> INBOX which is a more or less reserved word in most MUA's.
>
> But although i patched the source to use PRIVA instead it still fucked up.
>
> So i guess it might be the '.' seperator that is the problem, though i am in know
>way knowledgable
> enough about the imap specs to base this on anything else than gut-feeling as a
>professional
> programmer of many years.
>
> But before i take on the task of making a complete working patch for courier imapd
>which supports
> standard MUA's i would like to be sure that no-one has done this before me, since i
>am hard pressed
> on time as it is, and actually need a good working imap server that supports Maildir
>now ;)
>
> I thought about contacting the guy who wrote it, but i must admit that after reading
>the FAQ and
> BUGS section on the download site i doubt very much that he in anyway cares about my
>problems since
> he seems to think that all MUA's that doesn't speak imap his way should be fixed
>*shrug*.
> That is an attitude that is hard to find usefull for the rest of us IMHO.
>
> Regards
>
> Martin Jespersen
>
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