Comments about Courier-IMAP. (note. I am biased for Courier-IMAP because I
am a very happy admin and user of it)
It does support folders outside INBOX, if you setup your client correctly.
I use Courier-IMAP daily from Outlook Express, Eudora, and Outlook. I also
access this at times from Mutt locally on the machine. I have never had a
problem with storing "Sent Items" with Outlook Express, but like I said I
have a properly configured client.
I know that Courier-IMAP is a VERY standard imapd, and thats why it doesn't
work around stupid little bugs in many clients. You can ./configure
with --enable-workarounds-for-imap-client-bugs which helps a bit. My
opinion is you took the lazy route out and never bothered to read or join
the very helpful lists at inter7.com.
$0.02
-- Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: "alexus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Peter Cavender" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: Maildir (dir) to file for /var/mail/$USR (Inbox) [imapd]
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Cavender" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "alexus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 1:37 AM
> Subject: Re: Maildir (dir) to file for /var/mail/$USR (Inbox) [imapd]
>
>
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > .. let's start from right note here .. by sayin' i'm using qmail w/
> Maildir
> > > and imapd (doesn't really matter which one but if someone wants to
know
> i'm
> > > using the one the came with pine package (uw-imapd)) ..
> >
> > Ummm, it DOES matter, because IMAP accesses the mail....
> >
>
> even though that i said it doesn't matter i still desided to specify it...
> if you read more carefully you'll see it says
> i used pine's imapd (uw-imapd)
>
> with a patch of maildir from www.qmail.org website
>
> > > and i'm using very
> > > popular client known as Outlook Express and/or Outlook and i'm sure
many
> > > more will have same problem/thing..
> >
> > It shouldn't matter WHAT client you are using...
> >
>
> i know, that's what i'm trying to accomplish .. to be as much as more
> compatible with all clients
>
> > > since there is no Inbox from client point of view (it points to god
> knows
> > > where probably standard unix box /var/mail/$user or somethin),
> >
> > Not at all, it is ~/Maildir
> >
>
>
>
> > > I have to
> > > browse for an additiona folder which would be in $HOME/Maildir.. and
it
> also
> > > addes this folder in the list of others.. unfortinatly I can't just
> change
> > > name of that folder Maildir to Inbox due to conflict with existing on
> e-mail
> > > client end (and none existing on server side) folder/file.
> > >
> > > what i need is: I want everyone's standard e-mail client to take
Maildir
> as
> > > a Inbox
> >
> > Then configure your IMAP / POP server to serve the right folder...this
> > should all be server-side!
> >
>
> configure.. it's not like it has options for that.. basicly i'd have to
> re-write part of the code for that.. and i'm not a programmer .. i realize
> that gotta be done on server side.. *duh* that's what i'm trying to write
> this whole letter all about how to do it on server side!
>
> > >
> > > my question is: how do i do that?
> >
> > CourierIMAP
>
> Courier IMAP is the most not standard imapd is ever, you can't create any
> folders outside of Inbox.. all other imapd allows you to do that.. plus
all
> "sent mail" doesn't goes into "sent mai" in courier imap ('cause there is
no
> one and once again it can not be created 'cause it outside of inbox)
>
> >
> > > solution: .. maybe i can somehow trick my system in that Maildir is
not
> > > really a dir and it's just a file? this way I can put a symbol link
into
> > > /var/mail/$user to that file that's somehow is directory (Maildir) ?
> > >
> > > or maybe there are other solutions for that?
> > >
> > > it's really uncomfortable for me to do it and for for others users to
> > > explain to add Maildir in their clients and there are some other
> > > complications to that (which I dont really want to bore you with)
> > >
> > > please e-mail me any possible solutions here
> > >
> > > thanks in advance
> > >
> > > Bye
> >
> > I hope this helps...it seems you are coming at the problem from the
wrong
> > direction..
>
> so far it didn't...
>
> >
> > --P
> >
> >
>
>
