Could you share with us how to properly setup the client?
> From: "Tim Hunter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 12:19:45 -0400
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Maildir (dir) to file for /var/mail/$USR (Inbox) [imapd]
>
> 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
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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