On Thu, 20 Oct 2016, Steffen Nurpmeso steffen-at-sdaoden.eu wrote: <snip> ... > |I think that having a separate inbox variable is actually a clear and > |rational way of specifying that on this server the inbox and the folders > |are in different places, rather than having s-nail magically replace > |Mail/ in the folder definition with INBOX behind the scenes to tell the > |server where the inbox is, which is what mailx does. However, anyone > |accustomed to using mailx with this style of imap server and expecting > |compatibility needs to be warned. > > You should see an obsoletion warning if you enable -d/*debug* or > -v/*verbose*: the special treatment of *folder* for IMAP will > vanish completely, only *inbox* will remain in v15. I don't think > i can do more than keeping compatibility for the likely three > years that will pass until then, looking into the manual once > gives a prominent warning message on the first screen.
Right, I see. "Obsoletion" seems odd for a feature that has never worked in s-nail, but ok :-) The warning 'no more expansion of *folder* in "%"' is somewhat obscure. It might be better to say something on the lines of "Imap INBOX must be set explicitly using the 'inbox' variable". > And yes, i think this idea of yours is the best way to go. No originality on my part. I looked at the recommended pine configuration settings for this server. Stephen Isard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot __________________________________ [email protected]
