Re: [courier-users] IMAP Folder Structure

[Tim H. <ti...@br...>]

Thomas Smith wrote:
> I'm in the process of converting from Sendmail/Linuxconf/UW-IMAP to
> qmail/vpopmail/Courier-IMAP.
>
> In the process, I've noticed that Courier-IMAP handles the INBOX and
> subfolders a bit differently than UW-IMAP. In particular, all the
> folder I'm able to create and modify are stored under the INBOX. Some
> mail clients try like such things as Sent, Trash, Drafts, and so on,
> to be in the root of the IMAP connection--that is, at the same level
> as the INBOX rather than a subdirectory of it. I have the same
> problem if I try to create a folder manually, too. The error is:
>
> The current command did not succeed. The mail server responded:
> Invalid mailbox name.
>
> Otherwise, I'm able to do everything I need to as long as I do it
> within the INBOX directory structure.
>
> Can Courier-IMAP be configured to allow folders to be created at the
> same level as the INBOX?

I think this is what you are looking for
http://www.inter7.com/courierimap/FAQ.html#namespace

This is a function of the IMAP client, look in the courier-imap docs on how
to configure most clients.

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