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 More options May 31 2005, 12:47 pm
Newsgroups: comp.mail.imap
From: NM Public <ago...@nm.deflexion.com>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 17:47:44 +0100
Local: Tues, May 31 2005 12:47 pm
Subject: Re: INBOX, how is it really supposed to work?
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On 30 May 2005, Chris Green wrote:

> WHY do I need to know these things?  The point I am making is that
> it's inherent in the way that people (well me anyway) use their mail
> that there isn't a magic, single folder which is incoming mail's home.

> Not to mention that none of the above have anything to do with IMAP's
> INBOX, you *still* need to configure your MUA to know about the above
> folders, having IMAP's INBOX doesn't make any difference to that
> requirement.

> If a remote IMAP server want's to have a home 'folder' (which is
> effectively a virtual folder, it doesn't have to have any reality) for
> a user than it can, and it can call it zzxxccddee for all I care as I
> don't have to know about it.

I agree with you Chris and I'm wondering what IMAP client you are
using? I suggest that you try Mulberry and set up Cabinets, which
are virtual directories (aka virtual collections) of mailboxes
that are of interest to you. For example, you can create a
"RECENT Mail" cabinet that contains all your mailboxes that
contain a RECENT message. Then you never need to look at the
string "INBOX"! All my incoming mailboxes have names that start
with the string "--", for example, "--procmail" is where procmail
mailing-list messages are delivered, "--green" is where my
greenlisted messages are delivered, "--yellow" is where my
MaybeSpam messages are delivered, "--red" is where my
AlmostSurelySpam messages are delivered, etc. Nothing is ever
delivered to my so-called IMAP INBOX.

Does anyone know of any IMAP client other than Mulberry that
allows the user to hide the string "INBOX" -- I also think it
sucks. But, it is a problem with IMAP clients that were designed
by people stuck in the old POP single-INBOX state of mind, not a
problem with the IMAP protocol.

   Nancy

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Nancy McGough ~ <http://www.ii.com> ~ <http://deflexion.com>
    IMAP, pine, procmail, data deflexion, infinity, and more
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