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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: Folder Collection for Gmail Folders
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Howard Schwartz <howard...@gmail.com> wrote:
>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:

>>I'm asking what IMAP syntax I would use in alpine to see gmail message
>>in folders other than INBOX.

>In pinerc, under Folder Collections insert this line:

>Gmail {imap.gmail.com/ssl/novalidate-cert/user=howard...@gmail.com} 
>Gmail]]/[],

No, that syntax doesn't work, and the two consecutive right square brackets
sure look wrong. I tried [Gmail]/[] and other variations.
I either get nothing, or a folder name followed by /[], also clickable.

>That will create a folder collection called Gmail which you can view
>using, for instance, the L command from Pine's main menu. This collection 
>will contain Folders such as All Mail, Sent Drafts Starred  and so on.

I never got an All Mail folder under any variation I could think of.