[ale] IMAP and sub folders

[Philip Polstra]

That is exactly your problem.  I have an IMAP server set up and I'm using
MBOX for now because I haven't had the time to convert to maildir.  The only
real drawback is that you can't do the subfolders.

On 1/20/06, Christopher Fowler <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com> wrote:
>
> It maybe because I'm using MBOX format and not Maildir format.  In
> evolution if I try to make a sub folder called "OT" to ale then I get an
> error messages "Parent folder does not allow sub folders".  Something on
> that line...
>
>
> On Thu, 2006-01-19 at 22:22 -0500, Pat Regan wrote:
> > Keith Hopkins wrote:
> > > Christopher Fowler wrote:
> > >> I'm using Evolution connecting to Dovecot IMAP server on FC2.  Is it
> > >> possible to create IMAP folders with mailboxes under those
> folders.  I
> > >> want to do what is possible with Outlook.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > > Hey Chris,
> > >
> > >   Both the IMAP standards and Evolution support sub-folders, but I'm
> > > unsure of how Dovecot implements IMAP.  If it doesn't work for you
> right
> > > off, dig into the Dovecot docs and see if it is a configurable option,
> > > or else try replacing it with another IMAP server.
> >
> > A friend of mine is running Dovecot on his mail server.  I believe
> > Dovecot can do subfolders, but not with MBOX.  I am not absolutely
> > positive if this is the case with the most recent versions, but it might
> > be a good place to start.
> >
> > Pat
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