From: Martin Joseph (martyNT_at_barknaturalpet.com)
Date: Mon Feb 23 2004 - 11:10:06 PST
On Feb 23, 2004, at 10:10 AM, Grant Hutchinson wrote:
> In a previous message, Martin Joseph typed vigorously:
>
>>> I think that some clients expect to find these and when they don't
>>> (such as on a virgin UW IMAP server), they create them automatically,
>>> but, ideally, they shouldn't.
>>> <snip>
>>
>> I agree with Mark completely on this one. Not the clients job to
>> create folders.
>
> I don't think the client should have to create them either, however if
> the folders don't exist and the account doesn't function properly
> without
> them, then the client should notify the server somehow to create them.
> I
> honestly don't know enough about the functionality or structure of IMAP
> services, but it seems that the Newted IMAP accounts work with every
> other IMAP-capable mail client outside of Mail V - so what is the
> disconnect here?
>
Actually my newted account works perfectly. Although I did check my
mail from mail.app first so I suppose that might have somehow triggered
creation of folders?
When a message comes into a new imap account on the server, wouldn't it
create an imap inbox at that time?
Anyhow,
Thanks for all your efforts Grant.
Marty
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