Steve Hole (steve.hole@messagingdirect.com)
Thu, 13 Dec 2001 11:13:13 -0700
On Thu, 13 Dec 2001 10:32:16 -0500 Pete Maclean <aaddict@maclean.com>
wrote:
> As an IMAP server developer, the one enhancement I would most like to see
> made to IMAP is something to address this issue. I have to deal with users
> who have what IMAP refers to as "Inbox" actually named "In", "Incoming",
> "Posteingang", etc.
You're confused :-) This is not a server or protocol issue. This is a
client issue. Localization / personalization of the INBOX is an client
issue and MUST be dealt with there.
> For me, however, the ideal solution would be different
> from what John proposes. What I would like to see is a command that
> essentially asks "what is the name of the message container that serves
> function X" where X could express, for example, "is the default repository
> for newly delivered messages" or "holds messages that have been
> deleted".
There is such a mechanism -- the canonical name INBOX. The client is
absolutely free to map this however they choose.
Cheers.
--- Steve Hole Chief Technical Officer - Electronic Billing and Payment Systems ACI Worldwide, Messaging Direct Mailto:Steve.Hole@MessagingDirect.com Phone: 780-424-4922
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