Mark Crispin (MRC@CAC.Washington.EDU)
Mon, 17 Dec 2001 10:02:03 -0800 (PST)
On Mon, 17 Dec 2001 10:48:03 -0500, Pete Maclean wrote:
> Do you not think that it is unfortunate,
> to say the least, that IMAP will faithfully and precisely deliver to an MUA
> a list of all of a user's folders (as long as they have compatible names)
> but will not identify the true name of what we generically call the Inbox,
> the folder that is surely the most important for many users, indeed a
> folder that the IMAP spec itself defines as "the primary mailbox for this
> user on this server"?
It is highly fortunate that IMAP will will identify the true name of the
INBOX.
We even know what IMAP will say:
INBOX
So, the client doesn't even have to ask the IMAP server what the name of the
INBOX is. It knows because it's an IMAP client.
You seem to be distracted by the notion that the INBOX is sometimes reachable
by some other string on some systems. That is a detail that is of no
importance whatsoever, thanks to the foresight of IMAP's design.
This is a Very Good Thing.
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