Re: [Evolution] Making the switch to Evolution

[Alfredo Matos <alfredo matos digitalself org>]

Evan Klitzke wrote:

> > I use a courier imap server, but Evolution ignores the INBOX. namespace
> > configuration i inserted, and puts everything as a subfolder of Inbox.
> > Is there a way around this ?
>
> Isn't this how it is supposed to work? In the maildir format, a .
> separates a folder from a subfolder. This is also how maildirs are
> created if you create them with maildirmake, or if you create them from
> within Evolution itself. You can read more about the maildir naming
> system at http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man1/maildirmake.1.html in
> the "Folders" section.

Hi,

No it is not. The INBOX. is the private folder namespace, there is
actually a INBOX.Inbox, INBOX.Sent and so on. The correct behavior is to
show each folder separately, as most mailers do, and not as a subfolder
of Inbox, such as happens in Evolution.

regards,
Alfredo