On 9 Apr 2004 David W. Tamkin (dattier(_at_)panix(_dot_)com) wrote:
Timur Tabi wrote:
The problem occurs when xxx contains a period. Then procmail interprets
the period in $MATCH as a folder delimiter.
No, it's not procmail interpreting it that way. The server's imapd and your
IMAP client do.
BTW, I discuss this and a lot more about mailbox names in my Procmail
Quick Start in this section:
<http://www.ii.com/internet/robots/procmail/qs/#mailboxNames>
Here is the relevant item:
Do not use a forward slash (/), dot (.), or backslash (\) in the name of
a mailbox because these are used as a namespace hierarchy separator on
some IMAP servers. For example, UW IMAP uses forward slash for the
namespace hierarchy separator; Lotus & Exchange use backslash; and
Cyrus, Mirapoint, & Courier IMAP all use dot.
Avoiding these characters in mailbox names makes it possible for you to
have a consistent naming style across different IMAP systems, and should
make your life easier if your system's IMAP server changes or if you
move your mailboxes to a system using a different flavour of IMAP.
BTW2 to DWT: I'll probably add a link to the excellent message you just posted
that I'm replying to now.
--
Nancy McGough
Infinite Ink ~ <http://www.ii.com>
Deflexion & Reflexion ~ <http://deflexion.com>
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