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MBOX-Line: From mrc at CAC.Washington.EDU Wed Oct 24 12:16:18 2007
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To: imap-protocol@u.washington.edu
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From: Mark Crispin <mrc@CAC.Washington.EDU>
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Date: Fri Jun 8 12:34:40 2018
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Subject: [Imap-protocol] STATUS on a \NoSelect mailbox
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In-Reply-To: <32551.1193249693.354094@peirce.dave.cridland.net>
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References: <1289589251.146651193229245957.JavaMail.root@dogfood.zimbra.com>
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<32551.1193249693.354094@peirce.dave.cridland.net>
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Message-ID: <alpine.OSX.0.9999.0710241213210.10639@pangtzu.panda.com>
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On Wed, 24 Oct 2007, Dave Cridland wrote:
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> That [Gmail] heirarchy point shouldn't be listed here - as Mark says, it's
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> not a mailbox, therefore shouldn't match.
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> It should be returned for LIST "" "%", but not LIST "" "*".
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I disagree. It depends upon the semantics of the underlying mail store.
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In some mail stores, such as Cyrus, there is no such physical object as a
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"directory" (which is typically what a \NoSelect name is); that is, a
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bucket that holds mailboxes and other directories. In others, such as the
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ones typically exported by UW, there is such a physical object.
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IMAP does NOT, repeat NOT!! dictate the semantics of the server's mail
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store; rather, it provides a means to export the mail store's semantics.
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-- Mark --
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http://panda.com/mrc
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Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for lunch.
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Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.
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