Re: [cobalt-users] [2]IMAP - Where is the Mail Folders root directory configured

["[RaQ2] Chuck" <nagy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 20 Jun 2000, Warren Whitlock wrote:

> At 09:14 AM 6/20/00 +0000, you wrote:
> >can you tell me how to tell IMAP where to look for mail. I
> >know taht the mail is stored in /var/spool/mail but can't get IMAP to llok
> >there. It keeps searching user directories.
> 
> I'm getting the mail in a seperate directory than my regular IN folder... 
> all appears to be working. I'd still like to know what that field's for.. 
> but I assume that leaving it blank is better than putting the wrong thing

You can use that field do access any directory inside your homedir. So if
you used let's say pine on the Raq, you could read the directories "mail"
and "sent-mail" just as if you were inside pine. That is the huge
advantage of IMAP: you can create a mail tree that will follow you
everywere (as long as you have an IMAP client).

Better than that, smart clients like Netscape, know the folders you
"subscribed" (the ones you store your mail in) and automatically get them
without you having to supply any further info.