[Dovecot] Can't remove folder (no thunderbird issue)

[Timo Sirainen]

On Thu, 2009-02-12 at 11:37 -0800, Scott Silva wrote:
> >> The problem is with mbox in general. Mbox can only contain messages,
> >> and since
> >> your deleted items (trash) is also mbox, you can't delete a folder
> >> into it. In
> >> thunderbird you have to go to the properties for that server
> >> connection, go to
> >> server settings, click advanced, and clear the checkbox on "Server
> >> supports
> >> folders that contain sub-folders and messages".
> > 
> > It's a consequence of mbox, but the "problem" is with Thunderbird's
> > persistent interface mis-features in the name of "configurabiilty".
> > 
> I'm not sure if it is proper, but you would think that the IMAP server should
> be able to give something in the "capabilities" dialog that lets a client know
> this. 

Client is able to figure out that.

> Or maybe it does, and Thunderbird doesn't pay attention.

Yeah. It's been in bugzilla for almost 4 years now:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=284933

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