[Dovecot] mdbox: Cannot create subfolder called "dbox-Mails" (2.0beta5)

[Eduardo M KALINOWSKI]

On 07/02/2010 07:37 PM, William Blunn wrote:
> They might decide to create folders thus:
>
> "postfix-Mails"
> "exim-Mails"
> "dbox-Mails"
>
> Oops. We just collided with the Special value.
>   

In this case, I'll have to agree with Steve Jobs[0] and say: "Change
your folders [sic] name. Not that big of a deal."

[0] http://thenextweb.com/2009/11/19/steve-jobs-small-developer-change-apps/

Since in a mailbox you will be inevitably storing mails, the -Mail part
is unnecessary anyway.

> Compare and contrast an alternative possibility "zgo0kq2njs". This is 
> the uncommon character 'z' followed by nine random alphanumeric 
> characters, for a total of 10 characters, and as such should have equal 
> storage complexity to the original 10 ASCII character proposal 
> "dbox-Mails". But it does not make any word or phrase in any language I 
> know of.
>
> This should make a better Special value because it should be less likely 
> to collide with any normal value.
>   

The same argument that you use to say that dbox-Mails should be allowed
can be used to justify the need for a folder called "zgo0kq2njs". One
just has to be more creative. :-)

And even if it's easy to type with command-completion, I doubt anyone
would have a clue to the purpose of a folder named like this, unlike a
folder with a descriptive name.

-- 
Nondeterminism means never having to say you are wrong.

Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
eduardo at kalinowski.com.br