[Dovecot] Namespace Prefix Tutorial?

[Marc Perkel]

On 10/8/2012 11:28 AM, Michael M Slusarz wrote:
> Quoting Marc Perkel <marc at perkel.com>:
>
>> On 10/8/2012 10:59 AM, Robert Schetterer wrote:
>>> Am 08.10.2012 18:23, schrieb Marc Perkel:
>>>> I'm trying to grasp the namespace and prefix stuff and looking for a
>>>> good tutorial page that explains what it is and how to use it.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>
>>> look
>>>
>>> http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Namespaces
>>>
>>
>> I've read that but it doesn't tell me what a prefix is or what a 
>> namespace is. I'm having a hard time grasping the overall concept.
>
> Try reading the defining RFC document itself:
>
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2342
>
> michael
>

I went there and maybe I'm just stupid. I don't understand what a prefix 
is. I'm trying to grasp the whole process.