[Dovecot] problems deleting folders

[Danny Sung]

Sorry for asking this again.  But I'd really just like to hear whether
anyone else running in the same configuration has this problem.

Basically, I'm using
	Fedora Core 2
	dovecot-0.99.10.4-4

And mbox instead of maildir.

Is anyone using mbox able to delete subfolders through their mail client?

What about users using maildir?

BTW, I am able to rename folders without any problem.

Thanks


Here's my original email:
> I've been having this problem for quite some time now of not being able 
> to remove folders.  I'm using:
> 
> Fedora Core 2
> dovecot-0.99.10.4-4
> 
> And dovecot is setup as using imaps (w/ SSL) and mbox files (instead of 
> maildir).
> 
> I've done a small amount of tracing to see what the problem is, and it 
> looks like what happens is when all messages in a folder is removed, 
> there's still a 0-byte file lying around.  And the "delete" command 
> issued from mail clients (I've used both Thunderbird and MS Outlook) end 
> up trying to throw the file into Trash instead of somehow sending a 
> delete command.  This then results in an error.  Maybe this is normal 
> IMAP behavior, I don't know.  But that's what looks like is happening.
> 
> If anyone knows of a good solution to this, I would really appreciate it.
> 
> I'd rather avoid using maildir but if anyone knows whether this will 
> definitely solve the problem, then I'll make the switch.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 


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